The number of shares issued and outstanding of
the Registrant’s ordinary shares as of September 28, 2022 was 7,566,250.
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON
FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021 (THE “ORIGINAL 10-K”) IS BEING FILED TO (A) UPDATE PART I. ITEM 1.
BUSINESS AND ITEM 1A, RISK FACTORS, (B) CORRECT AN INADVERTENT TYPO ERROR FOR THE NUMBER OF NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING
ACTIVITIES AS OF JUNE 30, 2021 INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND (C) PROVIDE UPDATED CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT
TO SECTION 302 AND 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002. THESE REVISIONS ARE BEING MADE IN RESPONSE TO SEC COMMENTS. FOR
CONVENIENCE, THIS AMENDMENT SETS FORTH THE ORIGINAL 10-K FILING, AS AMENDED ON DECEMBER 22, 2021, JULY 15, 2022 AND AUGUST 10, 2022,
IN ITS ENTIRETY AS AMENDED WHERE NECESSARY TO REFLECT THE AMENDMENT NO. 4. THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4 SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE ORIGINAL 10-K FILED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2021, AS AMENDED ON DECEMBER 22, 2021, JULY 15, 2022 AND AUGUST 10, 2022, AND THE
COMPANY’S OTHER FILINGS MADE WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SUBSEQUENT TO THE FILING OF THE ORIGINAL 10-K ON
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021, INCLUDING THE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FILED ON DECEMBER 22, 2021, THE AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FILED ON JULY 15, 2022 AND THE AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FILED ON AUGUST
10, 2022. THE ORIGINAL 10-K FILED ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2021, AS AMENDED ON DECEMBER 22, 2021, JULY 15, 2022 AND AUGUST 10, 2022, HAS NOT
BEEN AMENDED OR UPDATED TO REFLECT EVENTS OCCURRING AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 2021, EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AMENDMENT NO.
4.
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION LIMITED
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended
June 30, 2021
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K/A contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. The statements contained in this report that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements.
Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management’s expectations, hopes,
beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations
of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipates,”
“believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,”
“may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,”
“should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words
does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this report may include, for example, statements
about our:
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success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination; |
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officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements; |
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potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination; |
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pool of prospective target businesses; |
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the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential investment opportunities; |
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potential change in control if we acquire one or more target businesses for stock; |
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the potential liquidity and trading of our securities; |
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the lack of a market for our securities; |
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use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; or |
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financial performance following our initial public offering. |
The forward-looking statements contained in this
report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be
no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a
number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance
to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, those factors described under the heading “Risk Factors.” Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these
forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws and/or if and when management knows
or has a reasonable basis on which to conclude that previously disclosed projections are no longer reasonably attainable.
Summary of Risk Factors
An investment in our securities involves a
high degree of risk. The occurrence of one or more of the events or circumstances described in the section titled “Risk Factors,”
alone or in combination with other events or circumstances, may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating
results. In that event, the trading price of our securities could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. Such risks
include, but are not limited to:
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Our ordinary shares subject to redemption are classified for as outside permanent equity and the changes in classification could have a material effect on our financial results. |
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We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2021. If we are unable to develop and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results in a timely manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our business and operating results. |
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Trading in our securities may be prohibited under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act if the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or fully investigate our auditor. In that case, Nasdaq could delist our securities. The delisting of our securities, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment. Additionally, the inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections may deprive our investors with the benefits of such inspections. |
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U.S. laws and regulations, including the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, may restrict or eliminate our ability to complete a business combination with certain companies, particularly those acquisition candidates with substantial operations in China or Hong Kong. |
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We may not be able to complete an initial business combination with a U.S. target company since such initial business combination may be subject to U.S. foreign investment regulations and review by a U.S. government entity such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), or ultimately prohibited. |
Risks Related to Doing
Business in Jurisdictions We Operate
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All our operations are through our office space located in Hong Kong. However, due to the long arm provisions under the current PRC laws and regulations, the Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our ordinary shares. Changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the Chinese government may also be quick with little advance notice and our assertions and beliefs of the risk imposed by the PRC legal and regulatory system cannot be certain. |
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If the Chinese government chooses to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, such action may significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer ordinary shares to investors and cause the value of our ordinary shares to significantly decline or be worthless. |
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The Hong Kong legal system embodies uncertainties which could limit the legal protections available to the Company. |
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A downturn in the Hong Kong, China or global economy, and economic and political policies of China could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition. |
Risks Associated with Acquiring and Operating
a Target Business with its Primary Operation in China
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If the PRC government deems that the contractual arrangements in relation to the potential PRC Target Company, the VIE, do not comply with PRC regulatory restrictions on foreign investment in the relevant industries, or if these regulations or the interpretation of existing regulations change in the future, we could be subject to severe penalties or be forced to relinquish our interests in those operations. |
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The contractual arrangements under a VIE Structure may not be as effective as direct ownership in respect of our relationship with the VIE, and thus, we may incur substantial costs to enforce the terms of the arrangements, which we may not be able to enforce at all. |
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In the event we were to successfully consummate a business combination with a target business with primary operation in PRC, we will be subject to restrictions on dividend payments following consummation of our initial business combination. |
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The PRC government may intervene or influence the Target Operating Entity’s business operations at any time or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and foreign investment in China based issuers, which could result in a material change in the Target Operating Entity’s business operations post business combination and/or the value of our securities. Additionally, the governmental and regulatory interference could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors post business combination and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless. |
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China Securities Regulatory Commission and other Chinese government agencies may exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers. If we seek to enter into a business combination with a PRC Target Company, additional compliance procedures may be required in connection with future offerings of our securities and our business combination process, and, if required, we cannot predict whether we will be able to obtain such approval. As a result, both our investors and us face uncertainty about future actions by the PRC government that could significantly affect our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless. |
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The Chinese government may exercise significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our post-combination entity’s business and may intervene in or influence its operations at any time, which could result in a material change in its operations and/or the value of our securities. We are also currently not required to obtain approval from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges, however, if the PRC Target Company and the VIE were required to obtain approval in the future and were denied permission from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges, we will not be able to continue listing on U.S. exchange, which would materially affect the interest of the investors. |
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We and our initial business combination may be subject to a variety of PRC laws and other obligations regarding cybersecurity and data protection and we may have to spend additional resources and incur additional time delays to complete any such business combination or be prevented from pursuing certain investment opportunities. |
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Changes in China’s economic, political or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on the PRC Target Company’s business and results of operations we may pursue in the future. |
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You may face difficulties in protecting your interests and exercising your rights as a shareholder since we conduct substantially all of our operations in China, and certain of our executive officers and/or directors reside outside the U.S. |
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You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in China against us or our management based on foreign laws. |
Enforceability of Civil
Liabilities
PRC Law
Among our directors and officers, Jining Li
and Kinpui Choi are residents of Hong Kong and all or a substantial portion of their assets are located outside the United States. We
are headquartered in Hong Kong. Our sponsor is also located in Hong Kong. As a result, it may be difficult for a shareholder to effect
service of process within the United States upon us or these persons, or to enforce against us or them judgments obtained in United States
courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state in
the United States. It may also be difficult for a shareholder to enforce judgments obtained in U.S. courts based on the civil liability
provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws against us and these persons located in Hong Kong.
The recognition and enforcement of foreign
judgments are provided for under the PRC Civil Procedure Law. Due to the long arm provisions of the current PRC laws and regulations,
the PRC Civil Procedure Law will be applicable in Hong Kong. PRC courts may recognize and enforce foreign judgments in accordance with
the requirements of the PRC Civil Procedure Law based either on treaties between China and the country where the judgment is made or on
reciprocity between different jurisdictions, and PRC courts will not recognize or enforce these foreign judgments if PRC courts believe
the foreign judgments violate the basic principles of PRC laws or national sovereignty, security or public interest after review. However,
currently, China does not have treaties or reciprocity arrangement providing for recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments ruled
by courts in the United States or the British Virgin Islands. Thus, we believe that it is uncertain whether and on what basis a PRC court
would enforce a judgment ruled by a court in the United States or the British Virgin Islands. As such, there is uncertainty as to the
cost and time constraints associated with seeking enforcement of such a judgement in PRC.
In addition, under the PRC Civil Procedures
Law, foreign shareholders may originate actions based on PRC law against a company in China for disputes if they can establish sufficient
nexus to the PRC for a PRC court to have jurisdiction, and meet other procedural requirements, including, among others, the plaintiff
must have a direct interest in the case, and there must be a concrete claim, a factual basis and a cause for the suit. We believe that
it will be, however, difficult for U.S. shareholders to originate actions against us in the PRC in accordance with PRC laws by virtue
only of holding securities, to establish a connection to the PRC for a PRC court to have jurisdiction as required under the PRC Civil
Procedures Law.
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1. BUSINESS
Introduction
Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited is a British
Virgin Islands exempted company incorporated on August 12, 2019 as a blank check company for the purpose of entering into a merger, share
exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination, with one or more
target businesses. Our efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic region,
although we currently intend to focus on opportunities in the artificial intelligence and any other related technology innovations market.
As a holding company with no material operations
of our own, Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited conducts our operations through an office space in Hong Kong and our sponsor and certain
of our executive officers and/or directors are located in or have significant ties to Hong Kong. As a result of us having certain of our
executive officers and/or directors located in or with significant ties to Hong Kong, there is a risk this could result in a material
change to the Company’s or the business combination target’s post-combination operations.
Goldenbridge is not a Chinese operating company,
but an offshore holding company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”). As a holding company with no material
operation of our own, we conduct our operations through an office space in Hong Kong. We currently do not have or intend to have any contractual
arrangement to establish a variable interest entity (“VIE”) structure with any entity in China.
Because our operations are primarily conducted
through an office space located in Hong Kong and our sponsor and certain of our executive officers and/or directors are located in or
have significant ties to Hong Kong, we may be subject to unique risks due to uncertainty of the interpretation and the application of
the PRC laws and regulations, including but not limited to the cybersecurity review and regulatory review of oversea listing of our ordinary
shares through an offshore holding company. We are also subject to the risks of uncertainty about any future actions of the Chinese government
or authorities in Hong Kong in this regard. Should the Chinese government choose to exercise significant oversight and discretion over
the conduct of our business, they may intervene in or influence our operations. Such governmental actions:
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could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our ordinary shares; |
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could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to continue our operations; |
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could significantly limit or hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our ordinary shares to investors; and |
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may cause the value of our ordinary shares to significantly decline or be worthless. |
We are aware that recently, the PRC government
initiated a series of regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in China with little advance
notice, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed
overseas using variable interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the
efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon the legislative
or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations
will be modified or promulgated, if any. It is also highly uncertain what the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations
will have on Goldenbridge’s daily business operation, its ability to accept foreign investments and the listing of our ordinary
shares on a U.S. or other foreign exchanges. These actions could result in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our
ordinary shares and could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer our ordinary shares to investors.
Based on our understanding of the current PRC
laws, as of the date of this annual report, Goldenbridge is not required to obtain any permissions or approvals from any PRC authorities
before listing in the U.S. and to issue our ordinary shares to foreign investors, including the Cyberspace Administration of China (the
“CAC”) or the China Securities Regulatory Commission (the “CSRC”) because (i) the CSRC currently has not issued
any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings like ours are subject to this regulation; and (ii) Goldenbridge operates
through an office space located in Hong Kong and is not included in the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities
offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC. However, we believe that uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that
laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the future. In the event that (i) the PRC government expanded the categories
of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC and that we are required to
obtain such permissions or approvals; or (ii) we inadvertently concluded that relevant permissions or approvals were not required or that
we did not receive or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly
limit or completely hinder our operations in Hong Kong and our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could
cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
If our target company is a company located in
the People’s Republic of China, or PRC, or Hong Kong, or PRC Target Company, we are subjected to risks due to uncertainty of the
interpretation and the application of the PRC laws and regulations, including but not limited to limitation on foreign ownership of certain
industries, and regulatory review of an overseas listing of PRC companies through a special purpose vehicle, and the validity and enforcement
of the agreements with a variable interest entity, or VIE, if our PRC Target Company requires any of these legal requirements post business
combination by us. We are also subjected to the risks of uncertainty about any future actions of the PRC government in this regard. We
may also be subject to sanctions imposed by PRC regulatory agencies including the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission, or CSRC, if
our PRC Target Company fails to comply with their rules and regulations. If the Chinse regulatory authorities disallow the VIE structure
(as defined below) in the future, it will likely result in a material change in our financial performance and our results of operations
and/or the value of our securities post business combination if our PRC Target Company requires a VIE structure, which could cause the
value of such securities to significantly decline or become worthless. For a detailed description of the risks relating to the VIE structure,
doing business in the PRC or Hong Kong, and investment in our company as a result of the structure, see “Risks Associated with
Acquiring and Operating a Target Business with its Primary Operation in China.” Additionally, we might be subjected to certain
legal and operational risks associated with VIE’s operations in China if our PRC Target Company requires a VIE structure. PRC laws
and regulations governing our PRC Target Company’s current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain, and therefore,
these risks may result in a material change in VIE’s operations, significant depreciation of the value of our securities, or a complete
hindrance of our ability to offer or continue to offer our securities to investors. Recently, the PRC government initiated a series of
regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in China with little advance notice, including cracking down on illegal
activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using a VIE structure, adopting
new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement. Since these statements
and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon legislative or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and
what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, and
the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on the PRC Target Company’s daily business operation, the
ability to accept foreign investments and list on an U.S. or other foreign exchange. For a detailed description of the risks associated
with being based in China, see “Risk Factors — Risks Associated with Acquiring and Operating a Target Business with its
Primary Operation in China.”
Furthermore, if we consummate an initial business
combination with PRC Target Company or a company located in Hong Kong, we may use a corporate structure without direct equity ownership
held by foreign investors. Therefore, a series of contractual arrangements may be entered into between the PRC operating entities, which
are consolidated variable interest entities (the “VIEs”) of the combined company, as well as the VIEs’ founders and
owners, on one side, and a PRC subsidiary of the combined company which may be a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, on
the other side. To the extent that the combined company conducts its operations in China through its PRC subsidiaries and VIEs, such corporate
structure involves unique risks to investors after the business combination, as the combined company does not hold any direct equity interest
in the PRC operating entities. All of these contractual arrangements may be governed by and interpreted in accordance with PRC law, and
disputes arising from these contractual arrangements may be resolved in court or through arbitration in China. However, the legal environment
in the PRC is not as developed as in some other jurisdictions, such as the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal
system could limit our ability to enforce the contractual arrangements. As of the date of this report, there are very few precedents and
little official guidance as to how contractual arrangements should be interpreted or enforced under PRC law. The contractual arrangements
have not been widely tested in a court of law in the PRC and there remain significant uncertainties regarding the ultimate outcome of
arbitration should legal action become necessary. As such, if we enter into a business combination with a China-based business utilizing
a VIE structure, we and investors may face significant uncertainty about potential future actions by the PRC government that could affect
the legality and enforceability of the contractual arrangements with the VIEs and, consequently, significantly affect the financial performance
of the combined company as a whole. For a detailed description of the risks associated with this potential corporate structure, see “Risk
Factors — Risks Associated with Acquiring and Operating a Target Business with its Primary Operation in China” and “Business
— Initial Business Combination with a Company Based in China or Hong Kong” for further details on the VIE structure. Under
the VIE arrangement, the dividends or other distributions to be paid by our future PRC subsidiaries to their overseas holding company
will depend on such PRC subsidiaries’ entitlement to substantially all of the economic benefits of the VIEs, which are typically
in the form of services fees or license fees payable by the VIEs to our PRC subsidiaries under various VIE agreements. Such contractual
arrangements may not be as effective as direct ownership in respect of our relationship with the VIE and we may be adversely affected
if we experience difficulties in settling the amounts owed to our PRC subsidiaries by the VIEs. Regardless of whether we have a VIE structure
or direct ownership structure post-business combination, we may depend on dividends and other distributions on equity paid by our PRC
subsidiaries for our cash and financing requirements. Such dividends and other distributions may be subject to the PRC government’s
regulations relating to the conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies and the remittance of such currencies out of the PRC, which
may limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute earnings to us or may otherwise adversely affect us. Furthermore, even though
we may wish to transfer cash proceeds raised from overseas financing activities, including this offering, to our PRC subsidiaries via
capital contribution or shareholder loans, the PRC government’s regulations relating to foreign exchange may limit our ability to
make loans to or inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries or the ability of our PRC subsidiaries to pay back such loans to us.
Moreover, if any of our future subsidiaries
incurs debt on its own in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict the subsidiary’s ability to pay dividends
to Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited. In addition, our future PRC subsidiaries and variable interest entities will be required to make
appropriations to certain statutory reserve funds, which are not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of a solvent liquidation
of the companies. Current PRC regulations permit indirect PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to their parent only out of their accumulated
profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, companies in China are generally
required to set aside at least 10% of their after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a statutory reserve until such reserve reaches
50% of their registered capital. Entities in China may also be required to further set aside a portion of their after-tax profits to
fund the employee welfare fund, although the amount to be set aside, if any, is determined at the discretion of their boards of directors.
Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital and eliminate future losses in excess
of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of liquidation.
The PRC government also imposes controls on
the conversion of Chinese currency (RMB) into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore, we may experience
difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment of dividends
from our profits, if any. Furthermore, if our future subsidiaries in the PRC incur debt on their own, the instruments governing the debt
may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or our future subsidiaries are unable to receive all of the
revenues from our operations through the VIE contractual arrangements, we may be unable to pay dividends on our ordinary shares.
Cash dividends, if any, on our ordinary shares
will be paid in U.S. dollars. If upon consummation of our business combination we are considered a PRC tax resident enterprise for tax
purposes, any dividends we pay to our overseas shareholders may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to
PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10.0%. If we have a VIE structure upon consummation of our initial business combination, in order
for us to pay dividends to our shareholders, we will rely on payments made from the VIE to us. Certain payments from the VIE may be subject
to PRC taxes, including business taxes and value added tax (VAT). Due to (i) the risks of doing business in the PRC and Hong Kong, (ii)
we conduct our operations through an office space in Hong Kong, and (iii) our sponsor and certain of our executive officers and/or directors
are located in or have significant ties to Hong Kong, we may be a less attractive partner to target companies than a non-PRC or non-Hong
Kong based SPAC, which may therefore make it more likely for us to consummate a business combination with a target company located in
the PRC or Hong Kong.
PRC Limitation on Overseas Listing and Share Issuances (Post
Business Combination)
As we do not have any material operations in China,
given that (a) the CSRC currently has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings like ours under our
prospectus dated on March 1, 2021 relating to our initial public offering are subject to the M&A Regulations (as defined hereinafter);
and (b) our company is a blank check company newly incorporated in the British Virgin Islands rather than in China and currently our company
does not own or control any equity interest in any PRC company or operate any business in China, we believe that we are not required to
obtain any licenses or approvals, under applicable PRC laws and regulations, for offering securities to foreign investors and while seeking
a target for the initial business combination. We also believe we are not required to obtain approvals from any PRC government authorities,
including the CSRC or the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”), or any other government entity, to operate and to
issue our securities to foreign investors and to list on a U.S. exchange. As of the date of this report, we have not received any inquiry,
notice, warning, sanctions or regulatory objection to our offering from the CSRC or any other PRC governmental authorities. However, applicable
laws, regulations, or interpretations of PRC may change, and the relevant PRC government agencies could reach a different conclusion and
may subject us to a stringent approval process from the relevant government entities in connection with our offering, continued listing
on a U.S. exchange, the potential business combination, the issuance of shares or the maintenance of our status as a publicly listed company
outside China, and the post business combination entity’s PRC operations if our business combination target is a PRC Target Company.
It is uncertain when and whether we will be required to obtain permission from the PRC government to continue to list on a U.S. exchange
in the future and offer our securities to foreign investors. If we (i) do not receive or maintain such permissions or approvals, should
the approval be required in the future by the PRC government, (ii) inadvertently conclude that such permissions or approvals are not required,
or (iii) applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change and we are required to obtain such permissions or approvals in the future,
and we are denied permissions or approvals from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges or offer our securities to foreign investors,
we may not be able to continue listing on a U.S. exchange or be subject to other severe consequences, which would materially affect the
interest of the investors. In addition, any changes in PRC law, regulations, or interpretations may severely affect our operations after
our offering. The use of the term “operate” and “operations” includes the process of searching for a target business
and conducting related activities. To that extent, we may not be able to conduct the process of searching for a potential target company
in China. For more detailed information, see “Risks Associated with Acquiring and Operating a Target Business with its Primary
Operation in China — The approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission is not required in connection with our offering,
however, if required, we cannot predict whether we will be able to obtain such approval.” and “We and our initial business
combination may be subject to a variety of PRC laws and other obligations regarding cybersecurity and data protection and we may have
to spend additional resources and incur additional time delays to complete any such business combination or be prevented from pursuing
certain investment opportunities.”
On March 4, 2021, the Company consummated the
initial public offering (“IPO”) of 5,000,000 units (the “Units”). Each Unit consists of one ordinary share (“Ordinary
Share”), one warrant (“Warrant”) entitling its holder to purchase one-half of one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50
per whole share, and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of an Ordinary Share upon the consummation of an initial business combination.
The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $50,000,000. The Company granted the underwriters
a 45-day option to purchase up to 750,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any. In addition, the Company sold to Maxim Group LLC
(“Maxim”), for $100, an option to purchase up to 375,000 units exercisable at $11.50 per unit, commencing on the later of
the consummation of a business combination and six months from the effective date of the Registration Statement.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO,
we consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) with our Sponsor of 350,000 units (the “Private Units”)
at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating gross proceeds of $3,500,000. The Private Units are identical to the Units sold in the
IPO, except that the warrants underlying the Private Units will be non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case
so long as they continue to be held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. Additionally, because the Private Units
were issued in a private transaction, the initial purchasers and their permitted transferees will be allowed to exercise the warrants
included in the Private Units for cash even if a registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants
is not effective and receive unregistered ordinary shares. Additionally, such initial purchasers agreed not to transfer, assign or sell
any of the Private Units or underlying securities (except in limited circumstances, as described in the Registration Statement) until
the completion of the Company’s initial business combination. Such Initial Purchasers were granted certain demand and piggyback
registration rights in connection with the purchase of the Private Units. The Private Units were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as the transactions did not involve a public offering.
The underwriters exercised the over-allotment
option in full on March 9, 2021, and the closing of the issuance and sale of the additional Units occurred on March 11, 2021. The sale
of 750,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit resulted in total gross proceeds of $7,500,000.
A total of $57,500,000 of the net proceeds from
the sale of Units in the IPO (including the over-allotment option units) and the private placements on March 4, 2021 and March 11, 2021,
were placed in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders at Morgan Stanley maintained by
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, acting as trustee. None of the funds held in trust will be released from the trust
account, other than interest income to pay any tax obligations, until the earlier of the completion of an initial business combination
within the required time period or our entry into liquidation if we have not completed a business combination in the required time period.
On April 6, 2021, our ordinary shares, warrants and rights underlying the Units sold in our IPO began to trade separately on a voluntary
basis.
Since our IPO, our sole business activity has
been identifying and evaluating suitable acquisition transaction candidates.
Management is currently evaluating the impact
of the COVID-19 global pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative
effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of its operations, close of the Initial Public Offering and/or
search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these consolidated financial statements.
The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Trading in our securities may be prohibited under the Holding Foreign Companies
Accountable Act if the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or fully investigate our auditor. In that case, Nasdaq could delist our
securities. The delisting of our securities, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your
investment. Additionally, the inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections may deprive our investors with the benefits of such inspections.
For more detailed information, see “Risk Factors - Trading in our securities may be prohibited under the Holding Foreign Companies
Accountable Act if the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or fully investigate our auditor. In that case, Nasdaq could delist our
securities. The delisting of our securities, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your
investment. Additionally, the inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections may deprive our investors with the benefits of such inspections.”
Our auditor is based in the United States and subject to inspection.
Our Management Team
We will seek to capitalize on the comprehensive
experience and contacts of our executive officers in consummating an initial business combination. Our management team is comprised of
Yongsheng Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Yanhong Xue, our Chief Financial Officer, and Ray Chen, our Chief Operating Officer.
Our management team brings a wealth of experience in identifying, negotiating with and conducting due diligence on potential candidates
for acquisition.
Mr. Liu and Mr. Chen have experience with initial
public offerings and business combinations for blank check companies. They have worked together on the formation, initial public offering
and business combination for Wealthbridge Acquisition Limited (“Wealthbridge”). Mr. Liu served as Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of Wealthbridge which consummated an initial public offering in February 2019 and closed its business combination with Scienjoy
Inc. (“Scienjoy”) in May 2020, and has been serving as vice chairman of Scienjoy’s board of director since May 2020.
Mr. Chen served as Chief Operating Officer of Wealthbridge until May 2020 and currently serves as investor relation consultant of Scienjoy.
Mr. Liu has over 10 years of experience in mergers
and acquisitions, including cross-border transactions involving the United States and China, which Mr. Liu actively participated in (in
a variety capacities) from initial deal sourcing and negotiations through consummation. Mr. Chen also has over 10 years of extensive experience
with mergers and acquisitions, especially with respect to target sourcing, deal structuring, and investment relations. Our Chief Financial
Officer, Ms. Xue, has over 20 years of extensive experience in financial reporting, financial due diligence, U.S. public companies and
post-merger rule compliance and her connections to investments and businesses operated by ethnic minorities in U.S., which we believe,
will be a source of potential targets for us.
With a management team with experience in merger
and acquisitions for blank check companies, connections to the Asian-American community in the United States, and experience in business
development, we believe we can source attractive deals and find compelling investment opportunities from private and public sources to
create value for shareholders. See the section titled “Management” for complete information on the experience of our
officers and directors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, our officers and
directors are not required to commit their full time to our affairs and will allocate their time to other businesses, which may result
in a conflict of interest in allocating their time between our operations and our search for a business combination and their other businesses.
We presently expect each of our employees to devote such amount of time as they reasonably believe is necessary to our business (which
could range from only a few hours a week while we are trying to locate a potential target business to a majority of their time as we move
into serious negotiations with a target business for a business combination). As more fully discussed in “Management —
Conflicts of Interest,” if any of our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that falls within
the line of business of any entity to which he has pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations, he may be required to present such
business combination opportunity to such entity, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under the British Virgin Islands law, prior to
presenting such business combination opportunity to us. Most of our officers and directors currently have certain pre-existing fiduciary
duties or contractual obligations.
In addition, past performance by our management
team is not a guarantee either (i) of success with respect to any business combination we may consummate or (ii) that we will be able
to locate a suitable candidate for our initial business combination. Furthermore, the members of the management team may not remain with
us subsequent to the consummation of a business combination.
Competitive Advantages
Experienced Management Team with Proven Track
Record
Our management team has a proven track record
of successful executing business combination and generating attractive return for investors as evidenced by the completion of business
combination between Wealthbridge and Scienjoy in May 2020.
Together with our management team, we believe
we have a broad network of contacts and corporate relationship that makes us efficient at:
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By leveraging our management team’s industry
expertise, performing disciplined due diligence, being cautious downside protection, and providing post-acquisition value-add capabilities,
we believe that we will be able to acquire a target business that will achieve significant returns for investors.
Status as a Publicly Listed Company
We believe our structure will make us an attractive
business combination partner to prospective target businesses. As a publicly listed company, we will offer a target business an alternative
to the traditional initial public offering. We believe that target businesses will favor this alternative, which we believe is less expensive,
while offering greater certainty of execution than the traditional initial public offering. During an initial public offering, there are
typically expenses incurred in marketing, which would be costlier than a business combination with us. Furthermore, once a proposed business
combination is approved by our shareholders (if applicable) and the transaction is consummated, the target business will have effectively
become public, whereas an initial public offering is always subject to the underwriters’ ability to complete the offering, as well
as general market conditions that could prevent the offering from occurring. Once public, we believe the target business would have greater
access to capital and additional means of creating management incentives that are better aligned with shareholders’ interests than
it would as a private company. It can offer further benefits by augmenting a company’s profile among potential new customers and
vendors and aid in attracting talented management staffs.
Strong Financial Position and Flexibility
With the funds held in our trust account, we can
offer a target business a variety of options to facilitate a business combination and fund future expansion and growth of its business.
Because we are able to consummate a business combination using the cash proceeds from this offering, our share capital, debt or a combination
of the foregoing, we have the flexibility to use an efficient structure allowing us to tailor the consideration to be paid to the target
business to address the needs of the parties. However, if a business combination requires us to use substantially all of our cash to pay
for the purchase price, we may need to arrange third party financing to help fund our business combination. Since we have no specific
business combination under consideration, we have not taken any steps to secure third party financing.
Acquisition Strategy
Our acquisition strategy will seek to capitalize
on M&A and operational expertise and relationship of both our management team and our board of directors, to identify attractive businesses
that have capacity to grow rapidly by utilizing a public vehicle. Although we are not limited to any particular industry, we intend to
primarily focus on companies operating in the Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) industry. There is no restriction in the geographic
location of targets that we can pursue, although we intend to initially prioritize geographic locations in North America, as our officers
and directors consist of successful entrepreneurs and senior executives with decades of operating and M&A experiences in the region.
AI has the potential to improve social productivity,
bring disruptive changes to people’s production and life including lower labor cost, better products and services, new markets and
more employment opportunities and is growing fully commercialized and bring profound changes to all industries. AI technologies have
been deployed in financial, healthcare, security and a number of other areas, with widening application scenarios. It is an industry above
all industries. Considering the growing impact of AI on social and economic development, US, Asia and European Union have released favorable
policies to include AI into national strategies.
Acquisition Criteria
The focus of our management team is to create
shareholder value by leveraging its experience to improve the efficiency of the business while implementing strategies to grow revenue
and profits organically and/or through acquisitions. Consistent with our strategy, we have identified the following general criteria and
guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective target businesses. While we intend to use these criteria and guidelines
in evaluating prospective businesses, we may deviate from these criteria and guidelines should we see fit to do so:
We intend to acquire companies with
enterprise values of between $150 million and $300 million that are preferably already cash-generative. We believe we have greater access
to companies within this range and the negotiation process is generally less time consuming than companies that are much larger.
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We intend to seek target companies that
are at an inflection point, such as those requiring additional management expertise, are able to innovate by developing new products or
services, or where we believe we can drive improved financial performance and where an acquisition may help facilitate growth.
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We intend to seek target companies that
should offer attractive risk-adjusted equity returns for our shareholders. We intend to seek to acquire a target on terms and in a manner
that leverages our experience. We expect to evaluate financial returns based on (i) the potential for organic growth in cash flows, (ii)
the ability to achieve cost savings, (iii) the ability to accelerate growth, including through the opportunity for follow-on acquisitions
and (iv) the prospects for creating value through other value creation initiatives. Potential upside from growth in the target business’
earnings and an improved capital structure will be weighed against any identified downside risks.
These criteria are not intended to be exhaustive.
Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be based, to the extent relevant, on these general
guidelines as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our management may deem relevant.
Competitive Weaknesses
We believe our competitive weaknesses to be the
following:
Limited Financial Resources
Our financial reserves will be relatively limited
when contrasted with those of venture capital firms, leveraged buyout firms and operating businesses competing for acquisitions. In addition,
our financial resources could be reduced because of our obligation to convert shares held by our public shareholders as well as any tender
offer we conduct.
Lack of experience with blank check companies
Our management team is not experienced in pursuing
business combinations on behalf of blank check companies. Other blank check companies may be sponsored and managed by individuals with
prior experience in completing business combinations between blank check companies and target businesses. Our managements’ lack
of experience may not be viewed favorably by target businesses.
Limited technical and human resources
As a blank check company, we have limited technical
and human resources. Many venture capital funds, leveraged buyout firms and operating businesses possess greater technical and human resources
than we do and thus we may be at a disadvantage when competing with them for target businesses.
Delay associated with shareholder approval
or tender offer
We may be required to seek shareholder approval
of our initial business combination. If we are not required to obtain shareholder approval of an initial business combination, we will
allow our shareholders to sell their shares to us pursuant to a tender offer. Both seeking shareholder approval and conducting a tender
offer will delay the consummation of our initial business combination. Other companies competing with us for acquisition opportunities
may not be subject to similar requirement, or may be able to satisfy such requirements more quickly than we can. As a result, we may be
at a disadvantage in competing for these opportunities.
Initial Business Combination with a Company Based in China or
Hong Kong
Our initial business combination target company may include a company
located in the PRC or Hong Kong. Because of such ties to China or Hong Kong, we are subjected to risks due to uncertainty of the interpretation
and the application of the PRC laws and regulations, including but not limited to limitation on foreign ownership of certain industries
and regulatory review of overseas listing of PRC companies through a special purpose vehicle and the validity and enforcement of the
VIE agreements, if the PRC Target Company requires any of these legal requirements post business combination by us. Due to PRC legal
restrictions on foreign ownership in certain industries, neither we nor our subsidiaries may own any direct equity interest in the PRC
target company’s operating entity in a restricted industry (“Target Operating Entity”). Instead, we may conduct operations
in China through a series of contractual arrangements with a VIE in China. Such contractual arrangements by and among PRC subsidiaries,
the VIE, and the VIE’s shareholders may include (i) certain power of attorney agreements, a share pledge agreement and certain
loan agreements; (ii) an exclusive business cooperation agreement which allows us to receive substantially all of the economic benefits
from the VIE; and (iii) certain exclusive option agreements and certain spouse consent letters which provide us with an exclusive option
to purchase all or part of the equity interests in and/or assets of the VIE when and to the extent permitted by PRC laws (“VIE
Structure”). The PRC Target Company, through contractual arrangements, can consolidate the financial results of the VIE in our
consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP or IFRS, if it has the power to direct activities that most significantly
impact the economic performance of the VIE and have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that
could potentially be significant to the VIE.
These contractual arrangements may not be as effective
as direct ownership in respect of our relationship with the VIE. If the VIE or its shareholders fail to perform their respective obligations
under these contractual arrangements, our recourse to the assets held by the VIE may be indirect and we may have to incur substantial
costs and expend significant resources to enforce such arrangements in reliance on legal remedies under PRC law. These remedies may not
always be effective, particularly in light of uncertainties regarding the interpretation and enforcement of the relevant laws and regulations.
Furthermore, in connection with litigation, arbitration or other judicial or dispute resolution proceedings, assets under the name of
any of record holder of equity interest in the VIE, including such equity interest of such record holder, may be put under court custody.
As a consequence, we cannot be certain that the equity interest will be disposed pursuant to the contractual arrangement or that the ownership
by the record holder of such equity interest will be unchallenged. See “Risk Factors — Risks Associated with Acquiring
and Operating a Target Business with its Primary Operation in China — If the PRC government deems that the contractual arrangements
in relation to the potential PRC target company, the VIE, do not comply with PRC regulatory restrictions on foreign investment in the
relevant industries, or if these regulations or the interpretation of existing regulations change in the future, we could be subject to
severe penalties or be forced to relinquish our interests in those operations.” In addition, if we acquire a target company
that operates its business in the PRC through contractual arrangements, investors in our securities following a business combination would
not hold equity interests in the VIE domiciled in China that is under our control and would instead hold equity interests in a British
Virgin Islands holding company. You may never directly hold equity interests in PRC operating companies.
All of these contractual arrangements may be governed by and interpreted
in accordance with PRC law, and disputes arising from these contractual arrangements may be resolved in court or through arbitration
in China. Accordingly, these contracts will be interpreted in accordance with PRC laws and any disputes will be resolved in accordance
with PRC legal procedures. The legal environment in the PRC is not as developed as in some other jurisdictions, such as the United States.
As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit our ability to enforce the contractual arrangements. As at the date of
this annual report, there are very few precedents and little official guidance as to how contractual arrangements should be interpreted
or enforced under PRC law. The contractual arrangements have not been widely tested in a court of law in the PRC and there remain significant
uncertainties regarding the ultimate outcome of arbitration should legal action become necessary. In the event we are unable to enforce
the contractual arrangements with the PRC target company or the VIE entity of the PRC target company post business combination, we may
not be able to exercise the power to direct activities that most impact the economic performance, bears the risks of, and enjoys the
rewards for the purpose of consolidating the financial results of the VIE in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with
U.S. GAAP or IFRS (as discussed above) and we may be precluded from operating the business, which will have a material adverse effect
on our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, there is uncertainty as to whether the courts of the British Virgin
Islands or the PRC would recognize or enforce judgments of U.S. courts against us or such persons predicated upon the civil liability
provisions of the securities laws of the United States or any state. For a description of the uncertainties of the VIE arrangements,
see “Risk Factors — Risks Associated with Acquiring and Operating a Target Business with its Primary Operation in China.”
Transfers of Cash to and from our Potential VIE (Post Business
Combination)
Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited is a holding company with no operations
of its own. Our initial business combination target company may include a PRC Target Company which might require a VIE structure. As
such, we may be required to conduct our operations in China primarily through our subsidiary and VIE in China. As a result, although
other means are available for us to obtain financing at the holding company level, Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited’s ability to
pay dividends to its shareholders and to service any debt it may incur may depend upon dividends paid by our PRC Target Company’s
subsidiaries. If any of our subsidiaries incurs debt on its own in the future, the instruments governing such debt may restrict its ability
to pay dividends to Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited. In addition, our PRC Target Company’s subsidiaries and VIE are required to
make appropriations to certain statutory reserve funds, which are not distributable as cash dividends except in the event of a solvent
liquidation of the companies.
Current PRC regulations permit the PRC Target Company’s indirect
PRC subsidiaries to pay dividends to an overseas subsidiary, for example a subsidiary located in Hong Kong, only out of their accumulated
profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, each of the PRC Target Company’s
subsidiaries in China is required to set aside at least 10% of its after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund a statutory reserve until
such reserve reaches 50% of its registered capital. Each of such entity in China is also required to further set aside a portion of its
after-tax profits to fund the employee welfare fund, although the amount to be set aside, if any, is determined at the discretion of
its board of directors. Although the statutory reserves can be used, among other ways, to increase the registered capital and eliminate
future losses in excess of retained earnings of the respective companies, the reserve funds are not distributable as cash dividends except
in the event of liquidation.
The PRC government also imposes controls on the conversion of Renminbi
(“RMB”), the legal currency of the PRC, into foreign currencies and the remittance of currencies out of the PRC. Therefore,
we may experience difficulties in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency for the payment
of dividends from our profits, if any. Furthermore, if the PRC target company’s subsidiaries in the PRC incur debt on their own
in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict their ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or the PRC
target company and its subsidiaries are unable to receive all of the revenues from their operations through the VIE agreements, we may
be unable to pay dividends on our ordinary shares.
Cash dividends, if any, on our ordinary shares will be paid in
U.S. dollars. If we are considered a PRC tax resident enterprise for tax purposes, any dividends we pay to our overseas shareholders
may be regarded as China-sourced income and as a result may be subject to PRC withholding tax at a rate of up to 10.0%.
In order for us to pay dividends to our shareholders, we may rely
on payments made from the VIE to the target’s PRC subsidiary, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise (“WFOE”), pursuant
to VIE agreements between them, and the distribution of such payments to our overseas subsidiary as dividends from thee WFOE. Certain
payments from the VIE to WFOE are subject to PRC taxes, including business taxes and VAT.
Recent PCAOB Developments
The PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections
on accounting firms in the PRC or Hong Kong without the approval of the relevant government authorities. The auditor and its audit work
in the PRC or Hong Kong may not be inspected fully by the PCAOB. Inspections of other auditors conducted by the PCAOB outside China have
at times identified deficiencies in those auditors’ audit procedures and quality control procedures, which may be addressed as part
of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. The lack of PCAOB inspections of audit work undertaken in China or Hong Kong
prevents the PCAOB from regularly evaluating the PRC auditor’s audits and its quality control procedures. As a result, shareholders
may be deprived of the benefits of PCAOB inspections if we complete a business combination with such companies.
Future developments in U.S. laws may restrict
our ability or willingness to complete certain business combinations with companies. For instance, the enacted Holding Foreign Companies
Accountable Act (“HFCAA”) could restrict our ability to consummate a business combination with a target business unless that
business met certain standards of the PCAOB and would require delisting of a company from U.S. national securities exchanges if the PCAOB
is unable to inspect its public accounting firm for three consecutive years. The HFCAA also requires public companies to disclose, among
other things, whether they are owned or controlled by a foreign government, specifically, those based in China. We may not be able to
consummate a business combination with a favored target business due to these laws. Furthermore, on June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate
passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“AHFCAA”), which, if signed into law, would amend the HFCAA
and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor is not subject to
PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three consecutive years.
The documentation we may be required to submit
to the SEC proving certain beneficial ownership requirements and establishing that we are not owned or controlled by a foreign
government in the event that we use a foreign public accounting firm not subject to inspection by the PCAOB or where the PCAOB is
unable to completely inspect or investigate our accounting practices or financial statements because of a position taken by an
authority in the foreign jurisdiction could be onerous and time consuming to prepare. The HFCAA mandates the SEC to identify issuers
of SEC-registered securities whose audited financial reports are prepared by an accounting firm that the PCAOB is unable to
inspect due to restrictions imposed by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction where the audits are performed. If such identified
issuer’s auditor cannot be inspected by the PCAOB for three consecutive years, the trading of such issuer’s securities
on any U.S. national securities exchanges, as well as any over-the-counter trading in the U.S., will be prohibited.
On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim
final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the HFCAA. An identified issuer will
be required to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies it as having a “non-inspection” year under a process to be subsequently
established by the SEC.
On November 5, 2021, the SEC approved the
PCAOB’s Rule 6100, Board Determinations Under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. Rule 6100 provides a framework for
the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCAA, whether it is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered
public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction.
On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments
to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the HFCAA. The rules apply to registrants that the SEC identifies
as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction
and that PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken by an authority in foreign jurisdictions.
On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued
a Determination Report which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered
in: (i) China, and (ii) Hong Kong. Our auditor, Friedman LLP, headquartered in New York, NY, is an independent registered public accounting
firm with the PCAOB and has been inspected by the PCAOB on a regular basis. The PCAOB currently has access to inspect the working papers
of our auditor. Our auditor is not headquartered in China or Hong Kong and was not identified in this report as a firm subject
to the PCAOB’s determination.
In the event that we complete a business combination
with a company with substantial operations in China and PCAOB is not able to fully conduct inspections of our auditor’s work papers
in China, it could cause us to fail to be in compliance with U.S. securities laws and regulations, we could cease to be listed on a U.S.
securities exchange, and U.S. trading of our shares could be prohibited under the HFCAA. Any of these actions, or uncertainties in the
market about the possibility of such actions, could adversely affect our prospects to successfully complete a business combination with
a China or Hong Kong-based company, our access to the U.S. capital markets and the price of our shares.
Future developments in respect of increased
U.S. regulatory access to audit information are uncertain, as the legislative developments are subject to the legislative process and
the regulatory developments are subject to the rule-making process and other administrative procedures.
For more detailed information, see “Risk
Factors - Trading in our securities may be prohibited under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act if the PCAOB determines that
it cannot inspect or fully investigate our auditor. In that case, Nasdaq could delist our securities. The delisting of our securities,
or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment. Additionally, the inability of
the PCAOB to conduct inspections may deprive our investors with the benefits of such inspections.”
Cash transfer through our organization
Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited is a newly organized
blank check company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands for the purpose of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange,
share reconstruction and amalgamation, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, entering into contractual arrangements, or
engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had not commenced
any operations. All activities through June 30, 2021 relate to the Company’s formation and the Public Offering. Currently, we maintain
our operating bank account in Hong Kong and obtain cash transfers from our Sponsor to fund and pay the offering expenses and daily operating
activities, as needed. Cash transfers to and from our bank account are reflected within cash and cash equivalents, and we maintained $754,440
balance in cash and cash equivalents, as of June 30, 2021.
Up to June 30, 2021, we received the cumulative cash
transfer of $339,641 from our Sponsor. No dividends or distribution have been made to date.
Effecting a Business Combination
General
We are not presently engaged in, and we will not
engage in, any substantive commercial business for an indefinite period of time following this offering. We intend to utilize cash derived
from the proceeds of this offering and the private placement of private units, our share capital, debt or a combination of these in effecting
a business combination. Although substantially all of the net proceeds of this offering and the private placement of private units are
intended to be applied generally toward effecting a business combination as described in this report, the proceeds are not otherwise being
designated for any more specific purposes. Accordingly, investors in this offering are investing without first having an opportunity to
evaluate the specific merits or risks of any one or more business combinations. A business combination may involve the acquisition of,
or merger with, a company which does not need substantial additional capital but which desires to establish a public trading market for
its shares, while avoiding what it may deem to be adverse consequences of undertaking a public offering itself. These include time delays,
significant expense, loss of voting control and compliance with various U.S. Federal and state securities laws. In the alternative, we
may seek to consummate a business combination with a company that may be in its early stages of development or growth. While we may seek
to effect simultaneous business combinations with more than one target business, we will probably have the ability, as a result of our
limited resources, to effect only a single business combination.
We Have Not Identified a Target Business
To date, we have not selected any target business
on which to concentrate our search for a business combination. None of our officers, directors, initial shareholders and other affiliates
has engaged in discussions on our behalf with representatives of other companies regarding the possibility of a potential merger, share
exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination with us, nor have we, nor any of our agents or affiliates, been approached
by any candidates (or representatives of any candidates) with respect to a possible business combination with our company.
Subject to the limitations that a target business
have a fair market value of at least 80% of the balance in the trust account (excluding any deferred underwriting discounts and commissions
and taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account) at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for our initial business
combination, as described below in more detail, we will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting a prospective
acquisition candidate. We have not established any other specific attributes or criteria (financial or otherwise) for prospective target
businesses. Accordingly, there is no basis for investors in this offering to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the target business
with which we may ultimately complete a business combination. To the extent we effect a business combination with a company or an entity
in its early stage of development or growth, including entities without established records of sales or earnings, we may be affected by
numerous risks inherent in the business and operations of early stage or potential emerging growth companies. Although our management
will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or
assess all significant risk factors.
Sources of Target Businesses
We anticipate that target business candidates
will be brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment bankers, venture capital funds, private equity
funds, leveraged buyout funds, management buyout funds and other members of the financial community. Target businesses may be brought
to our attention by such unaffiliated sources as a result of being solicited by us through calls or mailings which will not commence until
after the completion of this offering. These sources may also introduce us to target businesses they think we may be interested in on
an unsolicited basis, since many of these sources will have read this prospectus and know what types of businesses we are targeting. Our
officers and directors, as well as their respective affiliates, may also bring to our attention target business candidates that they become
aware of through their business contacts as a result of formal or informal inquiries or discussions they may have, as well as attending
trade shows or conventions. While we do not presently anticipate engaging the services of professional firms or other individuals that
specialize in business acquisitions on any formal basis, we may engage these firms or other individuals in the future, in which event
we may pay a finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation to be determined in an arm’s length negotiation based on the
terms of the transaction. In no event, however, will any of our existing officers, directors, special advisors or initial shareholders,
or any entity with which they are affiliated, be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation prior to, or for any
services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of a business combination (regardless of the type of transaction), except
that Yongsheng Liu, our Chief Executive Officer will receive HK$50,000 (or approximately US$6,427 based on an exchange rate of HK$7.78
to US$1.00 on August 23, 2021) per month for his services to us. If we decide to enter into a business combination with a target business
that is affiliated with our officers, directors or initial shareholders, we will do so only if we have obtained an opinion from an independent
investment banking firm that the business combination is fair to our unaffiliated shareholders from a financial point of view. However,
as of the date of this prospectus, there is no affiliated entity that we consider a business combination target.
Selection of a Target Business and Structuring
of a Business Combination
Subject to the limitations that a target business
have a fair market value of at least 80% of the balance in the trust account (excluding any deferred underwriting discounts and commissions
and taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account) at the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for our initial business
combination, as described below in more detail, our management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting
a prospective target business. We have not established any other specific attributes or criteria (financial or otherwise) for prospective
target businesses. In evaluating a prospective target business, our management may consider a variety of factors, including one or more
of the following:
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degree of current or potential market acceptance of the products, processes or services; |
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proprietary features and degree of intellectual property or other protection for its products, processes or services; |
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regulatory environment of the industry; and |
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costs associated with effecting the business combination. |
We believe such factors will be important in evaluating
prospective target businesses, regardless of the location or industry in which such target business operates. However, this list is not
intended to be exhaustive. Furthermore, we may decide to enter into a business combination with a target business that does not meet these
criteria and guidelines.
Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular
business combination will be based, to the extent relevant, on the above factors as well as other considerations deemed relevant by our
management in effecting a business combination consistent with our business objective. In evaluating a prospective target business, we
will conduct an extensive due diligence review which will encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and inspection
of facilities, as well as review of financial and other information which is made available to us. This due diligence review will be conducted
either by our management or by unaffiliated third parties we may engage, although we have no current intention to engage any such third
parties.
The time and costs required to select and evaluate
a target business and to structure and complete the business combination cannot presently be ascertained with any degree of certainty.
Any costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which a business combination
is not ultimately completed will result in a loss to us and reduce the amount of capital available to otherwise complete a business combination.
Fair Market Value of Target Business
Pursuant to Nasdaq listing rules, the target business
or businesses that we acquire must collectively have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance of the funds in the trust
account (excluding any deferred underwriting discounts and commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account) at
the time of the execution of a definitive agreement for our initial business combination, although we may acquire a target business whose
fair market value significantly exceeds 80% of the trust account balance. We currently anticipate structuring a business combination to
acquire 100% of the equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses. We may, however, structure a business combination
where we merge directly with the target business or where we acquire less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target business
in order to meet certain objectives of the target management team or shareholders or for other reasons, but we 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 sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under
the Investment Company Act. Even if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target,
our shareholders prior to the business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post-transaction company, depending
on valuations ascribed to the target and us in the business combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which
we issue a substantial number of new shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital of a target. In this case, we could acquire
a 100% controlling interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our shareholders
immediately prior to our initial business combination could own less than a majority of our issued and outstanding shares subsequent to
our initial business combination. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or
acquired by the post-transaction company, only the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued
for purposes of the 80% of net assets test, assuming that we obtain and maintain a listing for our securities on NASDAQ. In order to consummate
such an acquisition, we may issue a significant amount of our debt or equity securities to the sellers of such businesses and/or seek
to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt or equity securities. Since we have no specific business combination under
consideration, we have not entered into any such fund raising arrangement and have no current intention of doing so. The fair market value
of the target will be determined by our board of directors based upon one or more standards generally accepted by the financial community
(such as actual and potential sales, earnings, cash flow and/or book value). If our board is not able to independently determine that
the target business has a sufficient fair market value, we will obtain an opinion from an unaffiliated, independent investment banking
firm, or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions on the type of target business we are seeking to acquire,
with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. We will not be required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking
firm, or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions on the type of target business we are seeking to acquire,
as to the fair market value if our board of directors independently determines that the target business complies with the 80% threshold.
We will not be required to comply with the 80%
fair market value requirement if we are delisted from NASDAQ. If Nasdaq delists our securities from trading on its exchange after this
offering, we would not be required to satisfy the fair market value requirement described above and could complete a business combination
with a target business having a fair market value substantially below 80% of the balance in the trust account.
Lack of Business Diversification
Our business combination must be with a target
business or businesses that collectively satisfy the minimum valuation standard at the time of such acquisition, as discussed above, although
this process may entail the simultaneous acquisitions of several operating businesses at the same time. Therefore, at least initially,
the prospects for our success may be entirely dependent upon the future performance of a single business. Unlike other entities which
may have the resources to complete several business combinations of entities operating in multiple industries or multiple areas of a single
industry, it is probable that we will not have the resources to diversify our operations or benefit from the possible spreading of risks
or offsetting of losses. By consummating a business combination with only a single entity, our lack of diversification may:
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If we determine to simultaneously acquire several
businesses and such businesses are owned by different sellers, we will need for each of such sellers to agree that our purchase of its
business is contingent on the simultaneous closings of the other acquisitions, which may make it more difficult for us, and delay our
ability, to complete the business combination. With multiple acquisitions, we could also face additional risks, including additional burdens
and costs with respect to possible multiple negotiations and due diligence investigations (if there are multiple sellers) and the additional
risks associated with the subsequent assimilation of the operations and services or products of the acquired companies in a single operating
business.
Limited Ability to Evaluate the Target Business’
Management
Although we intend to scrutinize the management
of a prospective target business when evaluating the desirability of effecting a business combination, we cannot assure you that our assessment
of the target business’ management will prove to be correct. In addition, we cannot assure you that the future management will have
the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company. Furthermore, the future role of our officers and directors,
if any, in the target business following a business combination cannot presently be stated with any certainty. While it is possible that
some of our key personnel will remain associated in senior management or advisory positions with us following a business combination,
it is unlikely that they will devote their full time efforts to our affairs subsequent to a business combination. Moreover, they would
only be able to remain with the company after the consummation of a business combination if they are able to negotiate employment or consulting
agreements in connection with the business combination. Such negotiations would take place simultaneously with the negotiation of the
business combination and could provide for them to receive compensation in the form of cash payments and/or our securities for services
they would render to the company after the consummation of the business combination. While the personal and financial interests of our
key personnel may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business, their ability to remain with the company
after the consummation of a business combination will not be the determining factor in our decision as to whether or not we will proceed
with any potential business combination. Additionally, our officers and directors may not have significant experience or knowledge relating
to the operations of the particular target business.
Following a business combination, we may seek
to recruit additional managers to supplement the incumbent management of the target business. We cannot assure you that we will have the
ability to recruit additional managers, or that any such additional managers we do recruit will have the requisite skills, knowledge or
experience necessary to enhance the incumbent management.
Shareholders May Not Have the Ability to Approve an Initial Business
Combination
In connection with any proposed business combination,
we will either (1) seek shareholder approval of our initial business combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which public
shareholders may seek to convert their public shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the proposed business combination,
into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net of taxes payable) or (2)
provide our public shareholders with the opportunity to sell their public shares to us by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the
need for a shareholder vote) for an amount equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the
trust account (net of taxes payable), in each case subject to the limitations described herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our initial
shareholders have agreed, pursuant to written letter agreements with us, not to convert any public shares held by them into their pro
rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account. If we determine to engage in a tender offer, such tender
offer will be structured so that each shareholder may tender any or all of his, her or its public shares rather than some pro
rata portion of his, her or its shares. The decision as to whether we will seek shareholder approval of a proposed business combination
or will allow shareholders to sell their shares to us in a tender offer will be made by us based on a variety of factors such as the timing
of the transaction, or whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require us to seek shareholder approval. If we so choose and
we are legally permitted to do so, we have the flexibility to avoid a shareholder vote and allow our shareholders to sell their shares
pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act which regulate issuer tender offers. In that case, we will file tender offer
documents with the SEC which will contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination
as is required under the SEC’s proxy rules. We will consummate our initial business combination only if we have net tangible assets
of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation and, solely if we seek shareholder approval, a majority of the issued and outstanding ordinary
shares voted are voted in favor of the business combination.
We chose our net tangible asset threshold of $5,000,001
to ensure that we would avoid being subject to Rule 419 promulgated under the Securities Act. However, if we seek to consummate an initial
business combination with a target business that imposes any type of working capital closing condition or requires us to have a minimum
amount of funds available from the trust account upon consummation of such initial business combination, our net tangible asset threshold
may limit our ability to consummate such initial business combination (as we may be required to have a lesser number of shares converted
or sold to us) and may force us to seek third party financing which may not be available on terms acceptable to us or at all. As a result,
we may not be able to consummate such initial business combination and we may not be able to locate another suitable target within the
applicable time period, if at all. Public shareholders may therefore have to wait 12 months from the closing of this offering (or 21 months
if we have extended the period of time as described in this prospectus) in order to be able to receive a pro rata share
of the trust account.
Our initial shareholders and our officers and
directors have agreed (1) to vote any ordinary shares owned by them in favor of any proposed business combination, (2) not to convert
any ordinary shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a proposed initial business combination and (3) not sell any ordinary
shares in any tender in connection with a proposed initial business combination. As a result, if we sought shareholder approval of a proposed
transaction we could need as little as 56,251 of our public shares (or approximately 1.12% of our public shares) to be voted in favor
of the transaction in order to have such transaction approved (assuming the over-allotment option is not exercised and the initial shareholders
do not purchase any units in this offering or units or shares in the after-market).
None of our officers, directors, initial shareholders
or their affiliates has indicated any intention to purchase units or ordinary shares in this offering or from persons in the open market
or in private transactions (other than the private units). However, if we hold a meeting to approve a proposed business combination and
a significant number of shareholders vote, or indicate an intention to vote, against such proposed business combination, our officers,
directors, initial shareholders or their affiliates could make such purchases in the open market or in private transactions in order to
influence the vote. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our officers, directors, initial shareholders and their affiliates will not make purchases
of ordinary shares if the purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act, which are rules designed to stop
potential manipulation of a company’s stock.
Ability to Extend Time to Complete Business
Combination
If we anticipate that we may not be able to consummate
our initial business combination within 12 months, we may, but are not obligated to, extend the period of time to consummate a business
combination three times by an additional three months each time (for a total of up to 21 months to complete a business combination). Pursuant
to the terms of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the trust agreement to be entered into between us
and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC on the date of this prospectus, in order to extend the time available for us to
consummate our initial business combination, our insiders or their affiliates or designees, upon five days advance notice prior to the
applicable deadline, must deposit into the trust account for each three month extension $500,000, or $575,000 if the underwriters’
over-allotment option is exercised in full ($0.10 per share in either case), on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline. The insiders
will receive a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note equal to the amount of any such deposit that will not be repaid in the
event that we are unable to close a business combination unless there are funds available outside the trust account to do so. Such notes
would either be paid upon consummation of our initial business combination, or, at the lender’s discretion, converted upon consummation
of our business combination into additional private units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Our shareholders have approved the issuance of
the private units upon conversion of such notes, to the extent the holder wishes to so convert such notes at the time of the consummation
of our initial business combination. In the event that we receive notice from our insiders five days prior to the applicable deadline
of their intent to effect an extension, we intend to issue a press release announcing such intention at least three days prior to the
applicable deadline. In addition, we intend to issue a press release the day after the applicable deadline announcing whether or not the
funds had been timely deposited. Our insiders and their affiliates or designees are not obligated to fund the trust account to extend
the time for us to complete our initial business combination. To the extent that some, but not all, of our insiders, decide to extend
the period of time to consummate our initial business combination, such insiders (or their affiliates or designees) may deposit the entire
amount required. Any notes issued pursuant to these loans would be in addition to any notes issued pursuant to working capital loans made
to us.
Conversion/Tender Rights
At any meeting called to approve an initial business
combination, public shareholders may seek to convert their public shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the proposed
business combination, into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, less any
taxes then due but not yet paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our initial shareholders have agreed, pursuant to written letter agreements
with us, not to convert any public shares held by them into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit
in the trust account. The conversion rights will be effected under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and
British Virgin Islands law as redemptions. If we hold a meeting to approve an initial business combination, a holder will always have
the ability to vote against a proposed business combination and not seek conversion of his shares.
Alternatively, if we engage in a tender offer,
each public shareholder will be provided the opportunity to sell his public shares to us in such tender offer. The tender offer rules
require us to hold the tender offer open for at least 20 business days. Accordingly, this is the minimum amount of time we would need
to provide holders to determine whether they want to sell their public shares to us in the tender offer or remain an investor in our company.
Our initial shareholders, officers and directors
will not have conversion rights with respect to any ordinary shares owned by them, directly or indirectly, whether acquired prior to this
offering or purchased by them in this offering or in the aftermarket.
We may also require public shareholders, whether
they are a record holder or hold their shares in “street name,” to either tender their certificates (if any) to our transfer
agent or to deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal
At Custodian) System, at the holder’s option, at any time at or prior to the vote on the business combination. Once the shares are
converted by the holder, and effectively redeemed by us under British Virgin Islands law, the transfer agent will then update our Register
of Members to reflect all conversions. The proxy solicitation materials that we will furnish to shareholders in connection with the vote
for any proposed business combination will indicate whether we are requiring shareholders to satisfy such delivery requirements. Accordingly,
a shareholder would have from the time our proxy statement is mailed through the vote on the business combination to deliver his shares
if he wishes to seek to exercise his conversion rights. Under our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, we are
required to provide at least 10 days’ advance notice of any shareholder meeting, which would be the minimum amount of time a shareholder
would have to determine whether to exercise conversion rights. As a result, if we require public shareholders who wish to convert their
ordinary shares into the right to receive a pro rata portion of the funds in the trust account to comply with the foregoing
delivery requirements, holders may not have sufficient time to receive the notice and deliver their shares for conversion. Accordingly,
investors may not be able to exercise their conversion rights and may be forced to retain our securities when they otherwise would not
want to.
There is a nominal cost associated with this tendering
process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC System. The transfer agent will typically charge the
tendering broker $45 and it would be up to the broker whether or not to pass this cost on to the converting holder. However, this fee
would be incurred regardless of whether or not we require holders seeking to exercise conversion rights. The need to deliver shares is
a requirement of exercising conversion rights regardless of the timing of when such delivery must be effectuated. However, in the event
we require shareholders seeking to exercise conversion rights to deliver their shares prior to the consummation of the proposed business
combination and the proposed business combination is not consummated, this may result in an increased cost to shareholders.
Any request to convert or tender such shares once
made, may be withdrawn at any time up to the vote on the proposed business combination or expiration of the tender offer. Furthermore,
if a holder of a public share delivered his certificate in connection with an election of their conversion or tender and subsequently
decides prior to the vote on the business combination or the expiration of the tender offer not to elect to exercise such rights, he may
simply request that the transfer agent return the certificate (physically or electronically).
If the initial business combination is not approved
or completed for any reason, then our public shareholders who elected to exercise their conversion or tender rights would not be entitled
to convert their shares for the applicable pro rata share of the trust account. In such case, we will promptly return
any shares delivered by public holders.
Automatic Liquidation of Trust Account if No Business Combination
If we do not complete a business combination within
12 months (or 21 months, if we extend the time to complete a business combination as described in this prospectus) from the consummation
of this offering, it will trigger our automatic winding up, liquidation and subsequent dissolution pursuant to the terms of our amended
and restated memorandum and articles of association. As a result, this has the same effect as if we had formally gone through a voluntary
liquidation procedure under the Companies Law. Accordingly, no vote would be required from our shareholders to commence such a voluntary
winding up, liquidation and subsequent dissolution. However, if we anticipate that we may not be able to consummate our initial business
combination within 12 months, we may, but are not obligated to, extend the period of time to consummate a business combination three times
by an additional three months each time (for a total of up to 21 months to complete a business combination). Pursuant to the terms of
our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the trust agreement to be entered into between us and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC on the date of this prospectus, in order to extend the time available for us to consummate our
initial business combination, our insiders or their affiliates or designees, upon five days advance notice prior to the applicable deadline,
must deposit into the trust account for each three month extension $500,000, or $575,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option
is exercised in full ($0.10 per share in either case), on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline. The insiders will receive a
non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note equal to the amount of any such deposit that will not be repaid in the event that we are
unable to close a business combination unless there are funds available outside the trust account to do so. Such notes would either be
paid upon consummation of our initial business combination, or, at the lender’s discretion, converted upon consummation of our business
combination into additional private units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Our shareholders have approved the issuance of the private units
upon conversion of such notes, to the extent the holder wishes to so convert such notes at the time of the consummation of our initial
business combination. In the event that we receive notice from our insiders five days prior to the applicable deadline of their intent
to effect an extension, we intend to issue a press release announcing such intention at least three days prior to the applicable deadline.
In addition, we intend to issue a press release the day after the applicable deadline announcing whether or not the funds had been timely
deposited. Our insiders and their affiliates or designees are not obligated to fund the trust account to extend the time for us to complete
our initial business combination. To the extent that some, but not all, of our insiders, decide to extend the period of time to consummate
our initial business combination, such insiders (or their affiliates or designees) may deposit the entire amount required. If we are unable
to consummate our initial business combination within such time period, we will, as promptly as possible but not more than ten business
days thereafter, redeem 100% of our outstanding public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account, including
a pro rata portion of any interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not necessary to pay our taxes, then seek to liquidate
and dissolve. However, we may not be able to distribute such amounts as a result of claims of creditors which may take priority over the
claims of our public shareholders. In the event of our liquidation and subsequent dissolution, the public rights will expire and will
be worthless.
The amount in the trust account under the Companies
Law will be treated as funds distributable under the Companies Law provided that immediately following the date on which the proposed
distribution is proposed to be made, we are able to pay our debts as they fall due in the ordinary course of business. If we are forced
to liquidate the trust account, we anticipate that we would distribute to our public shareholders the amount in the trust account calculated
as of the date that is two days prior to the distribution date (including any accrued interest). Prior to such distribution, we would
be required to assess all claims that may be potentially brought against us by our creditors for amounts they are actually owed and make
provision for such amounts, as creditors take priority over our public shareholders with respect to amounts that are owed to them. We
cannot assure you that we will properly assess all claims that may be potentially brought against us. As such, our shareholders could
potentially be liable for any claims of creditors to the extent of distributions received by them as an unlawful payment in the event
we enter an insolvent liquidation. Furthermore, while we will seek to have all vendors and service providers (which would include any
third parties we engaged to assist us in any way in connection with our search for a target business) and prospective target businesses
execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in or to any monies held in the trust
account, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements. Nor is there any guarantee that, even if such entities execute
such agreements with us, they will not seek recourse against the trust account or that a court would conclude that such agreements are
legally enforceable.
Each of our initial shareholders and our
officers and directors have agreed to waive its rights to participate in any liquidation of our trust account or other assets with
respect to the insider shares and private units and to vote their insider shares, private shares in favor of any liquidation and
plan of distribution which we submit to a vote of shareholders. There will be no distribution from the trust account with respect to
our warrants or rights, which will expire worthless.
If we are unable to complete an initial business combination and expend all of
the net proceeds of this offering, other than the proceeds deposited in the trust account, and without taking into account interest,
if any, earned on the trust account, the initial per-share distribution from the trust account would be $10.00.
The proceeds deposited in the trust account could,
however, become subject to the claims of our creditors which would be prior to the claims of our public shareholders. Although we will
seek to have all vendors, including lenders for money borrowed, prospective target businesses or other entities we engage execute agreements
with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account for the benefit of our public
shareholders, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements or even if they execute such agreements that they would be
prevented from bringing claims against the trust account, including but not limited to, fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility
or other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain an advantage with
a claim against our assets, including the funds held in the trust account. If any third party refused to execute an agreement waiving
such claims to the monies held in the trust account, we would perform an analysis of the alternatives available to us if we chose not
to engage such third party and evaluate if such engagement would be in the best interest of our shareholders if such third party refused
to waive such claims. Examples of possible instances where we may engage a third party that refused to execute a waiver include the engagement
of a third party consultant whose particular expertise or skills are believed by management to be significantly superior to those of other
consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or in cases where management is unable to find a provider of required services willing
to provide the waiver. In any event, our management would perform an analysis of the alternatives available to it and would only enter
into an agreement with a third party that did not execute a waiver if management believed that such third party’s engagement would
be significantly more beneficial to us than any alternative. In addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will agree to waive
any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with us and will not
seek recourse against the trust account for any reason.
Cross Wealth Investment Holding Limited, which
is owned by our director, Jining Li, has agreed that, if we liquidate the trust account prior to the consummation of a business combination,
it will be liable to pay debts and obligations to target businesses or vendors or other entities that are owed money by us for services
rendered or contracted for or products sold to us in excess of the net proceeds of this offering not held in the trust account, but only
to the extent necessary to ensure that such debts or obligations do not reduce the amounts in the trust account and only if such parties
have not executed a waiver agreement. However, we cannot assure you that he will be able to satisfy those obligations if he is required
to do so. Accordingly, the actual per-share distribution could be less than $10.00 due to claims of creditors.
Competition
In identifying, evaluating and selecting a target
business, we may encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours. Many of these entities
are well established and have extensive experience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Many
of these competitors possess greater technical, human and other resources than us and our financial resources will be relatively limited
when contrasted with those of many of these competitors. While we believe there may be numerous potential target businesses that we could
acquire with the net proceeds of this offering, our ability to compete in acquiring certain sizable target businesses may be limited by
our available financial resources.
The following also may not be viewed favorably
by certain target businesses:
| ● | our
obligation to seek shareholder approval of a business combination or obtain the necessary financial information to be sent to shareholders
in connection with such business combination may delay or prevent the completion of a transaction; |
| ● | our
obligation to convert public shares held by our public shareholders may reduce the resources available to us for a business combination; |
| ● | Nasdaq
may require us to file a new listing application and meet its initial listing requirements to maintain the listing of our securities
following a business combination; |
| ● | our
outstanding warrants, rights and unit purchase options and the potential future dilution they represent; |
| ● | our
obligation to pay the deferred underwriting discounts and commissions to Maxim Group LLC upon consummation of our initial business combination; |
| ● | our
obligation to either repay or issue units upon conversion of up to $500,000 of working capital loans that may be made to us by our initial
shareholders, officers, directors or their affiliates; |
| ● | our
obligation to register the resale of the insider shares, as well as the private units (and underlying securities) and any securities
issued to our initial shareholders, officers, directors or their affiliates upon conversion of working capital loans; and |
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impact on the target business’ assets as a result of unknown liabilities under the securities laws or otherwise depending on developments
involving us prior to the consummation of a business combination. |
Any of these factors may place us at a competitive
disadvantage in successfully negotiating a business combination. Our management believes, however, that our status as a public entity
and potential access to the United States public equity markets may give us a competitive advantage over privately-held entities having
a similar business objective as ours in acquiring a target business with significant growth potential on favorable terms.
If we succeed in effecting a business combination,
there will be, in all likelihood, intense competition from competitors of the target business. We cannot assure you that, subsequent to
a business combination, we will have the resources or ability to compete effectively.
Facilities
We maintain our principal executive office at
15/F, Aubin House, 171-172 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. The cost for this space is provided to us by Golden Bridge Capital Limited,
which is also owned by Mr. Jining Li, the Company’s director and also the affiliate of the sponsor, as part of the $10,000 per month
payment we make to it for office space and related services. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
Employees
We have three executive officers, one of whom,
Yongsheng Liu, our Chief Executive Officer, is also an employee. These individuals are not obligated to devote any specific number of
hours to our matters and intend to devote only as much time as they deem necessary to our affairs. The amount of time they will devote
in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected for the business combination and the stage of the business
combination process the company is in. Accordingly, once management locates a suitable target business to acquire, they will spend more
time investigating such target business and negotiating and processing the business combination (and consequently spend more time to our
affairs) than they would prior to locating a suitable target business. We presently expect our executive officers to devote such amount
of time as they reasonably believe is necessary to our business (which could range from only a few hours a week while we are trying to
locate a potential target business to a majority of their time as we move into serious negotiations with a target business for a business
combination). We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of a business combination.
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1A. RISK FACTORS
Our ordinary shares subject to redemption
are classified for as outside permanent equity and the changes in classification could have a material effect on our financial results.
In addition, in preparation of the Company’s
financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2021, the Company concluded it should revise its financial statements to classify
all ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in temporary equity. In accordance with the SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable
equity instruments, ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (ASC 480), paragraph 10-S99, redemption provisions not solely
within the control of the Company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. The Company
had previously classified a portion of its ordinary shares in permanent equity. Although the Company did not specify a maximum redemption
threshold, its charter provides that currently, the Company will not redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible
assets to be less than $5,000,001. The Company considered that the threshold would not change the nature of the underlying shares as redeemable
and thus would be required to be disclosed outside equity. As a result, the Company revised its previously filed financial statements
to classify all ordinary shares as temporary equity and to recognize accretion from the initial book value to redemption value at the
time of its Initial Public Offering and in accordance with ASC 480. The change in the carrying value of redeemable shares of ordinary
shares resulted in charges against accumulated deficit.
We have identified a material weakness in
our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2021. If we are unable to develop and maintain an effective system of internal
control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results in a timely manner, which may adversely
affect investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.
Following the issuance of the SEC Statement, our
management and our audit committee concluded that, in light of the SEC Statement, it was appropriate to restate our previously issued
audited financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2021. See “—the changes on classification of permanent
equity could have a material effect on our financial results.” As part of such process, we identified a material weakness in our
internal controls over financial reporting.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,
in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or
interim financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. Effective internal controls are necessary
for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. We continue to evaluate steps to remediate the material weakness. These
remediation measures may be time consuming and costly and there is no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended
effects
Trading in our securities may be prohibited
under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act if the PCAOB determines that it cannot inspect or fully investigate our auditor. In
that case, Nasdaq could delist our securities. The delisting of our securities, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially
and adversely affect the value of your investment. Additionally, the inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections may deprive our investors
with the benefits of such inspections.
The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act,
or the HFCAA, was enacted on December 18, 2020. The HFCAA states if the SEC determines that we have filed audit reports issued by
a registered public accounting firm that has not been subject to inspection by the PCAOB for three consecutive years beginning in
2021, the SEC shall prohibit our shares or other securities from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter
trading market in the U.S..
Our current auditor, the independent registered
public accounting firm that issues the audit report included elsewhere in this annual report, as an auditor of companies that are traded
publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the PCAOB, is subject to laws in the United States pursuant to which
the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess its compliance with the applicable professional standards. However, if it is later determined
that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely our auditor because of a position taken by an authority in a foreign jurisdiction,
Nasdaq could delist our securities, including our units, ordinary shares and redeemable warrants, and the SEC shall prohibit them from
being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over the counter trading market in the U.S. For example, if we effect our
initial business combination with a business located in the PRC or Hong Kong and if our new auditor is located in China or Hong Kong,
with operations in and who performs audit operations of registrants in China or Hong Kong, a jurisdiction where the PCAOB has been
unable to conduct inspections without the approval of the relevant authorities, the work of our new auditor as it relates to those operations
may not be inspected by the PCAOB. If our securities are delisted and prohibited from being traded on a national securities exchange or
in the over the counter trading market in the U.S. due to the PCAOB not being able to conduct inspections or full investigations
of our auditor, it would substantially impair your ability to sell or purchase our securities when you wish to do so, and the risk and
uncertainty associated with potential delisting and prohibition could have a negative impact on the price of our securities. Also, such
delisting and prohibition could significantly affect the Company’s ability to raise capital on acceptable terms, or at all, which
could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and prospects.
In May 2013, the PCAOB announced that it
had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on Enforcement Cooperation with the CSRC and the PRC Ministry of Finance, which establishes
a cooperative framework between the parties for the production and exchange of audit documents relevant to investigations undertaken by
the PCAOB in the PRC or by the CSRC or the PRC Ministry of Finance in the United States. The PCAOB continues to be in discussions
with the CSRC and the PRC Ministry of Finance to permit joint inspections in the PRC of audit firms that are registered with the PCAOB
and audit Chinese companies that trade on U.S. exchanges.
On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim
final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the HFCAA. We will be required
to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies us as having a “non-inspection” year under a process to be subsequently established
by the SEC. On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed a bill which, if passed by the U.S. House of Representatives
and signed into law, would reduce the number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the
HFCAA from three years to two.
On November 5, 2021, the SEC approved the
PCAOB’s Rule 6100, Board Determinations Under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. Rule 6100 provides a framework
for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCAA, whether it is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered
public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction.
On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued amendments
to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act. The rules
apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public accounting
firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a position taken
by an authority in foreign jurisdictions.
The SEC may propose additional rules or guidance
that could impact us if our auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspection. For example, on August 6, 2020, the President’s Working
Group on Financial Markets, or the PWG, issued the Report on Protecting United States Investors from Significant Risks from Chinese
Companies to the then President of the United States. This report recommended the SEC implement five recommendations to address companies
from jurisdictions that do not provide the PCAOB with sufficient access to fulfill its statutory mandate. Some of the concepts of these
recommendations were implemented with the enactment of the HFCAA. However, some of the recommendations were more stringent than the
HFCAA. For example, if a company was not subject to PCAOB inspection, the report recommended that the transition period before a
company would be delisted would end on January 1, 2022.
The SEC has announced that the SEC staff is preparing
a consolidated proposal for the rules regarding the implementation of the HFCAA and to address the recommendations in the PWG report.
It is unclear when the SEC will complete its rulemaking and when such rules will become effective and what, if any, of the PWG recommendations
will be adopted. The SEC has also announced amendments to various annual report forms to accommodate the certification and disclosure
requirements of the HFCAA. There could be additional regulatory or legislative requirements or guidance that could impact us if our
auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspection. The implications of these possible regulations in addition to the requirements of the HFCAA
are uncertain, and such uncertainty could cause the market price of our securities to be materially and adversely affected. If, for whatever
reason, the PCAOB is unable to conduct inspections or full investigations of our auditor, the Company could be delisted or prohibited
from being traded over the counter earlier than would be required by the HFCAA. If our securities are unable to be listed on another
securities exchange by then, such delisting and prohibition would substantially impair your ability to sell or purchase our securities
when you wish to do so, and the risk and uncertainty associated with potential delisting and prohibition could have a negative impact
on the price of our securities. Also, such delisting and prohibition could significantly affect the Company’s ability to raise capital
on acceptable terms, or at all, which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and prospects.
Inspections of audit firms that the PCAOB has
conducted have identified deficiencies in those firms’ audit procedures and quality control procedures, which may be addressed as
part of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. If the PCAOB were unable to conduct inspections or full investigations
of the Company’s auditor, investors in our securities would be deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections. In addition,
the inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections or full investigations of auditors would may make it more difficult to evaluate the
effectiveness of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm’s audit procedures or quality control procedures
as compared to auditors that are subject to the PCAOB inspections, which could cause investors and potential investors in our stock to
lose confidence in the audit procedures of our auditor and reported financial information and the quality of our financial statements.
U.S. laws and regulations, including
the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act and Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, may restrict or eliminate our
ability to complete a business combination with certain companies, particularly those acquisition candidates with substantial operations
in China or Hong Kong.
The PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections
on accounting firms in the PRC and Hong Kong without the approval of the relevant government authorities. The auditor and its audit work
in the PRC or Hong Kong may not be inspected fully by the PCAOB. Inspections of other auditors conducted by the PCAOB outside China have
at times identified deficiencies in those auditors’ audit procedures and quality control procedures, which may be addressed as
part of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. The lack of PCAOB inspections of audit work undertaken in China or Hong
Kong prevents the PCAOB from regularly evaluating the PRC or Hong Kong auditor’s audits and its quality control procedures. As
a result, shareholders may be deprived of the benefits of PCAOB inspections if we complete a business combination with such companies.
Future developments in U.S. laws may restrict
our ability or willingness to complete certain business combinations with companies. For instance, the recently enacted Holding Foreign
Companies Accountable Act (the “HFCAA”) would restrict our ability to consummate a business combination with a target business
unless that business met certain standards of the PCAOB and would require delisting of a company from U.S. national securities exchanges
if the PCAOB is unable to inspect its public accounting firm for three consecutive years. The HFCAA also requires public companies to
disclose, among other things, whether they are owned or controlled by a foreign government, specifically, those based in China. We may
not be able to consummate a business combination with a favored target business due to these laws. Furthermore, on June 22, 2021,
the U.S. Senate passed the Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (“AHFCAA”), which, if signed into law,
would amend the HFCAA and require the SEC to prohibit an issuer’s securities from trading on any U.S. stock exchanges if its auditor
is not subject to PCAOB inspections for two consecutive years instead of three consecutive years. On December 2, 2021, the SEC issued
amendments to finalize rules implementing the submission and disclosure requirements in the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act.
The rules apply to registrants that the SEC identifies as having filed an annual report with an audit report issued by a registered public
accounting firm that is located in a foreign jurisdiction and that PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely because of a
position taken by an authority in foreign jurisdictions.
The documentation we may be required to submit
to the SEC proving certain beneficial ownership requirements and establishing that we are not owned or controlled by a foreign government
in the event that we use a foreign public accounting firm not subject to inspection by the PCAOB or where the PCAOB is unable to completely
inspect or investigate our accounting practices or financial statements because of a position taken by an authority in the foreign jurisdiction
could be onerous and time consuming to prepare. HFCAA mandates the SEC to identify issuers of SEC-registered securities whose audited
financial reports are prepared by an accounting firm that the PCAOB is unable to inspect due to restrictions imposed by an authority
in the foreign jurisdiction where the audits are performed. If such identified issuer’s auditor cannot be inspected by the PCAOB
for three consecutive years, the trading of such issuer’s securities on any U.S. national securities exchanges, as well as any
over-the-counter trading in the U.S., will be prohibited.
On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim
final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements of the HFCAA. An identified issuer will
be required to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies it as having a “non-inspection” year under a process to be subsequently
established by the SEC. On November 5, 2021, the SEC approved the PCAOB’s Rule 6100, Board Determinations Under the Holding
Foreign Companies Accountable Act. Rule 6100 provides a framework for the PCAOB to use when determining, as contemplated under the HFCAA,
whether it is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms located in a foreign jurisdiction because
of a position taken by one or more authorities in that jurisdiction.
On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued
a Determination Report which found that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms headquartered
in: (i) China, and (ii) Hong Kong. Our auditor, Friedman LLP, headquartered in Manhattan, New York with no branches or offices outside
the United States, is an independent registered public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and is subject to laws in the United
States pursuant to which the PCAOB conducts regular inspections to assess Friedman LLP’s compliance with applicable professional
standards. The PCAOB currently has access to inspecting the working papers of our auditor. Our auditor is not headquartered in China
or Hong Kong and was not identified in this report as a firm subject to the PCAOB’s determination.
In the event that we complete a business combination
with a company with substantial operations in China or Hong Kong and PCAOB is not able to fully conduct inspections of our auditor’s
work papers in China or Hong Kong, it could cause us to fail to be in compliance with U.S. securities laws and regulations, we could
cease to be listed on a U.S. securities exchange, and U.S. trading of our shares could be prohibited under the HFCAA. Any of these actions,
or uncertainties in the market about the possibility of such actions, could adversely affect our prospects to successfully complete a
business combination with a China or Hong Kong-based company, our access to the U.S. capital markets and the price of our shares.
Future developments in respect of increase
U.S. regulatory access to audit information are uncertain, as the legislative developments are subject to the legislative process and
the regulatory developments are subject to the rule-making process and other administrative procedures.
Other developments in U.S. laws and regulatory
environment, including but not limited to executive orders such as Executive Order (E.O.) 13959, “Addressing the Threat from Securities
Investments That Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies,” may further restrict our ability to complete a business combination
with certain China-based businesses.
We may not be able to complete an initial
business combination with a U.S. target company since such initial business combination may be subject to U.S. foreign investment regulations
and review by a U.S. government entity such as the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), or ultimately prohibited.
Cross Wealth Investment Holding Limited, our sponsor,
a British Virgin Islands company, which is controlled by our director, Jining Li,
a Hong Kong national. Our sponsor owns approximately 6.22% of our outstanding shares as of August 23, 2021. Certain federally licensed
businesses in the United States, such as broadcasters and airlines, may be subject to rules or regulations that limit foreign ownership.
In addition, CFIUS is an interagency committee authorized to review certain transactions involving foreign investment in the United States
by foreign persons in order to determine the effect of such transactions on the national security of the United States. Because we may
be considered a “foreign person” under such rules and regulations, any proposed business combination between us and a U.S.
business engaged in a regulated industry or which may affect national security, we could be subject to such foreign ownership restrictions
and/or CFIUS review. The scope of CFIUS was expanded by the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”)
to include certain non-passive, non-controlling investments in sensitive U.S. businesses and certain acquisitions of real estate
even with no underlying U.S. business. FIRRMA, and subsequent implementing regulations that are now in force, also subject certain categories
of investments to mandatory filings. If our potential initial business combination with a U.S. business falls within the scope of foreign
ownership restrictions, we may be unable to consummate a business combination with such business. In addition, if our potential business
combination falls within CFIUS’s jurisdiction, we may be required to make a mandatory filing or determine to submit a voluntary
notice to CFIUS, or to proceed with the initial business combination without notifying CFIUS and risk CFIUS intervention, before or after
closing the initial business combination. CFIUS may decide to block or delay our initial business combination, impose conditions to mitigate
national security concerns with respect to such initial business combination or order us to divest all or a portion of a U.S. business
of the combined company if we had proceeded without first obtaining CFIUS clearance. The foreign ownership limitations, and the potential
impact of CFIUS, may limit the attractiveness of a transaction with us or prevent us from pursuing certain initial business combination
opportunities that we believe would otherwise be beneficial to us and our shareholders. A s a result, the pool of potential targets with
which we could complete an initial business combination may be limited and we may be adversely affected in terms of competing with other
special purpose acquisition companies which do not have similar foreign ownership issues.
Moreover, the process of government review, whether
by CFIUS or otherwise, could be lengthy. Because we have only a limited time to complete our initial business combination (12 months
from the consummation of our IPO, or up to 21 months, if we extend the time to complete a business combination as described in the
prospectus dated March 1, 2021 relating to our IPO) our failure to obtain any required approvals within the requisite time period may
require us to liquidate. If we liquidate, our public shareholders may only receive $10.00 per share initially, and our warrants and
rights will expire worthless. This will also cause you to lose any potential investment opportunity in a target company and the chance
of realizing future gains on your investment through any price appreciation in the combined company.
Risks Related to Doing Business in Jurisdictions We Operate
All our operations are through our office space located in Hong
Kong. However, due to the long arm provisions under the current PRC laws and regulations, the Chinese government may exercise significant
oversight and discretion over the conduct of our business and may intervene in or influence our operations at any time, which could result
in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our ordinary shares. Changes in the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement
of laws of the Chinese government may also be quick with little advance notice and our assertions and beliefs of the risk imposed by the
PRC legal and regulatory system cannot be certain.
Goldenbridge is a holding company with no material operations of its
own and we conduct our operation through our office located in Hong Kong. As of the date of this annual report, we are not materially
affected by recent statements by the Chinese Government indicating an extent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are
conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers. However, due to long arm provisions under the current PRC laws
and regulations, there remains regulatory uncertainty with respect to the implementation and interpretation of laws in China. The PRC
government may choose to exercise significant oversight and discretion, and the policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws
of the Chinese government to which we are subject may change rapidly and with little advance notice to us or our shareholders. As a result,
the application, interpretation, and enforcement of new and existing laws and regulations in the PRC and our assertions and beliefs of
the risk imposed by the PRC legal and regulatory system are often uncertain. In addition, these laws and regulations may be interpreted
and applied inconsistently by different agencies or authorities, and inconsistently with our current policies and practices. New laws,
regulations, and other government directives in the PRC may also be costly to comply with, and such compliance or any associated inquiries
or investigations or any other government actions may:
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We are aware that recently, the PRC government initiated a series of
regulatory actions and statements to regulate business operations in certain areas in China with little advance notice, including cracking
down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas using variable
interest entity structure, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement.
Since these statements and regulatory actions are new, it is highly uncertain how soon legislative or administrative regulation making
bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and interpretations will be modified or promulgated,
if any, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have on our daily business operation, the ability to accept
foreign investments and list on an U.S. or other foreign exchange.
Chinese government may intervene or influence our operations at any
time or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers, which may result
in a material change in our operations and/or the value of our ordinary shares. The promulgation of new laws or regulations, or the new
interpretation of existing laws and regulations, in each case that restrict or otherwise unfavorably impact the ability or way we conduct
our business and could require us to change certain aspects of our business to ensure compliance, which could increase costs, require
us to obtain licenses, permits, approvals or certificates, or subject us to additional liabilities. To the extent any new or more stringent
measures are required to be implemented, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected as well
as materially decrease the value of our ordinary shares, potentially rendering it worthless.
If the Chinese government chooses to exert more oversight and
control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers, such action may significantly limit
or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer ordinary shares to investors and cause the value of our ordinary shares
to significantly decline or be worthless.
Recent statements by the Chinese government have indicated an intent
to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investments in China-based issuers.
On July 6, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council
jointly issued a document to crack down on illegal activities in the securities market and promote the high-quality development of
the capital market, which, among other things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight
of law-enforcement and judicial cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish
and improve the system of extraterritorial application of the PRC securities laws. On December 24, 2021, the CSRC published the Provisions
of the State Council on the Administration of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the “Administration
Provisions”), and the Administrative Measures for the Filing of Overseas Securities Offering and Listing by Domestic Companies (the
“Measures”), which are now open for public comment.
Furthermore, on July 10, 2021, the CAC issued a revised draft
of the Measures for Cybersecurity Review for public comments, which required that, among others, in addition to “operator of critical
information infrastructure”, any “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users
which seeks to list in a foreign stock exchange should also be subject to cybersecurity review, and further elaborated the factors to
be considered when assessing the national security risks of the relevant activities. On December 28, 2021, the CAC, the National
Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”), and several other administrations jointly issued the revised Measures for Cybersecurity
Review, or the “Revised Review Measures”, which became effective and replaced the existing Measures for Cybersecurity Review
on February 15, 2022. According to the Revised Review Measures, if an “online platform operator” that is in possession
of personal data of more than one million users intends to list in a foreign country, it must apply for a cybersecurity review. Based
on a set of Q&A published on the official website of the State Cipher Code Administration in connection with the issuance of the Revised
Review Measures, an official of the said administration indicated that an online platform operator should apply for a cybersecurity review
prior to the submission of its listing application with non-PRC securities regulators. Moreover, the CAC released the draft of the
Regulations on Network Data Security Management in November 2021 for public consultation, which among other things, stipulates that a
data processor listed overseas must conduct an annual data security review by itself or by engaging a data security service provider and
submit the annual data security review report for a given year to the municipal cybersecurity department before January 31 of the following
year. Given the recency of the issuance of the Revised Review Measures and their pending effectiveness, there is a general lack of guidance
and substantial uncertainties exist with respect to their interpretation and implementation.
We do not currently expect the Revised Review Measures to have an impact
on our business, operations or our offering as we do not believe that Goldenbridge is deemed to be an “operator of critical information
infrastructure” or a “data processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, that are required
to file for cybersecurity review before listing in the U.S., because (i) Goldenbridge is incorporated in the BVI and operating through
an office located in Hong Kong and the Revised Review Measures remains unclear whether it shall be applied to a BVI holding company operating
through an office located in Hong Kong; (ii) Goldenbridge operates without any subsidiary or VIE structure in mainland China; (iii) as
of date of this annual report, Goldenbridge has not collected and stored any personal information of PRC individuals; and (vi) as of the
date of this annual report, Goldenbridge has not been informed by any PRC governmental authority of any requirement that it files for
a cybersecurity review. However, there remains significant uncertainty in the interpretation and enforcement of relevant PRC cybersecurity
laws and regulations. If Goldenbridge is deemed to be an “operator of critical information infrastructure” or a “data
processor” controlling personal information of no less than one million users, Goldenbridge’s operation and the listing of
our ordinary shares in the U.S. could be subject to CAC’s cybersecurity review in the future.
Based on our understanding of the current PRC laws, as of the date
of this annual report, Goldenbridge is not required to obtain any permission or approval from PRC authorities to obtain any licenses or
approvals for offering securities to foreign investors and while seeking a target for the initial business combination, or to operate
and to issue our securities to foreign investors and to list on a US exchange, including the CSRC or the CAC, because (i) the CSRC currently
has not issued any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings like ours are subject to this regulation; and (ii) Goldenbridge
was established in the BVI and operates through an office space located in Hong Kong and is not included in the categories of industries
and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC.
Uncertainties still exist, due to the possibility that laws, regulations,
or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the future. In the event that (i) the PRC government expanded the categories of industries
and companies whose foreign securities offerings are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC that we are required to obtain such permissions
or approvals; or (ii) we inadvertently concluded that relevant permissions or approvals were not required or that we did not receive
or maintain relevant permissions or approvals required, any action taken by the PRC government could significantly limit or completely
hinder our operations in PRC and our ability and to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and could cause the value of such
securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
The Hong Kong legal system embodies uncertainties
which could limit the legal protections available to the Company.
Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the PRC and enjoys
a high degree of autonomy under the “one country, two systems” principle. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s
constitutional document, the Basic Law, ensures that the current political situation will remain in effect for 50 years. Hong Kong has
enjoyed the freedom to function in a high degree of autonomy for its affairs, including currencies, immigration and custom, independent
judiciary system and parliamentary system. However, we are not in any position to guarantee the implementation of the “one country,
two systems” principle and the level of autonomy as currently in place at the moment. Any changes in the state of political environment
in Hong Kong may materially and adversely affect our business and operation.
A downturn in the Hong Kong, China or global economy, and economic
and political policies of China could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.
Our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations
may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic and social conditions in Hong Kong and China generally and by continued
economic growth in Hong Kong and China as a whole. The Chinese economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many
respects, including the amount of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation
of resources. While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically
and among various sectors of the economy. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide
the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may have a negative effect on us.
Economic conditions in Hong Kong and China are sensitive to global
economic conditions. Any prolonged slowdown in the global or Chinese economy may have a negative impact on our business, results of operations
and financial condition. Additionally, continued turbulence in the international markets may adversely affect our ability to access the
capital markets to meet liquidity needs.
The recent outbreak of war in Ukraine has already affected global economic
markets, and the uncertain resolution of this conflict could result in protracted and/or severe damage to the global economy. Russia’s
recent military interventions in Ukraine have led to, and may lead to, additional sanctions being levied by the United States, European
Union and other countries against Russia. Russia’s military incursion and the resulting sanctions could adversely affect global
energy and financial markets and thus could affect our client’s business and our business, even though we do not have any direct
exposure to Russia or the adjoining geographic regions. The extent and duration of the military action, sanctions, and resulting market
disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial. Any such disruptions caused by Russian military action or resulting sanctions
may magnify the impact of other risks described in this section. We cannot predict the progress or outcome of the situation in Ukraine,
as the conflict and governmental reactions are rapidly developing and beyond their control. Prolonged unrest, intensified military activities,
or more extensive sanctions impacting the region could have a material adverse effect on the global economy, and such effect could in
turn have a material adverse effect on the operations, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and business outlook of our
business.
Risks Associated with Acquiring and Operating a Target Business
with its Primary Operation in China
Our principal executive offices are located
in Hong Kong, our Sponsor is located in Hong Kong, and certain of our executive officers and/or directors are located in or have significant
ties to Hong Kong, and we may seek to acquire a company that is based in China or Hong Kong or a PRC Target Company which might require
a VIE structure in an initial business combination. Because of such ties to China or Hong Kong, we may be subjected to the laws, rules
and regulations of the PRC. Accordingly, we will be subject to the following risks associated with acquiring and operating a target business
with its primary operation in China.
If the PRC government deems that the
contractual arrangements in relation to the potential PRC Target Company, the VIE, do not comply with PRC regulatory restrictions on
foreign investment in the relevant industries, or if these regulations or the interpretation of existing regulations change in the future,
we could be subject to severe penalties or be forced to relinquish our interests in those operations.
We are a holding company with no operations
of its own. Our initial business combination target company may include a PRC Target Company which might require a VIE structure. The
PRC Target Company, through contractual arrangements, can consolidate the financial results of the VIE in our consolidated financial
statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP or IFRS, if it has the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic
performance of the VIE and have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially
be significant to the VIE. In that case, following the consummation of a business combination with a PRC Target Company, our securities
would be securities of an offshore holding company instead of shares of the VIE in China. For a summary of the VIE contractual arrangements,
see “Proposed Business — Initial Business Combination with a Company Based in China or Hong Kong.”
We will rely on WFOE’s contractual arrangements
with the VIE and its shareholders to operate the business. These contractual arrangements may not be as effective as direct ownership
in respect of our relationship with the VIE. Under the contractual arrangements, as a legal matter, if the VIE or any of its shareholders
executing the VIE Agreements fails to perform its, his or her respective obligations under the contractual arrangements, we may have
to incur substantial costs and resources to enforce such arrangements, and rely on legal remedies available under PRC laws, including
seeking specific performance or injunctive relief, and claiming damages, which we cannot assure you will be effective. For example, if
shareholders of a variable interest entity were to refuse to transfer their equity interests in such variable interest entity to us or
our designated persons when we exercise the purchase option pursuant to the contractual arrangements, we may have to take a legal action
to compel them to fulfill their contractual obligations.
If (i) the applicable PRC authorities invalidate
the contractual arrangements for violation of PRC laws, rules and regulations, (ii) any variable interest entity or its shareholders
terminate the contractual arrangements, (iii) any variable interest entity or its shareholders fail to perform its/his/her obligations
under the contractual arrangements, or (iv) if these regulations change or are interpreted differently in the future, the PRC Target
Company’s business operations in China would be materially and adversely affected, and the value of your securities would substantially
decrease or even become worthless. Further, if we fail to renew the contractual arrangements upon their expiration, we would not be able
to continue the business operations unless the then current PRC law allows us to directly operate businesses in China.
In addition, if any VIE or all or part of
its assets become subject to liens or rights of third-party creditors, we may be unable to continue some or all of our business
activities, which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. If any of the variable
interest entities undergoes a voluntary or involuntary liquidation proceeding, its shareholders or unrelated third-party creditors
may claim rights to some or all of these assets, thereby hindering our ability to operate our business, which could materially and adversely
affect our business and our ability to generate revenues.
All of the contractual arrangements will be
governed by PRC law and provided for the resolution of disputes through arbitration in the PRC. Accordingly, these contracts will be
interpreted in accordance with PRC laws and any disputes will be resolved in accordance with PRC legal procedures. The legal environment
in the PRC is not as developed as in some other jurisdictions, such as the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal
system could limit our ability to enforce the contractual arrangements. In the event we are unable to enforce the contractual arrangements,
we may not be able to exercise the power to direct activities that most impact the economic performance, bears the risks of, and enjoys
the rewards for the purpose of consolidating the financial results of the VIE in our consolidated financial statements in accordance
with U.S. GAAP or IFRS (as discussed above) and we may be precluded from operating our business, which would have a material adverse
effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Although based on industry practices, VIE
contractual arrangements among WFOE, the VIE and its shareholders governed by PRC laws are valid, binding and enforceable, and will not
result in any violation of PRC laws or regulations currently in effect, however, there are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation
and application of current and future PRC laws, regulations and rules. Accordingly, the PRC regulatory authorities may ultimately take
a view that is contrary to the accepted industry practices with respect to VIE contractual arrangements. In addition, it is uncertain
whether any new PRC laws or regulations relating to variable interest entity structures will be adopted or if adopted, what they would
provide. PRC government authorities may deem that foreign ownership is directly or indirectly involved in the VIE’s shareholding
structure. If our potential corporate structure and contractual arrangements are deemed by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology,
or MIIT, or the Ministry of Commerce, or MOFCOM, or other regulators having competent authority to be illegal, either in whole or in
part, we may lose control of the consolidated VIE and have to modify such structure to comply with regulatory requirements. However,
there can be no assurance that we can achieve this without material disruption to the PRC Target Company’s business. Furthermore,
if we or the VIE is found to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws or regulations, or fail to obtain or maintain any of
the required permits or approvals, the relevant PRC regulatory authorities would have broad discretion to take action in dealing with
such violations or failures, including, without limitation:
| ● | revoking the business license and/or operating licenses
of WFOE or the VIE; |
| ● | discontinuing or placing restrictions or onerous conditions
on our operations through any transactions among WFOE, the VIE and its subsidiaries; |
| ● | imposing fines, confiscating the income from WFOE, the
VIE or its subsidiaries, or imposing other requirements with which we or the VIE may not be able to comply; |
| ● | placing restrictions on our right to collect revenues; |
| ● | requiring us to restructure our ownership structure or
operations, including terminating the contractual arrangements with the VIE and deregistering the equity pledges of the VIE, which in
turn would affect our ability to consolidate, exercises the power to direct activities that most impact the economic performance, bears
the risks of, or enjoys the rewards normally associated with ownership of the entity; or |
| ● | taking other regulatory or enforcement actions against
us that could be harmful to our business. |
The imposition of any of these penalties will
result in a material and adverse effect on our potential ability to conduct the business. In addition, it is unclear what impact the
PRC government actions will have on us and on our ability to consolidate the financial results of the VIE in our consolidated financial
statements, if the PRC government authorities were to find our potential corporate structure and contractual arrangements to be in violation
of PRC laws and regulations. If the imposition of any of these government actions causes us to lose our right to direct the activities
of the VIE or our right to receive substantially all the economic benefits and residual returns from the VIE and we are not able to restructure
our ownership structure and operations in a timely and satisfactory manner, we will no longer be able to consolidate the financial results
of the VIE in our consolidated financial statements. Either of these results, or any other significant penalties that might be imposed
on us in this event, it will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and our securities shares
may decline in value or be worthless.
The contractual arrangements under a
VIE Structure may not be as effective as direct ownership in respect of our relationship with the VIE, and thus, we may incur substantial
costs to enforce the terms of the arrangements, which we may not be able to enforce at all.
The contractual arrangements may not be as
effective as direct ownership in respect of our relationship with the VIE. For example, the VIE and its shareholders could breach their
contractual arrangements with us by, among other things, failing to conduct their operations in an acceptable manner or taking other
actions that are detrimental to our interests. If we had direct ownership of the VIE, we would be able to exercise our rights as a shareholder
to effect changes in the board of directors of the VIE, which in turn could implement changes, subject to any applicable fiduciary obligations,
at the management and operational level. However, under the VIE Agreements, we rely on the performance by the VIE and its shareholders
of their obligations under the contracts to exercise control over the VIE. The shareholders of the consolidated VIE may not act in the
best interests of our company or may not perform their obligations under these contracts. Such risks exist throughout the period in which
we intend to operate certain portions of our business through the contractual arrangements with the VIE.
If the VIE or its shareholders fail to perform
their respective obligations under the contractual arrangements, we may have to incur substantial costs and expend additional resources
to enforce such arrangements. For example, if the shareholders of the VIE refuse to transfer their equity interest in the VIE to us or
our designee if we exercise the purchase option pursuant to the contractual arrangements, or if they otherwise act in bad faith toward
us, then we may have to take legal actions to compel them to perform their contractual obligations. In addition, if any third parties
claim any interest in such shareholders’ equity interests in the VIE, our ability to exercise shareholders’ rights or foreclose
the share pledge according to the contractual arrangements may be impaired. If these or other disputes between the shareholders of the
VIE and third parties were to impair our relationship with the VIE, our ability to consolidate the financial results of the VIE would
be affected, which would in turn result in a material adverse effect on the business, operations and financial condition.
Any failure by the VIE or its shareholders
to perform their obligations under our contractual arrangements with them would have a material adverse effect on our business.
The shareholders of the VIE are referred as
its nominee shareholders because although they remain the holders of equity interests on record in the VIE, pursuant to the terms of
the relevant power of attorney, such shareholders have irrevocably authorized the individual appointed by the WFOE to exercise their
rights as a shareholder of the relevant VIE. If the VIE, or its shareholders fail to perform their respective obligations under the contractual
arrangements, we may have to incur substantial costs and expend additional resources to enforce such arrangements. We may also have to
rely on legal remedies under PRC laws, including seeking specific performance or injunctive relief, and claiming damages, which we cannot
assure you will be effective under PRC laws. For example, if the shareholders of the VIE were to refuse to transfer their equity interest
in the VIE to us or our designee if we exercise the purchase option pursuant to these contractual arrangements, or if they were otherwise
to act in bad faith toward us, then we may have to take legal actions to compel them to perform their contractual obligations.
All of these contractual arrangements may
be governed by and interpreted in accordance with PRC law, and disputes arising from these contractual arrangements may be resolved in
court or through arbitration in China. Accordingly, these contracts will be interpreted in accordance with PRC laws and any disputes
will be resolved in accordance with PRC legal procedures. The legal system in the PRC is not as developed as in some other jurisdictions,
such as the United States. As a result, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit our ability to enforce these contractual arrangements.
See “Risks Associated with Acquiring and Operating a Target Business with its Primary Operation in China — Uncertainties
with respect to the PRC legal system could adversely affect us.” Meanwhile, there are very few precedents and little formal
guidance as to how contractual arrangements in the context of a consolidated variable interest entity should be interpreted or enforced
under PRC laws. There remain significant uncertainties regarding the ultimate outcome of such arbitration should legal action become
necessary. In addition, under PRC laws, rulings by arbitrators are final and parties cannot appeal arbitration results in court unless
such rulings are revoked or determined unenforceable by a competent court. If the losing parties fail to carry out the arbitration awards
within a prescribed time limit, the prevailing parties may only enforce the arbitration awards in PRC courts through arbitration award
recognition proceedings, which would require additional expenses and delay. In the event that we are unable to enforce these contractual
arrangements, or if we suffer significant delay or other obstacles in the process of enforcing these contractual arrangements, we may
not consolidate the financial results of the VIE in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP or IFRS, and our
ability to conduct our business may be negatively affected.
In the event we were to successfully
consummate a business combination with a target business with primary operation in PRC, we will be subject to restrictions on dividend
payments following consummation of our initial business combination.
After we consummate our initial business combination,
we may rely on dividends and other distributions from our operating company to provide us with cash flow and to meet our other obligations.
Current regulations in China would permit our operating company in China to pay dividends to us only out of its accumulated distributable
profits, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. In addition, our operating company in China
will be required to set aside at least 10% (up to an aggregate amount equal to half of its registered capital) of its accumulated profits
each year. Such cash reserve may not be distributed as cash dividends. In addition, if PRC Target Company’s operating company in
China incurs debt on its own behalf in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make
other payments to us.
The PRC government may intervene or
influence the Target Operating Entity’s business operations at any time or may exert more control over offerings conducted overseas
and foreign investment in China based issuers, which could result in a material change in the Target Operating Entity’s business
operations post business combination and/or the value of our securities. Additionally, the governmental and regulatory interference could
significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors post business combination
and cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
Statements by the Chinese government in 2021 have
indicated an intent to exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investments in China-based issuers.
The PRC has proposed new rules in 2021 that would require companies collecting or holding large amounts of data to undergo a cybersecurity
review prior to listing in foreign countries, a move that would significantly tighten oversight over China based internet giants. On November 14,
2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China, or CAC, has publicly solicited opinion on the Regulation on Network Data Security Management
(Consultation Draft), which stipulates that data processor that undertakes data processing activities using Internet networks within China
shall apply for the cybersecurity review if it conducts data processing activities that will or may have an impact on the national security.
The review is mandatory if the data processor controls more than 1 million users’ personal information and intends to be listed
in a foreign country, or if the data processor that will or may impact the national security seeks to be listed in Hong Kong. As of the
date of this report, the Draft Regulation on Network Data Security Management has not been formally adopted. On December 28, 2021,
the Cyberspace Administration of China, jointly with 12 departments under the State Council, promulgated the Measures for Cybersecurity
Review, which became effective on February 15, 2022. According to the Measures for Cybersecurity Review, operators of critical information
infrastructure purchasing network products and services, and data processors carrying out data processing activities that affect or may
affect national security, shall conduct cyber security review. An operator, including operators of critical information infrastructure
and data processors, who controls more than 1 million users’ personal information must report to the Cyber Security Review
Office for a cybersecurity review if it intends to be listed in a foreign country.
Our initial business combination target company
may include a PRC Target Company. Therefore, it is uncertain whether such PRC Target Company will be involved in the collection of user
data, implicate cybersecurity, or involve any other type of restricted industry. Based on our understanding of currently applicable PRC
laws and regulations, our registered public offering in the U.S. is not subject to the review or prior approval of the CAC or the CSRC.
Uncertainties still exist, however, due to the possibility that laws, regulations, or policies in the PRC could change rapidly in the
future. Any future action by the PRC government expanding the categories of industries and companies whose foreign securities offerings
are subject to review by the CSRC or the CAC could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer
securities to investors and could cause the value of such securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
As a result of merger and acquisition
regulations implemented on September 8, 2006 (amended on June 22, 2009) relating to acquisitions of assets and equity interests
of Chinese companies by foreign persons, it is expected that acquisitions will take longer and be subject to economic scrutiny by the
PRC government authorities such that we may not be able to complete a transaction.
On September 8, 2006, the Ministry of
Commerce, together with several other government agencies, promulgated the Regulations on Merger and Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises
by Foreign Investors (the “M&A Regulations”, including its amendment on June 22, 2009), which implemented a comprehensive
set of regulations governing the approval process by which a Chinese company may participate in an acquisition of its assets or its equity
interests and by which a Chinese company may obtain public trading of its securities on a securities exchange outside the PRC. Although
there was a complex series of regulations in place prior to September 8, 2006 for approval of Chinese enterprises that were administered
by a combination of provincial and centralized agencies, the M&A Regulations have largely centralized and expanded the approval process
to the Ministry of Commerce, the State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC), the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)
or its branch offices, the State Asset Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), and the CSRC. Depending on the structure of
the transaction, these M&A Regulations will require the Chinese parties to make a series of applications and supplemental applications
to one or more of the aforementioned agencies, some of which must be made within strict time limits and depending on approvals from one
or the other of the aforementioned agencies. The application process has been supplemented to require the presentation of economic data
concerning a transaction, including appraisals of the business to be acquired and evaluations of the acquirer which will permit the government
to assess the economics of a transaction in addition to the compliance with legal requirements. If obtained, approvals will have expiration
dates by which a transaction must be completed. Also, completed transactions must be reported to the Ministry of Commerce and some of
the other agencies within a short period after closing or be subject to an unwinding of the transaction. Therefore, acquisitions in China
may not be able to be completed because the terms of the transaction may not satisfy aspects of the approval process and may not be completed,
even if approved, if they are not consummated within the time permitted by the approvals granted.
China Securities Regulatory Commission
and other Chinese government agencies may exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and foreign investment
in China-based issuers. If we seek to enter into a business combination with a PRC Target Company, additional compliance procedures
may be required in connection with future offerings of our securities and our business combination process, and, if required, we cannot
predict whether we will be able to obtain such approval. As a result, both our investors and us face uncertainty about future actions
by the PRC government that could significantly affect our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the
value of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
On July 6, 2021, the General Office of
the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly issued a document to crack down on
illegal activities in the securities market and promote the high-quality development of the capital markets, which, among other
things, requires the relevant governmental authorities to strengthen cross-border oversight of law-enforcement and judicial
cooperation, to enhance supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, and to establish and improve the system of extraterritorial
application of the PRC securities laws. Since this document is relatively new, uncertainties still exist in relation to how soon legislative
or administrative regulation making bodies will respond and what existing or new laws or regulations or detailed implementations and
interpretations will be modified or promulgated, if any, and the potential impact such modified or new laws and regulations will have
on our future business combination with a company with major operation in China. Therefore, CSRC and other Chinese government agencies
may exert more oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and foreign investment in China-based issuers. Additional
compliance procedures may be required in connection with this offering and our business combination process, and, if required, we cannot
predict whether we will be able to obtain such approval. As a result, both you and us face uncertainty about future actions by the PRC
government that could significantly affect our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value of our
securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
The Chinese government may exercise
significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our post-combination entity’s business and may intervene in or influence
its operations at any time, which could result in a material change in its operations and/or the value of our securities. We are also
currently not required to obtain approval from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges, however, if the PRC Target Company and
the VIE were required to obtain approval in the future and were denied permission from Chinese authorities to list on U.S. exchanges,
we will not be able to continue listing on U.S. exchange, which would materially affect the interest of the investors.
The Chinese government has exercised and continues
to exercise substantial control over virtually every sector of the Chinese economy through regulation and state ownership. Our ability
to operate through a PRC Target Company and a VIE in China may be harmed by changes in its laws and regulations, including those relating
to taxation, environmental regulations, land use rights, property and other matters. The central or local governments of these jurisdictions
may impose new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations that would require additional expenditures and efforts
on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations. Accordingly, government actions in the future, including
any decision not to continue to support recent economic reforms and to return to a more centrally planned economy or regional or local
variations in the implementation of economic policies, could have a significant effect on economic conditions in China or particular
regions thereof, and could require us to divest ourselves of any interest we then hold in Chinese properties.
For example, the Chinese cybersecurity regulator
announced on July 2, 2021 that it had begun an investigation of Didi Global Inc. (NYSE: DIDI) and two days later ordered that the
company’s app be removed from smartphone app stores. On July 24, 2021, the General Office of the Communist Party of China
Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council jointly released the Guidelines for Further Easing the Burden of Excessive
Homework and Off-campus Tutoring for Students at the Stage of Compulsory Education, pursuant to which foreign investment in such
firms via mergers and acquisitions, franchise development, and variable interest entities are banned from this sector.
As such, the PRC Target Company’s business
segments may be subject to various government and regulatory interference in the provinces in which they operate. The PRC Target Company
could be subject to regulations by various political and regulatory entities, including various local and municipal agencies and government
sub-divisions, and these regulations may be interpreted and applied inconsistently by different agencies or authorities. The PRC Target
Company may incur increased costs necessary to comply with existing and newly adopted laws and regulations or penalties for any failure
to comply, and such compliance or any associated inquiries or investigations or any other government actions may:
| ● | delay or impede our development; |
| ● | result in negative publicity or increase the Company’s
operating costs; |
| ● | require significant management time and attention; and |
| ● | subject the post-combination entity to remedies,
administrative penalties and even criminal liabilities that may harm our business, including fines assessed for our current or historical
operations, or demands or orders that we modify or even cease our business practices. |
Our initial business combination target company
may include a PRC Target Company. Therefore, it is uncertain when and whether we and the post-combination entity will be required
to obtain permission from the PRC government to list on U.S. exchanges, and even when such permission is obtained, whether it will be
denied or rescinded. Further, the promulgation of new laws or regulations, or the new interpretation of existing laws and regulations,
in each case that restrict or otherwise unfavorably may impact the ability or way the post-combination entity may conduct its business
and could require it to change certain aspects of its business to ensure compliance, which could decrease demand for its products or
services, reduce revenues, increase costs, require us to obtain more licenses, permits, approvals or certificates, or subject it to additional
liabilities. As such, the post-combination entity’s operations could be adversely affected, directly or indirectly, by existing
or future PRC laws and regulations relating to its business or industry, which could result in a material adverse change in the value
of our securities, potentially rendering it worthless. As a result, both our investors and us face uncertainty about future actions by
the PRC government that could significantly affect our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value
of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
Changes in the policies, regulations,
rules, and the enforcement of laws of the PRC government may be quick with little advance notice and could have a significant impact
upon our ability to operate profitably in the PRC.
Our post-combination entity may conduct
most of its operations and generate most of its revenue in the PRC. Accordingly, economic, political and legal developments in the PRC
will significantly affect our post-combination entity’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Policies, regulations, rules, and the enforcement of laws of the PRC government can have significant effects on economic conditions in
the PRC and the ability of businesses to operate profitably. Our post-combination entity’s ability to operate profitably in
the PRC may be adversely affected by changes in policies by the PRC government, including changes in laws, regulations or their interpretation,
particularly those dealing with the Internet, including censorship and other restriction on material which can be transmitted over the
Internet, security, intellectual property, money laundering, taxation and other laws that affect our post-combination entity’s
ability to operate its business. Any actions by the PRC government to exert more oversight and control over offerings (including businesses
whose primary operations are in Hong Kong) that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investments in Hong Kong- or PRC-based issuers
could significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors and cause the value
of our securities to significantly decline or be worthless.
We and our initial business combination
may be subject to a variety of PRC laws and other obligations regarding cybersecurity and data protection and we may have to spend additional
resources and incur additional time delays to complete any such business combination or be prevented from pursuing certain investment
opportunities.
We and our initial business combination, if
with a PRC Target Company, may be subject to PRC laws relating to the collection, use, sharing, retention, security, and transfer of
confidential and private information, such as personal information and other data. These laws continue to develop, and the PRC government
may adopt other rules and restrictions in the future. Non-compliance could result in penalties or other significant legal liabilities.
For instance, various regulatory bodies in China,
including CAC, the Ministry of Public Security and the State Administration for Market Regulation, have enforced data privacy and protection
laws and regulations with varying and evolving standards and interpretations. In April 2020, the Chinese government promulgated Cybersecurity
Review Measures, which came into effect on June 1, 2020. Pursuant to the Cybersecurity Review Measures, operators of critical information
infrastructure must pass a cybersecurity review when purchasing network products and services which do or may affect national security.
On November 14, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China has publicly solicited opinion on the Regulation on Network Data Security
Management (Consultation Draft), which stipulates that data processor that undertakes data processing activities using Internet networks
within China shall apply for the cybersecurity review if it conducts data processing activities that will or may have an impact on the
national security. The review is mandatory if the data processor controls more than 1 million users’ personal information and
intends to be listed in a foreign country, or if the data processor that will or may impact the national security seeks to be listed in
Hong Kong. As of the date of this report, the Draft Regulation on Network Data Security Management has not been formally adopted. On December 28,
2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China, jointly with 12 departments under the State Council, promulgated the Measures for Cybersecurity
Review, which became effective on February 15, 2022. According to the Measures for Cybersecurity Review, operators of critical information
infrastructure purchasing network products and services, and data processors carrying out data processing activities that affect or may
affect national security, shall conduct cyber security review. An operator, including operators of critical information infrastructure
and data processors, who controls more than 1 million users’ personal information must report to the Cyber Security Review
Office for a cybersecurity review if it intends to be listed in a foreign country.
Certain internet platforms in China have been
reportedly subject to heightened regulatory scrutiny in relation to cybersecurity matters. As of the date of this report, we have not
been informed by any PRC governmental authority of any requirement that we file for a cybersecurity review. As a result, it will not affect
our process of searching for a business combination target until further certainty in the interpretation and enforcement of relevant PRC
cybersecurity laws and regulations. However, if we or the combined company following a business combination are deemed to be a critical
information infrastructure operator or a company that is engaged in data processing and holds personal information of more than one million
users, we could be subject to PRC cybersecurity review.
As there remains significant uncertainty in
the interpretation and enforcement of relevant PRC cybersecurity laws and regulations, we or the combined company following a business
combination could be subject to cybersecurity review, and if so, it is uncertain whether we can or how long it will take us to obtain
such approval or complete such procedures and any such approval could be rescinded and we may not be able to pass such review in relation
to this offering, searching for a business combination target, or a business combination. In addition, we could become subject to enhanced
cybersecurity review or investigations launched by PRC regulators in the future. Any failure or delay in the completion of the cybersecurity
review procedures or any other non-compliance with the related laws and regulations may result in fines or other penalties, including
suspension of business, website closure, and revocation of prerequisite licenses, as well as reputational damage or legal proceedings
or actions, which may have material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
On June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee
of the PRC National People’s Congress, or SCNPC, promulgated the PRC Data Security Law, which will take effect in September 2021.
The PRC Data Security Law imposes data security and privacy obligations on entities and individuals carrying out data activities, and
introduces a data classification and hierarchical protection system based on the importance of data in economic and social development,
and the degree of harm it will cause to national security, public interests, or legitimate rights and interests of individuals or organizations
when such data is tampered with, destroyed, leaked, illegally acquired or used. The PRC Data Security Law also provides for a national
security review procedure for data activities that may affect national security and imposes export restrictions on certain data and information.
On August 20, 2021, the SCNPC adopted the Personal Information Protection Law, which shall come into force as of November 1,
2021. The Personal Information Protection Law includes the basic rules for personal information processing, the rules for cross-border provision
of personal information, the rights of individuals in personal information processing activities, the obligations of personal information
processors, and the legal responsibilities for illegal collection, processing, and use of personal information.
These rules could result in us not being able
to acquire a potential target in the PRC, or our using time and working capital to pursue a transaction that cannot be completed because
of the actions of regulators. As uncertainties remain regarding the interpretation and implementation of these laws and regulations,
we cannot assure you that we or the combined company following a business combination will comply with such regulations in all respects
and we or the combined company following a business combination may be ordered to rectify or terminate any actions that are deemed illegal
by regulatory authorities. We or the combined company following a business combination may also become subject to fines and/or other
sanctions which may have material adverse effect on our business, operations and financial condition.
If we become directly subject to the
recent scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity involving U.S.-listed Chinese companies, we may have to expend significant resources
to investigate and resolve the matter which could harm our business operations, this offering and our reputation and could result in
a loss of your investment in our ordinary shares, especially if such matter cannot be addressed and resolved favorably.
Recently, U.S. public companies that have
substantially all of their operations in China, have been subjected to intense scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity by investors,
financial commentators and regulatory agencies, such as the SEC. Much of the scrutiny, criticism and negative publicity has centered
around financial and accounting irregularities, a lack of effective internal controls over financial accounting, inadequate corporate
governance policies or a lack of adherence thereto and, in many cases, allegations of fraud. As a result of the scrutiny, criticism and
negative publicity, the publicly traded stock of many U.S. listed Chinese companies has sharply decreased in value and, in some cases,
has become virtually worthless. Many of these companies are now subject to shareholder lawsuits and SEC enforcement actions and are conducting
internal and external investigations into the allegations. It is not clear what effect this sector-wide scrutiny, criticism and
negative publicity will have on our Company if we target a PRC company with respect to the initial business combination. If we become
the subject of any unfavorable allegations, whether such allegations are proven to be true or untrue, we will have to expend significant
resources to investigate such allegations and/or defend the Company. This situation may be a major distraction to our management. If
such allegations are not proven to be groundless, we will be severely hampered and your investment in our securities could be rendered
worthless.
Compliance with the PRC Antitrust law
may limit our ability to effect our initial business combination.
The PRC Antitrust Law became effective on
August 1, 2008. The government authorities in charge of antitrust matters in China are the Antitrust Commission and other antitrust
authorities under the State Council. The PRC Antitrust Law regulates (1) monopoly agreements, including decisions or actions in concert
that preclude or impede competition, entered into by business operators; (2) abuse of dominant market position by business operators;
and (3) concentration of business operators that may have the effect of precluding or impeding competition. To implement the Antitrust
Law, in 2008, the State Council formulated the regulations that require filing of concentration of business operators, pursuant to which
concentration of business operators refers to (1) merger with other business operators; (2) gaining control over other business operators
through acquisition of equity interest or assets of other business operators; and (3) gaining control over other business operators through
exerting influence on other business operators through contracts or other means. In 2009, the Ministry of Commerce, to which the Antitrust
Commission is affiliated, promulgated the Measures for Filing of Concentration of Business Operators (amended by the Guidelines for Filing
of Concentration of Business Operators in 2014), which set forth the criteria of concentration and the requirement of miscellaneous documents
for the purpose of filing. The business combination we contemplate may be considered the concentration of business operators, and to
the extent required by the Antitrust Law and the criteria established by the State Council, we must file with the antitrust authority
under the PRC State Council prior to conducting the contemplated business combination. If the antitrust authority decides not to further
investigate whether the contemplated business combination has the effect of precluding or impeding competition or fails to make a decision
within 30 days from receipt of relevant materials, we may proceed to consummate the contemplated business combination. If antitrust authority
decides to prohibit the contemplated business combination after further investigation, we must terminate such business combination and
would then be forced to either attempt to complete a new business combination if it was prior to 15 wait months from the closing of our
offering or we would be required to return any amounts which were held in the trust account to our shareholders. When we evaluate a potential
business combination, we will consider the need to comply with the Antitrust Law and other relevant regulations which may limit our ability
to effect an acquisition or may result in our modifying or not pursuing a particular transaction.
Enhanced scrutiny over acquisition transactions
by the PRC tax authorities may have a negative impact on potential acquisitions we may pursue in the future.
The PRC tax authorities have enhanced their
scrutiny over the direct or indirect transfer of certain taxable assets, including, in particular, equity interests in a PRC resident
enterprise, by a non-resident enterprise by promulgating and implementing SAT Circular 59 and Circular 698, which became effective
in January 2008, and a Circular 7 in replacement of some of the existing rules in Circular 698, which became effective in February 2015.
Under Circular 698, where a non-resident enterprise
conducts an “indirect transfer” by transferring the equity interests of a PRC “resident enterprise” indirectly
by disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, the non-resident enterprise, being the transferor, may be subject
to PRC corporate income tax, if the indirect transfer is considered to be an abusive use of company structure without reasonable commercial
purposes. As a result, gains derived from such indirect transfer may be subject to PRC tax at a rate of up to 10%. Circular 698 also
provides that, where a non-PRC resident enterprise transfers its equity interests in a PRC resident enterprise to its related parties
at a price lower than the fair market value, the relevant tax authority has the power to make a reasonable adjustment to the taxable
income of the transaction.
In February 2015, the SAT issued Circular
7 to replace the rules relating to indirect transfers in Circular 698. Circular 7 has introduced a new tax regime that is significantly
different from that under Circular 698. Circular 7 extends its tax jurisdiction to not only indirect transfers set forth under Circular
698 but also transactions involving transfer of other taxable assets, through the offshore transfer of a foreign intermediate holding
company. In addition, Circular 7 provides clearer criteria than Circular 698 on how to assess reasonable commercial purposes and has
introduced safe harbors for internal group restructurings and the purchase and sale of equity through a public securities market. Circular
7 also brings challenges to both the foreign transferor and transferee (or other person who is obligated to pay for the transfer) of
the taxable assets. Where a non-resident enterprise conducts an “indirect transfer” by transferring the taxable assets
indirectly by disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding company, the non-resident enterprise being the transferor,
or the transferee, or the PRC entity which directly owned the taxable assets may report to the relevant tax authority such indirect transfer.
Using a “substance over form” principle, the PRC tax authority may disregard the existence of the overseas holding company
if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was established for the purpose of reducing, avoiding or deferring PRC tax. As a result,
gains derived from such indirect transfer may be subject to PRC corporate income tax, and the transferee or other person who is obligated
to pay for the transfer is obligated to withhold the applicable taxes, currently at a rate of 10% for the transfer of equity interests
in a PRC resident enterprise.
We may face uncertainties on the reporting
and consequences on future private equity financing transactions, share exchange or other transactions involving the transfer of shares
in our company by investors that are non-PRC resident enterprises. The PRC tax authorities may pursue such non-resident enterprises
with respect to a filing or the transferees with respect to withholding obligation, and request our PRC subsidiaries to assist in the
filing. As a result, we and non-resident enterprises in such transactions may become at risk of being subject to filing obligations
or being taxed, under Circular 59 or Circular 698 and Circular 7, and may be required to expend valuable resources to comply with
Circular 59, Circular 698 and Circular 7 or to establish that we and our non-resident enterprises should not be taxed under
these circulars, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The PRC tax authorities have the discretion
under SAT Circular 59, Circular 698 and Circular 7 to make adjustments to the taxable capital gains based on the difference between
the fair value of the taxable assets transferred and the cost of investment. Although we currently have no plans to pursue any acquisitions
in China or elsewhere in the world, we may pursue acquisitions in the future that may involve complex corporate structures. If we are
considered a non-resident enterprise under the PRC corporate income tax law and if the PRC tax authorities make adjustments to the
taxable income of the transactions under SAT Circular 59 or Circular 698 and Circular 7, our income tax costs associated with such
potential acquisitions will be increased, which may have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
The approval of the China Securities
Regulatory Commission is not required in connection with our offering, however, if required, we cannot predict whether we will be able
to obtain such approval.
The M&A Regulations, adopted by six PRC
regulatory agencies requires an overseas special purpose vehicle formed for listing purposes through acquisitions of PRC domestic companies
and controlled by PRC companies or individuals to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of such special purpose
vehicle’s securities on an overseas stock exchange. On September 21, 2006, the CSRC published on its official website procedures
specifying documents and materials required to be submitted to it by any such special purpose vehicle seeking CSRC’s approval of
overseas listings. However, substantial uncertainty remains regarding the scope and applicability of the M&A Regulations and the
CSRC approval requirement to offshore special purpose vehicles.
In addition, the Opinions jointly issued by
the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the General Office of the State Council (the “Opinions”),
which were made available to the public on July 6, 2021, call for strengthened regulation over illegal securities activities and
supervision of overseas listings by China-based companies and propose to take effective measures, such as promoting the development
of relevant regulatory systems to deal with the risks and incidents faced by China-based overseas-listed companies. The Opinions
also provide that the State Council will revise provisions regarding the overseas issuance and listing of shares by companies limited
by shares and will clarify the duties of domestic regulatory authorities. As of the date of this report, no official guidance and related
implementation rules have been issued in relation to the recently issued Opinions and the interpretation and implementation of the Opinions
remain unclear at this stage.
Based on our understanding of the current
PRC laws and regulations, our company is not required to obtain any prior permission under the M&A Regulations or the Opinions from
any PRC governmental authorities (including the CSRC) for consummating our offering, given that: (a) the CSRC currently has not issued
any definitive rule or interpretation concerning whether offerings like ours under our prospectus dated March 1, 2021 are subject to
the M&A Regulations; and (b) our company is a blank check company newly incorporated in the British Virgin Islands rather than in
China and currently our company does not own or control any equity interest in any PRC company or operate any business in China. As of
the date of this annual report, we have not received any inquiry, notice, warning, sanctions or regulatory objection to this offering
from the CSRC or any other PRC governmental authorities. However, there remains some uncertainty and no assurance as to how our interpretations
to the M&A Rules and the Opinions will be interpreted or implemented by the relevant PRC governmental authorities, including the
CSRC, or that the CSRC or any other PRC governmental authorities would not promulgate new rules or adopt new interpretation of existing
rules that would require us to obtain CSRC or other PRC governmental approvals for our offering or, in the context of an overseas offering
or if we decide to consummate the business combination with a target business based in and primarily operating in China.
Furthermore, CAC, issued the draft amendment
to the Cybersecurity Review Measures in July 2021, which provides, among other things, that an application for cyber security review
shall be made by an issuer who is a critical information infrastructure operator or a data processing operator as defined therein before
such issuer’s listing in a foreign country if the issuer possesses personal information of more than one million users, and that
the relevant governmental authorities in the PRC may initiate cybersecurity review if such governmental authorities determine an operator’s
cyber products or services, data processing or potential listing in a foreign country affect or may affect national security. Such draft
amendment was released for public comment, and its provisions and anticipated adoption or effective date are subject to changes and thus
its interpretation and implementation remain substantially uncertain.
While the application of the M&A Rules
remains unclear, we believe that the CSRC approval was not required in the context of our offering. However, there can be no assurance
that the relevant PRC government agencies, including the CSRC, would reach the same conclusion. If the CSRC or another PRC governmental
authority subsequently determines that its approval is needed for our offering, or for our business combination with a target business
based in and primarily operating in China, or approval obtained for the business combination is subsequently rescinded, we may face adverse
actions or sanctions by the CSRC or other PRC governmental authorities. These governmental authorities may delay a potential business
combination, impose fines and penalties, limit our operations in China, or take other actions that could result in our inability to consummate
an initial business combination with a China-based business, or materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results
of operations, reputation and prospects, as well as the trading price of our securities or the continued listing on U.S. exchange. Any
changes in PRC law, regulations, or interpretations may severely affect our operations after our IPO. The use of the term “operate”
and “operations” includes the process of searching for a target business and conducting related activities. To that extent,
we may not be able to conduct the process of searching of a potential target company in China.
If we decide to consummate our business combination
with a target business based in and primarily operating in China, the combined company’s business operations in China through its
subsidiaries and VIEs, as applicable, are subject to relevant requirements to obtain applicable licenses from PRC governmental authorities
under relevant PRC laws and regulations.
Uncertainties with respect to the PRC
legal system could adversely affect us.
Our principal executive offices are located
in Hong Kong, our Sponsor is located in Hong Kong, and certain of our executive officers and/or directors are located in or have significant
ties to Hong Kong, and we may seek to acquire a company that is based in China or Hong Kong in an initial business combination. The uncertainties
in the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws, rules and regulations would apply to us if we were to acquire a company that is based
in China or Hong Kong regardless of whether we have a VIE structure or direct ownership structure post-business combination. Because
of such ties to China or Hong Kong, we may be governed by PRC laws and regulations. PRC companies and variable interests entities are
generally subject to laws and regulations applicable to foreign investments in China and, in particular, laws and regulations applicable
to wholly foreign-owned enterprises. The PRC legal system is based on statutes. Prior court decisions may be cited for reference
but have limited precedential value.
Since 1979, PRC legislation and regulations
have significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign investments in China. However, China has not developed
a fully integrated legal system and recently enacted laws and regulations may not sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities
in China. In particular, because these laws and regulations are relatively new, and because of the limited volume of published decisions
and their nonbinding nature, the interpretation and enforcement of these laws and regulations involve uncertainties. In addition, the
PRC legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules (some of which are not published on a timely basis or at
all) that may have a retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until sometime
after the violation. In addition, any litigation in China may be protracted and result in substantial costs and diversion of resources
and management attention.
PRC regulation of loans and direct investment
by offshore holding companies to PRC entities may delay or prevent us from using the proceeds of our offering to make loans or additional
capital contributions to our PRC subsidiaries, which could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and
expand our business.
Any loans to PRC subsidiaries are subject
to PRC regulations. For example, loans by us to subsidiaries in China, which are foreign invested entities (“FIEs”), to finance
their activities cannot exceed statutory limits and must be registered with SAFE. On March 30, 2015, SAFE promulgated Hui Fa [2015]
No.19, a notice regulating the conversion by a foreign-invested company of foreign currency into RMB. The foreign exchange capital,
for which the monetary contribution has been confirmed by the foreign exchange authorities (or for which the monetary contribution has
been registered for account entry) in the capital account of a foreign-invested enterprise may be settled at a bank as required
by the enterprise’s actual management needs. Foreign-invested enterprises with investment as their main business (including
foreign-oriented companies, foreign-invested venture capital enterprises and foreign-invested equity investment enterprises)
are allowed to, under the premise of authenticity and compliance of their domestic investment projects, carry out based on their actual
investment scales direct settlement of foreign exchange capital or transfer the RMB funds in the foreign exchange settlement account
for pending payment to the invested enterprises’ accounts.
On May 10, 2013, SAFE released Circular 21,
which came into effect on May 13, 2013. According to Circular 21, SAFE has simplified the foreign exchange administration procedures
with respect to the registration, account openings and conversions, settlements of FDI-related foreign exchange, as well as fund
remittances.
Circular 21 may significantly limit our ability
to convert, transfer and use the net proceeds from this offering and any offering of additional equity securities in China, which may
adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and expand our business in the PRC.
We may also decide to finance the PRC Target
Company’s subsidiaries by means of capital contributions. These capital contributions must be approved by MOFCOM or its local counterpart,
which usually takes no more than 30 working days to complete. We may not be able to obtain these government approvals on a timely basis,
if at all, with respect to future capital contributions by us to the PRC Target Company’s subsidiaries. If we fail to receive such
approvals, we will not be able to capitalize our PRC operations, which could adversely affect our liquidity and our ability to fund and
expand our business.
Changes in China’s economic, political
or social conditions or government policies could have a material adverse effect on the PRC Target Company’s business and results
of operations we may pursue in the future.
If our initial business combination target
is a PRC company or Hong Kong with operations in China or Hong Kong, its business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations
may be influenced to a significant degree by political, economic and social conditions in China generally and by continued economic growth
in China as a whole.
The Chinese economy differs from the economies
of most developed countries in many respects, including the amount of government involvement, level of development, growth rate, control
of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although the Chinese government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization
of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets and the establishment of improved corporate
governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is still owned by the government. In addition,
the Chinese government continues to play a significant role in regulating industry development by imposing industrial policies. The Chinese
government also exercises significant control over China’s economic growth through allocating resources, controlling payment of
foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy, and providing preferential treatment to particular industries
or companies.
While the Chinese economy has experienced
significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The Chinese
government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures
may benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may have a negative effect on us. For example, the PRC Target Company’s financial
condition and results of operations may be adversely affected by government control over capital investments or changes in tax regulations.
In addition, in the past the Chinese government has implemented certain measures, including interest rate increases, to control the pace
of economic growth. These measures may cause decreased economic activity in China, and since 2012, China’s economic growth has
slowed down. Any prolonged slowdown in the Chinese economy may reduce the demand for the PRC Target Company’s products and services
and materially and adversely affect its business and results of operations.
You may face difficulties in protecting
your interests and exercising your rights as a shareholder since we conduct substantially all of our operations in China, and certain
of our executive officers and/or directors reside outside the U.S.
Although we are incorporated in the British
Virgin Islands, our initial business combination target may be a PRC or Hong Kong company with substantially all of its operations in
China. Further, certain of our current executive officers and/or our directors reside outside the U.S. and substantially all of the assets
of those persons are located outside of the U.S. It may be difficult for you to conduct due diligence on the Company or such directors
in your election of the directors and attend shareholders meeting if the meeting is held in China. As a result of all of the above, our
public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests through actions against our management, directors or major
shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation doing business entirely or predominantly within the U.S.
You may experience difficulties in effecting
service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing actions in China against us or our management based on foreign laws.
Although we are incorporated in the British Virgin
Islands, our initial business combination target may be a PRC or Hong Kong company with substantially all of its operations in China.
Further, our Sponsor and two of our directors are located in Hong Kong and substantially all of the assets of those persons are located
outside the U.S.. As a result, it may be difficult for our shareholders to effect service of process upon us or those persons located
in Hong Kong. In addition, China does not have treaties providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments of courts
with the British Virgin Islands and many other countries and regions. Therefore, recognition and enforcement in China of judgments of
a court in any of these non-PRC jurisdictions in relation to any matter not subject to a binding arbitration provision may be difficult
or impossible.
Governmental control of currency conversion
may affect the value of your investment.
The PRC government imposes controls on the
convertibility of the RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of China. Our initial business
combination target may be a PRC company with substantially all of its revenues in RMB. If a VIE structure is required for the PRC Target
Company, all of our income will be primarily derived from dividend payments from PRC subsidiaries. Shortages in the availability of foreign
currency may restrict the ability of the PRC subsidiaries to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends or other payments to
us, or otherwise satisfy their foreign currency denominated obligations. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of
current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and expenditures from trade-related transactions can be
made in foreign currencies without prior approval from SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, approval from
appropriate government authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of China to pay capital
expenses such as the repayment of loans denominated in foreign currencies. The PRC government may also at its discretion restrict access
in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining
sufficient foreign currency to satisfy our currency demands post business combination, we may not be able to pay dividends in foreign
currencies to our security-holders.
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not applicable.
ITEM
2. PROPERTIES
We do not own any real estate or other physical
properties materially important to our operations. We maintain our principal executive offices at 15/F, Aubin House, 171-172 Gloucester
Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. The cost for this space is provided to us by Golden Bridge Capital Limited, which is also owned by Mr. Jining
Li, the Company’s director and also the affiliate of the sponsor, as part of the $10,000 per month payment we make to it for office
space and related services. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We may be subject to legal proceedings, investigations
and claims incidental to the conduct of our business from time to time. We are not currently a party to any material litigation or other
legal proceedings brought against us. We are also not aware of any legal proceeding, investigation or claim, or other legal exposure that
has a more than remote possibility of having a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
ITEM
4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not Applicable.
PART II
ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Our units began to trade on the Nasdaq Capital
Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “GBRGU” on March 2, 2021. The ordinary shares, warrants and rights comprising the units
began separate trading on Nasdaq on April 16,2021, under the symbols “GBRG”, “GBRGW” and “GBRGR”,
respectively.
Holders of Record
At August 23, 2021, there were 7,566,250 of our
ordinary shares issued and outstanding held by nine shareholders of record. The number of record holders was determined from the records
of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of ordinary shares whose shares are held in the names of various security
brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies.
Dividends
We have not paid any cash dividends on our ordinary
shares to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of an initial business combination. The payment of cash
dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition
subsequent to completion of a business combination. The payment of any dividends subsequent to a business combination will be within the
discretion of our board of directors at such time. It is the present intention of our board of directors to retain all earnings, if any,
for use in our business operations and, accordingly, our board of directors does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable
future. In addition, our board of directors is not currently contemplating and does not anticipate declaring any share dividends in the
foreseeable future. Further, if we incur any indebtedness, our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive covenants we
may agree to in connection therewith.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
None.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
Use of Proceeds
On March 4, 2021, we consummated our IPO of 5,000,000
Units. Subsequently, on March 9, 2021, the underwriters exercised the option in full, and the closing of the issuance and sale of the
additional Units of 750,000 occurred on March 11, 2021. Each Unit consists of one Ordinary Share, one warrant entitling its holder to
purchase one-half of one Ordinary Share at a price of $11.50 per whole share, and one Right to receive 1/10 of an Ordinary Share upon
the consummation of our initial business combination. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds
of $57,500,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the private placement of 350,000 units at a price
of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating gross proceeds of $3,500,000.
A total of $57,500,000 of the net proceeds from
the sale of Units in the IPO (including the over-allotment option units) and the Private Placement were placed in a trust account established
for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders.
The private units are identical to the units sold
in the IPO except that the private warrants will be non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis, in each case so long as they
continue to be held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees. Additionally, because the Private Units were issued in a private transaction,
our Sponsor and its permitted transferees will be allowed to exercise the warrants included in the Private Units for cash even if a registration
statement covering the Ordinary Shares issuable upon exercise of such warrants is not effective and receive unregistered Ordinary Shares.
Additionally, our Sponsor agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Units or underlying securities (except to the same
permitted transferees as the insider shares and provided the transferees agree to the same terms and restrictions as the permitted transferees
of the insider shares must agree to, each as described above) until the completion of the Company’s initial business combination.
The Sponsor was granted certain demand and piggyback registration rights in connection with the Private Units.
We paid a total of $1,437,500 in underwriting
discounts and commissions (not including the 3.5% deferred underwriting commission payable at the consummation of business combination)
and $399,694 for other costs and expenses related to our formation and the IPO.
For a description of the use of the proceeds generated
in our initial public offering, see below Part II, Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations of this Form 10-K/A.
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
ITEM
6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
As a smaller reporting company we are not required
to make disclosures under this Item.
ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in the
British Virgin Islands on August 12, 2019 with limited liability (meaning our public shareholders have no liability, as shareholders of
the Company, for the liabilities of the Company over and above the amount paid for their shares) to serve as a vehicle to effect a merger,
share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more target
businesses. Our efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular industry or geographic location.
We intend to utilize cash derived from the proceeds of this offering, our securities, debt or a combination of cash, securities and debt,
in effecting a business combination.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity from inception up to March
4, 2021 was in preparation for the initial public offering. Since the initial public offering, our activity has been limited to the evaluation
of business combination candidates, and we will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial
business combination. 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. We expect our expenses to increase substantially after this period.
For the years ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, we
had a net loss of $819,366 and $34,625, respectively, which was comprised of change in fair value of warrant liabilities, interest and
dividend income and general and administrative expenses.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2021, we had cash of $754,440.
Until the consummation of the initial public offering, the Company’s only source of liquidity was an initial purchase of ordinary
shares by the Sponsor, monies loaned by the Sponsor under a certain unsecured promissory note and advances from the Sponsor.
On March 4, 2021, we consummated the initial public
offering of 5,000,000 Public Units at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $50,000,000. Subsequently, on March 9,
2021, the underwriters exercised the option in full of 750,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $7,500,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, we consummated the sale of 350,000 Private Units, at a price of $10.00
per unit, generating gross proceeds of $3,500,000.
Following the initial public offering and the
exercise of the over-allotment option, a total of $57,500,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $1,837,194 in initial public
offering related costs, including $1,437,500 of underwriting fees and $399,694 of initial public offering costs.
We intend to use substantially all of the net
proceeds of the initial public offering, including the funds held in the Trust Account, to acquire a target business or businesses and
to pay our expenses relating thereto. To the extent that our capital stock is used in whole or in part as consideration to effect our
business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account, as well as any other net proceeds not expended, will be used as
working capital to finance the operations of the target business. Such working capital funds could be used in a variety of ways including
continuing or expanding the target business’ operations, for strategic acquisitions and for marketing, research and development
of existing or new products. Such funds could also be used to repay any operating expenses or finders’ fees which we had incurred
prior to the completion of our business combination if the funds available to us outside of the Trust Account were insufficient to cover
such expenses.
We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust
Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel
to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate
documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a business combination.
We do not believe we will need to raise additional
funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. This belief is based on the fact that while we may begin
preliminary due diligence of a target business in connection with an indication of interest, we intend to undertake in-depth due diligence,
depending on the circumstances of the relevant prospective acquisition, only after we have negotiated and signed a letter of intent or
other preliminary agreement that addresses the terms of our initial business combination. However, if our estimate of the costs of undertaking
in-depth due diligence and negotiating our initial business combination is less than the actual amount necessary to do so, or the amount
of interest available to use from the trust account is minimal as a result of the current interest rate environment, we may be required
to raise additional capital, the amount, availability and cost of which is currently unascertainable. In this event, we could seek such
additional capital through loans or additional investments from members of our management team, but such members of our management team
are not under any obligation to advance funds to, or invest in, us. In the event that the business combination does not close, we may
use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account
would be used for such repayment. Such loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be paid upon consummation
of our business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $500,000 of the notes may be converted upon
consummation of our business combination into additional Private Units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The terms of such loans by our initial
shareholders, officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans.
Off-balance Sheet Financing Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities
which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2021. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships
with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established
for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements,
established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease
obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities other than an agreement to pay our Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000
for general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative services to the Company. We began incurring
these fees on June 1, 2020 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the business combination
and the Company’s liquidation. Also, we are committed to the below:
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, the Private
Placement Warrants (and their underlying securities) and the warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans
(and their underlying securities) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the effective
date of the Public Offering. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that the Company register
such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founder Shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing
three months prior to the date on which these ordinary shares are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the Private
Placement Warrants and warrants issued in payment of Working Capital Loans made to the Company (or underlying securities) can elect to
exercise these registration rights at any time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have certain
“piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business
Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company is committed to pay the Deferred Discount
of 3.5% of the gross offering proceeds, in the amount of $2,012,500 of the Public Offering, to the underwriter upon the Company’s
consummation of the Business Combination. The underwriter is not entitled to any interest accrued on the Deferred Discount, and has waived
its right to receive the Deferred Discount if the Company does not close a Business Combination.
Private Warrants
The Company classifies the Private Warrants as
liabilities at their fair value and adjusts the Private Warrants to fair value at each reporting period. This liability is subject to
re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our statement of operations.
The Private Warrants are valued using a Black Scholes model.
Unit Purchase Option
The Company sold to Maxim for $100, an option
to purchase 287,500 units exercisable, at $11.50 per unit commencing at any time between the first and fifth anniversary of the effective
date of the registration statement relating to its initial public offering. The purchase option may be exercised for cash or on a cashless
basis, at the holder’s option, and expires on March 4, 2026. The Company accounted for the unit purchase option, inclusive of the
receipt of $100 cash payment, as an expense of the Public Offering resulting in a charge directly to shareholders’ equity. The option
and the units, as well as the ordinary shares and warrants to purchase ordinary shares that may be issued upon exercise of the option,
have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are therefore subject to a lock-up for a period of 180 days immediately following the effective
date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or the commencement of sales in the Public Offering pursuant
to Rule 5110(g)(1) of FINRA’s Rules, during which time the option may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated,
or be subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative or put or call transaction that would result in the economic disposition of the securities.
Additionally, the option may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated prior to March 4, 2022 except to any underwriters
and selected dealer participating in the offering and their bona fide officers or partners. The option grants to holders demand and “piggy
back” rights for periods of five and seven years, respectively, from the effective date of the registration statement of which forms
a part with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of the securities directly and indirectly issuable upon exercise of the
option. We will bear all fees and expenses attendant to registering the securities, other than underwriting commissions which will be
paid for by the holders themselves. The exercise price and number of units issuable upon exercise of the option may be adjusted in certain
circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the option
will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price.
Right of First Refusal
Subject to certain conditions, the Company granted
Maxim, for a period of 15 months after the date of the consummation of the business combination, a right of first refusal to act as lead
underwriters or minimally as a co-manager, with at least 30% of the economics; or, in the case of a three-handed deal, 30% of the economics,
for any and all future public and private equity and debt offerings. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(E)(i), such right of first
refusal shall not have a duration of more than three years from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus
forms a part.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of consolidated financial statements
and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”)
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual
results could materially differ from those estimates. The Company has not identified any significant accounting policies.
Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified
or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance
in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The
assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability
pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether
the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net
cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This
assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly
period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all
of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of equity at the time of issuance.
For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded
as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair
value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations.
Ordinary Shares Subject To Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject
to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary
share subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable
ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject
to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity.
At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s ordinary shares feature certain
redemption rights that are subject to occurrence of uncertain future events and considered to be outside of the Company’s control.
Net Loss Per Share
The Company calculates net loss per share in accordance
with ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share. Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of ordinary
shares outstanding during the period, excluding ordinary shares subject to possible redemption. Diluted loss per share is computed by
dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, plus to the extent dilutive, the incremental number of
ordinary shares to settle rights and other ordinary share equivalents (currently none outstanding), as calculated using the treasury stock
method. Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at June 30, 2021 and 2020, which are not currently redeemable and are not redeemable
at fair value, have been excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted loss per share since such shares, if redeemed, only participate
in their pro rata share of the Trust Account earnings. The Company has not considered the effect of rights that convert into 287,500 ordinary
shares in the unit purchase option sold to the underwriter, in the calculation of diluted loss per share, since the conversion of the
rights into ordinary shares would be anti-dilutive.
ITEM
7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As of the year ended June 30, 2021, we were not
subject to any market or interest rate risk. Following the consummation of our Initial Public Offering, the net proceeds of our Initial
Public Offering, including amounts in deposited in the trust account, may be invested in U.S. government treasury bills, notes or bonds
with a maturity of 180 days or less, or in certain money market funds that invest solely in U.S. treasuries. Due to the short-term nature
of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk when and if the net proceeds are
invested in such securities.
ITEM
8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
This information appears following Item 15 of this Report and is included
herein by reference.
ITEM
9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls are procedures that 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 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 current chief executive officer and chief financial officer (our “Certifying Officers”),
the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2021, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange
Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that, our disclosure controls and procedures were not 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.
Our internal control over financial reporting
did not result in the proper classification of our warrants. Since their issuance on March 4, 2021, our warrants have been accounted for
as derivative liabilities within our balance sheet. On April 12, 2021, the SEC Staff issued the SEC Staff Statement in which the
SEC Staff expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the Public warrants to be classified
as component of equity on the SPAC’s balance sheet as opposed to derivative liabilities. After discussion and evaluation, taking
into consideration the SEC Staff Statement, including with our independent auditors, we have concluded that our Public warrants should
be presented as component of equity.
In
addition, the Company concluded it should restate its financial statements to classify all ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
in temporary equity. In accordance with the SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity (ASC 480), paragraph 10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require ordinary
shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. The Company had previously classified a portion of its ordinary
shares in permanent equity. Although the Company did not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides that currently,
the Company will not redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. The Company
considered that the threshold would not change the nature of the underlying shares as redeemable and thus would be required to be disclosed
outside equity. As a result, the Company restated its previously filed financial statements to classify all ordinary shares as temporary
equity and to recognize accretion from the initial book value to redemption value at the time of its Initial Public Offering and in accordance
with ASC 480. The change in the carrying value of redeemable shares of ordinary shares resulted in charges against additional paid-in
capital and accumulated deficit.
As
a result, management identified these material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting related to the accounting for
warrants and ordinary shares subject to possible redemption.
To remediate these material weaknesses, we developed
a remediation plan with assistance from our accounting advisors and have dedicated significant resources and efforts to the remediation
and improvement of our internal control over financial reporting. While we have processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable
accounting requirements, we plan to enhance our system of evaluating and implementing the complex accounting standards that apply to our
financial statements. Our plans at this time include providing enhanced access to accounting literature, research materials and documents
and increased communication among our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications.
The elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will
ultimately have the intended effects. For a discussion of management’s consideration of the material weakness identified related
to our accounting for a significant and unusual transaction related to the warrants we issued in connection with our initial public offering,
see “Note 3—Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements” to the accompanying financial statements.
Management’s Report on Internal Controls
Over Financial Reporting
This Annual Report on Form 10-K/A does not include
a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of our independent
registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by rules of the SEC for newly public companies.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Other than the matter disclosed above, there was
no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 covered by this Annual
Report on Form 10-K/A that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM
9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our current directors and executive officers are as follows:
Name |
|
Age |
|
Position |
Yongsheng Liu |
|
51 |
|
Director, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman |
Yanhong Xue |
|
48 |
|
Chief Financial Officer |
Ray Chen |
|
55 |
|
Chief Operating Officer |
Jining Li |
|
63 |
|
Director |
Kinpui Choi |
|
66 |
|
Independent Director |
Michael Chen |
|
58 |
|
Independent Director |
Claude P. Franco |
|
57 |
|
Independent Director |
Below is a summary of the business experience
of each our executive officers and directors:
Yongsheng Liu. Mr. Liu has been
our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our Board since August 2020. Throughout the past 20 years, Mr. Liu has assumed various corporate
leadership positions and demonstrated his strong execution ability and in-depth knowledge in private equity and corporate M&A transactions
across a wide range of sectors including aviation, consumer, financial institutions, and technology. He served as the chairman and chief
executive officer of Wealthbridge Acquisition Limited, a special purpose acquisition company, from June 2018 until its business combination
with Scienjoy Inc. in May 2020, and currently serves as the vice chairman of Scienjoy’s board since then. From March 2017 to April
2018, Mr. Liu served as chairman and chief executive officer of Royal China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 01683), during which he spearheaded
the company’s international growth strategy focused at acquiring targets in aviation industry and finance sector. From the beginning
of 2013 to March 2017, Mr. Liu was the chairman of Joy Air General Aviation, chairman of Cambodia Bayon Airlines, vice chairman of Everbright
and Joy International Leasing Company, and president of General Aviation Investment Company (Shanghai). From April 2004 to August 2008,
Mr. Liu also served as chief strategy officer of United Eagle Airlines (subsequently renamed to Chengdu Airlines). From December 1994
to June 2000, Mr. Liu was a manager of China Southern Airlines responsible for ground staff training. Mr. Liu received his master degree
from University of Ottawa in 2002 and his bachelor’s degree from Civil Aviation Univeristy of China in 1992. We believe Mr. Liu
is well-qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors given his experience, relationships and contacts.
Ray Chen. Mr. Chen has been our
Chief Operating Officer since August 2020. Mr. Chen served as the director and chief operating officer of Wealthbridge Acquisition Limited,
a special purpose acquisition company, from February 2018 until its business combination with Scienjoy Inc. in May 2020, and currently
serves as the investor relation officer of Scienjoy since then. Mr. Chen served as chief executive officer at Fortissimo Film International
Ltd., a privately-owned film development and production company from August 2016 till January 2018. From January 2013 to February 2016,
Mr. Chen was the chief executive officer of Beijing Galloping Horse Film & TV Production Co., Ltd. From January 2010 to March 2013,
Mr. Chen was the head of sales in the Beijing Office of Star Jet Co., Ltd. Prior to his Star Jet experience, Mr. Chen was the executive
board member and head of sales in Asia Jet Partners Limited, a privately-owned holding company specializing in general aviation and aircraft
leasing. Mr. Chen joined Asia Jet after his service as chief executive officer at ABC International Inc., a business consulting company
based in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Chen holds a graduate certificate in Marketing from Cleveland State University.
Yanhong Xue. Ms. Xue has been our
Chief Financial Officer since August 2020. She is currently serving as a chief financial officer at BIMI International Medical Inc.. since
July 2021. Since 2011, Ms. Xue has been a partner of Wall Street CPA Services, LLC, where she provides chief financial officer services
and accounting services to Ifresh Inc., XT Energy Group Inc. and several other U.S. public companies, coordinating investors, investment
bankers, directors and legal counsels for corporate finance issues, and performing investor relations duties, including networking with
investors, presenting and discussing operating results on investor conferences. Ms. Xue worked as a senior manager at Acquavella, Chiarelli,
Shuster, Berkower & Co., LLP from September 2007 to October 2010 where she focused on SEC auditing services. She also worked at China
Youth Daily as a finance and accounting manager from September 1997 to October 2004. Ms. Xue received her bachelor degree in history and
law from Peking University in 1997 and master degree in accounting from State University of New York at Binghamton in 2007.
Jining Li. Mr. Li has served as
a Director of our Board since August 2020. Mr. Li served as the director of Wealthbridge Acquisition Limited, a special purpose acquisition
company, from June 2018 until its business combination with Scienjoy Inc. in May 2020. Mr. Li is the founder and has acted as the chairman
of Star Jet Co., Ltd in Shanghai, China, since May 2011. He also serves as director of Keen Nice Communications Limited since November
2017, HK Karsing Investment Limited since April 2008, and Star Jet (Hong Kong) Limited, since March 2012. Prior to Star Jet, Mr. Li founded
United Eagle Airlines as the first non-government-owned airline company in the history of Chinese aviation industry in 2004. From 2004
to 2008, Mr. Li was the chairman of United Eagle Airlines. He served as the chairman of China Internet Investment Finance Holdings Limited
(HKEx: 00810) from 2005 to 2007. In 1998, Mr. Li founded Guangdong Ying Lian Tong Telecommunication Services Co., Ltd and served as Chairman
until 2004. From 1990 to 1998, Mr. Li served as chairman of Huahui Import and Export Trading Company. From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Li served
as a manager in Guangdong Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade. We believe Mr. Li is well-qualified to
serve as a member of our board of directors given his experience, relationships and contacts.
Kinpui Choi. Mr. Choi has served
as a Director since August 2020. Mr. Choi served as the director of Wealthbridge Acquisition Limited, a special purpose acquisition company,
from September 2018 until its business combination with Scienjoy Inc. in May 2020. He has over 26 years of senior management experience
in telecommunication industry in Hong Kong, U.S. and China. From 2002 to 2006, he was the president and chief executive officer of Elephant
Talk Communications Inc. Mr. Choi founded Elephant Talk Limited in 1994, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elephant Talk Communications Inc.
From April 1994 to August 2002, Mr. Choi was the chief executive officer of Elephant Talk Limited. From January 2013 to September 2018,
Mr. Choi served as the independent director of Universal Success Group Limited (HKEx:00487). Previously, he also served as the chairman
of ET Network Services Limited (later known as Guangdong Ming Ying Financial Leasing Co Limited), a Hong Kong-based company which specializes
in providing telecommunication services in China. We believe Mr. Choi is well-qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors
given his experience, relationships and contacts.
Michael Chen. Mr. Chen has served
as a Director since August 2020. Since February 2009, Mr. Chen is currently the general partner and chief executive officer of Chen &
Associates, an advisory services firm focused on the financial services, media, aviation, and food industries. Mr. Chen co-founded the
firm in 1997 and joined full-time in 2013. He also serves as the vice chairman of Grace Farms Foundation (www.gracefarms.org) and as the
chairman of The CEO Forum Group (www.theceoforumgroup.com). From 2012-2013, Mr. Chen was a management committee advisor and strategic
partner to the chief investment officer at Bridgewater Associates. From 2011-2012, he was the president of NBC News’ Strategic Initiatives
Group and served on the board of directors for The Weather Channel. Prior to joining NBC News, he served as the president and chief executive
officer of GE Capital’s media, communications, and entertainment business from 2006-2010. He was also the chairman of the board
and creator of the Peacock Equity Fund from 2006-2010, which was a digital media fund supported by GE and NBC Universal and later was
sold to Comcast in 2011. Mr. Chen started as a financial analyst at IBM in 1985. After spending nine years at IBM in various financial
and management positions, he joined GE in 1994 as vice president of risk and portfolio management for GE Capital Aviation Services (“GECAS”),
where he was responsible for underwriting and evaluating airline financing deals for North America. He was appointed as senior vice president
and general manager, North America of GECAS in 1999. Mr. Chen currently serves as an Emeritus Advisory Council member for the SC Johnson
School of Business at Cornell University. In addition, he previously served on the board of The Weather Channel, the Norwalk Community
College Foundation, the Diversity Advisory Board at Sodexo Corporation, the Executive Diversity Council of GE, and the Planning Team for
Grace Community Church. He was named the top Asian American in business in 2008 by the Asian American Business Development Center, and
he was presented with the “Distinguished Service Award” by Norwalk Community College in 2010. Mr. Chen received his bachelor’s
degree in electrical engineering from the University of Rochester and an MBA degree in finance from the SC Johnson School of Business
at Cornell University. We believe Mr. Chen is well-qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors given his experience, relationships
and contacts.
Claude P. Franco. Mr. Franco has
served as a Director since August 2020. Mr. Franco is a skilled aircraft and engine leasing executive with airline restructuring and aircraft
manufacturing experience. He previously served as a founder of Global Jet Capital, a company that provides leasing/financing solutions
to the global private aircraft industry. This company was taken over by the Carlyle Group in 2015. Over the past 25 plus years he has
worked at United Technologies Corporation focusing on sikorsky aircraft helicopter design, GECAS where he was responsible for commercial
aircraft and commercial engine leasing and airline restructuring worldwide, Gulfstream Aerospace, Guggenheim Partners and White Oak Global
Advisors. Mr. Franco’s experience in commercial aircraft leasing and finance, credit analysis, aviation parts (aftermarket and new)
and asset management provide him a strong ability to assess existing or start-up leasing businesses. He also has securitized and bought
and sold portfolios of aircraft and engines held by leasing companies and airlines. Mr. Franco knows and has relationships with many of
the large leasing companies worldwide, aviation parts companies as well as global airlines and aircraft and engine manufacturers. He has
strong experience managing through downturns, for example SARS, MERS, 9-11, and COVID-19 pandemic and understands the impact they had
(are having) on leases, asset values and parts companies. Mr. Franco has spent a good portion of his career in front of prospective investors
explaining aviation opportunities and downturn situations. He has a keen ability to read his audience, understand their concerns and address
the risks and mitigants of the aviation leasing and aftermarket businesses. He relies on these credit skills to make potential investors
comfortable and successfully negotiate debt lines with lenders. He has experience in negotiating transactions globally and also has experience
with US and foreign governments. Mr. Franco has a solid understanding of manufacturing (operational process, contracts, sales, progress
payments, etc.) and has negotiated transactions from most all major aircraft manufacturers worldwide. Mr. Franco has held securities and
exchange licenses (Series 7 and 63), and has an understanding of the laws of securities and fixed income products. He holds degrees in
aeronautical studies with engineering and management focus from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and an MBA degree from Emory University.
We believe Mr. Franco is well-qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors given his experience, relationships and contacts.
Director Independence
Nasdaq requires that a majority of our board must
be composed of “independent directors.” Currently, Kinpui Choi, Michael Chen and Claude P. Franco would each be considered
an “independent director” under the Nasdaq listing rules, which is defined generally as a person other than an officer or
employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship, which, in the opinion of the company’s
board of directors would interfere with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of
a director. Our independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.
We will only enter into a business combination
if it is approved by a majority of our independent directors. Additionally, we will only enter into transactions with our officers and
directors and their respective affiliates that are on terms no less favorable to us than could be obtained from independent parties. Any
related-party transactions must also be approved by our audit committee and a majority of disinterested independent directors.
Board Committees
The Board has a standing audit, nominating and
compensation committee, which were established at the closing of our initial public offering. The independent directors oversee director
nominations. Each committee has a charter, which was filed with the SEC as exhibits to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 on February
22, 2021.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee, which is established in accordance
with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act, engages Company’s independent accountants, reviewing their independence and performance;
reviews the Company’s accounting and financial reporting processes and the integrity of its financial statements; the audits of
the Company’s financial statements and the appointment, compensation, qualifications, independence and performance of the Company’s
independent auditors; the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements; and the performance of the Company’s
internal audit function and internal control over financial reporting. The Audit Committee held one meeting during 2021.
The members of the Audit Committee are Kinpui
Choi, Michael Chen, and Claude P. Franco, each of whom is an independent director under NASDAQ’s listing standards. Kinpui Choi
is the Chairperson of the audit committee. The Board has determined that both Kinpui Choi qualify as an “audit committee financial
expert,” as defined under the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee is responsible for overseeing
the selection of persons to be nominated to serve on our Board. Specifically, the Nominating Committee makes recommendations to the Board
regarding the size and composition of the Board, establishes procedures for the director nomination process and screens and recommends
candidates for election to the Board. On an annual basis, the Nominating Committee recommends for approval by the Board certain desired
qualifications and characteristics for board membership. Additionally, the Nominating Committee establishes and administers a periodic
assessment procedure relating to the performance of the Board as a whole and its individual members. The Nominating Committee will consider
a number of qualifications relating to management and leadership experience, background and integrity and professionalism in evaluating
a person’s candidacy for membership on the Board. The Nominating Committee may require certain skills or attributes, such as financial
or accounting experience, to meet specific board needs that arise from time to time and will also consider the overall experience and
makeup of its members to obtain a broad and diverse mix of board members. The nominating committee does not distinguish among nominees
recommended by shareholders and other persons. The Nominating Committee held one meeting during 2021.
The members of the Nominating Committee are Kinpui
Choi, Michael Chen, and Claude P. Franco, each of whom is an independent director under NASDAQ’s listing standards. Kinpui Choi
is the Chairperson of the Nominating Committee.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee reviews annually the
Company’s corporate goals and objectives relevant to the officers’ compensation, evaluates the officers’ performance
in light of such goals and objectives, determines and approves the officers’ compensation level based on this evaluation; makes
recommendations to the Board regarding approval, disapproval, modification, or termination of existing or proposed employee benefit plans,
makes recommendations to the Board with respect to non-CEO and non-CFO compensation and administers the Company’s incentive-compensation
plans and equity-based plans. The Compensation Committee has the authority to delegate any of its responsibilities to subcommittees as
it may deem appropriate in its sole discretion. The chief executive officer of the Company may not be present during voting or deliberations
of the Compensation Committee with respect to his compensation. The Company’s executive officers do not play a role in suggesting
their own salaries. Neither the Company nor the Compensation Committee has engaged any compensation consultant who has a role in determining
or recommending the amount or form of executive or director compensation. The Compensation Committee held no meetings during 2021.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, as indicated above,
no compensation of any kind, including finders, consulting or other similar fees, will be paid to any of our existing shareholders, including
our directors, or any of their respective affiliates, prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation
of a business combination. Accordingly, it is likely that prior to the consummation of an initial business combination, the compensation
committee will only be responsible for the review and recommendation of any compensation arrangements to be entered into in connection
with such initial business combination.
The members of the Compensation Committee are
Kinpui Choi, Michael Chen, and Claude P. Franco, each of whom is an independent director under NASDAQ’s listing standards. Kinpui
Choi is the Chairperson of the Compensation Committee.
Conflicts of Interest
Investors should be aware of the following potential
conflicts of interest:
| ● | None
of our officers and directors is required to commit their full time to our affairs and, accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest
in allocating their time among various business activities. |
| ● | In
the course of their other business activities, our officers and directors may become aware of investment and business opportunities which
may be appropriate for presentation to our company as well as the other entities with which they are affiliated. Our management has pre-existing
fiduciary duties and contractual obligations and may have conflicts of interest in determining to which entity a particular business
opportunity should be presented. |
| ● | Our
officers and directors may in the future become affiliated with entities, including other blank check companies, engaged in business
activities similar to those intended to be conducted by our company. |
| ● | The
insider shares owned by our officers and directors will be released from escrow only if a business combination is successfully completed
and subject to certain other limitations. Additionally, our officers and directors will not receive distributions from the trust account
with respect to any of their insider shares if we do not complete a business combination. In addition, our officers and directors may
loan funds to us after the IPO and may be owed reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with certain activities on our behalf
which would only be repaid if we complete an initial business combination. For the foregoing reasons, the personal and financial interests
of our directors and executive officers may influence their motivation in identifying and selecting a target business, completing a business
combination in a timely manner and securing the release of their shares. |
Under British Virgin Islands law, directors owe
the following fiduciary duties:
| ● | duty
to act in good faith in what the director believes to be in the best interests of the company as a whole; |
| ● | duty
to exercise powers for the purposes for which those powers were conferred and not for a collateral purpose; |
| ● | directors
should not properly fetter the exercise of future discretion; |
| ● | duty
not to put themselves in a position in which there is a conflict between their duty to the company and their personal interests; and |
| ● | duty
to exercise independent judgment. |
In addition to the above, directors also owe a
duty of care which is not fiduciary in nature. This duty has been defined as a requirement to act as a reasonably diligent person having
both the general knowledge, skill and experience that may reasonably be expected of a person carrying out the same functions as are carried
out by that director in relation to the company and the general knowledge skill and experience which that director has.
As set out above, directors have a duty not to
put themselves in a position of conflict and this includes a duty not to engage in self-dealing, or to otherwise benefit as a result of
their position. However, in some instances what would otherwise be a breach of this duty can be forgiven and/or authorized in advance
by the shareholders provided that there is full disclosure by the directors. This can be done by way of permission granted in the memorandum
and articles of association or alternatively by shareholder approval at general meetings.
Accordingly, as a result of multiple business
affiliations, our officers and directors may have similar legal obligations relating to presenting business opportunities meeting the
above-listed criteria to multiple entities. In addition, conflicts of interest may arise when our board evaluates a particular business
opportunity with respect to the above-listed criteria. We cannot assure you that any of the above mentioned conflicts will be resolved
in our favor. Furthermore, most of our officers and directors have pre-existing fiduciary obligations to other businesses of which they
are officers or directors. To the extent they identify business opportunities which may be suitable for the entities to which they owe
pre-existing fiduciary obligations, our officers and directors will honor those fiduciary obligations. Accordingly, it is possible they
may not present opportunities to us that otherwise may be attractive to us unless the entities to which they owe pre-existing fiduciary
obligations and any successors to such entities have declined to accept such opportunities.
In order to minimize potential conflicts of interest
which may arise from multiple corporate affiliations, each of our officers and directors has contractually agreed, pursuant to a written
agreement with us, until the earliest of a business combination, our liquidation or such time as he ceases to be an officer or director,
to present to our company for our consideration, prior to presentation to any other entity, any suitable business opportunity which may
reasonably be required to be presented to us, subject to any pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations he might have.
The following table summarizes the current pre-existing
fiduciary or contractual obligations of our officers and directors.
Name of Individual |
|
Name of Affiliated Company |
|
Affiliation |
|
Priority/Preference relative
to Goldenbridge
Acquisition Limited |
Jining Li |
|
Star Jet Co., Ltd. |
|
Founder and Chairman |
|
Star Jet Co., Ltd. |
Michael Chen |
|
Chen & Associates |
|
General Partner and Chief Executive Officer |
|
Chen & Associates |
Yanhong Xue |
|
Wall Street CPA Services, LLC |
|
Partner |
|
Wall Street CPA Services, LLC |
In connection with the vote required for any business
combination, all of our existing shareholders, including all of our officers and directors, have agreed to vote their respective insider
shares and private shares in favor of any proposed business combination. In addition, they have agreed to waive their respective rights
to participate in any liquidation distribution with respect to those ordinary shares acquired by them prior to the IPO. If they purchased
ordinary shares in the IPO or in the open market, however, they would be entitled to participate in any liquidation distribution in respect
of such shares but have agreed not to convert such shares (or sell their shares in any tender offer) in connection with the consummation
of our initial business combination or an amendment to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association relating to pre-business
combination activity.
All ongoing and future transactions between us
and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed by us to be no less favorable to us than
are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions will require prior approval by our audit committee and a majority of
our uninterested “independent” directors, or the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either
case who had access, at our expense, to our attorneys or independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless
our audit committee and a majority of our disinterested “independent” directors determine that the terms of such transaction
are no less favorable to us than those that would be available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.
To further minimize conflicts of interest, we
have agreed not to consummate our initial business combination with an entity that is affiliated with any of our officers, directors or
initial shareholders, unless we have obtained (i) an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that the business combination
is fair to our unaffiliated shareholders from a financial point of view and (ii) the approval of a majority of our disinterested and independent
directors (if we have any at that time). Furthermore, in no event will any of our initial shareholders, officers, directors, special advisors
or their respective affiliates be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other similar compensation prior to, or for any services
they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of our initial business combination.
Code of Ethics
We adopted a code of conduct and ethics applicable
to our directors, officers and employees in accordance with applicable federal securities laws. The code of ethics codifies the business
and ethical principles that govern all aspects of our business.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, requires our executive officers, directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a
registered class of our equity securities to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership and reports
of changes in ownership of our ordinary shares and other equity securities. These executive officers, directors, and greater than 10%
beneficial owners are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms filed by such reporting persons.
Based solely on our review of such forms furnished
to us and written representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that all filing requirements applicable to our executive
officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were filed in a timely manner.
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Employment Agreements
We have not entered into any employment agreements
with our executive officers, and have not made any agreements to provide benefits upon termination of employment.
Executive
Officer and Director Compensation
Other
than the $10,000 per month administrative fee paid to Golden Bridge Capital Limited, which is also owned by Mr. Jining Li, the Company’s
director and also the affiliate of the sponsor, and HK$50,000 (or approximately US$6,451 based on an exchange rate of HK$7.75 to US$1.00
on January 12, 2021) per month has been paid since June, 2020 to Yongsheng Liu, our Chief Executive Officer, for his services to us,
no compensation of any kind, including finders, consulting or other similar fees, has been paid or will be paid to any of our existing
shareholders, including our directors, or any of their respective affiliates, prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate,
the consummation of a business combination. However, such individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations.
There is no limit on the amount of these out-of-pocket expenses and there will be no review of the reasonableness of the expenses by
anyone other than our board of directors and audit committee, which includes persons who may seek reimbursement, or a court of competent
jurisdiction if such reimbursement is challenged.
After
the completion of our initial business combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting,
management or other fees from the combined company. All the these fees will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known,
in the tender offer materials or proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed business combination.
It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time, because the directors of the post-combination business will
be responsible for determining executive officer and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to our executive officers will
be determined by a compensation committee constituted solely of independent directors.
We
do not intend to take any action to ensure that members of our management team maintain their positions with us after the consummation
of our initial business combination, although it is possible that some or all of our executive officers and directors may negotiate employment
or consulting arrangements to remain with us after the initial business combination. The existence or terms of any such employment or
consulting arrangements to retain their positions with us may influence our management’s motivation in identifying or selecting
a target business but we do not believe that the ability of our management to remain with us after the consummation of our initial business
combination will be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential business combination. We are not party to any
agreements with our executive officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
The
following table sets forth as of August 23, 2021 the number of ordinary shares beneficially owned by (i) each person who is known by
us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of our issued and outstanding ordinary shares (ii) each of our officers and directors;
and (iii) all of our officers and directors as a group. As of August 23, 2021, we had 7,566,250 ordinary shares issued and outstanding.
Unless
otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all ordinary
shares beneficially owned by them. The following table does not reflect record of beneficial ownership of any ordinary shares issuable
upon exercise of the warrants or conversion of rights, as the warrants are not exercisable within 60 days of August 23, 2021 and
the rights are not convertible within 60 days of August 23, 2021.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | |
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership of Ordinary Shares | | |
Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Ordinary Shares | |
Cross Wealth Investment Holding Limited(2) | |
| 470,583 | | |
| 6.22 | % |
Yongsheng Liu(3) | |
| 245,250 | | |
| 3.24 | % |
Yanhong Xue | |
| 15,000 | | |
| * | |
Ray Chen | |
| 15,000 | | |
| * | |
Jining Li (2) | |
| 470,583 | | |
| 6.22 | % |
Kinpui Choi | |
| 15,000 | | |
| * | |
Michael Chen(4) | |
| 15,000 | | |
| * | |
Claude P. Franco | |
| 15,000 | | |
| * | |
Golden Bridge Holding, LLC | |
| 300,000 | | |
| 3.96 | % |
Scienjoy Inc.(5) | |
| 606,061 | | |
| 8.01 | % |
Lucky Link International Limited | |
| 30,000 | | |
| * | |
Can Wu | |
| 60,606 | | |
| * | |
Boothbay Fund Management, LLC(6) | |
| 333,317 | | |
| 4.41 | % |
Ari Glass(6) | |
| 333,317 | | |
| 4.41 | % |
Space Summit Capital LLC(7) | |
| 300,000 | | |
| 3.96 | % |
All directors and officers as a group (7 individuals) | |
| 790,833 | | |
| 10.45 | % |
(1) |
Unless otherwise
indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is c/o Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited, 15/F, Aubin House, 171-172 Gloucester
Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong. |
(2) |
Mr. Jining
Li owns and controls Cross Wealth Investment Holding Limited, our sponsor. |
(3) |
Mr. Yongsheng
Liu owns and controls such shares through Asia Pacific Capital Management Limited. |
(4) |
Mr. Michael
Chen owns and controls such shares through Chen & Associates, LLC. |
(5) |
Based on a
Schedule 13G filed by the reporting persons. The address for the reporting persons is the 3rd Floor, Jia No. 34, Shenggu Nanli, Chaoyang
District, Beijing, F4 100029. Scienjoy Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Scienjoy Holding Corporation. Scienjoy Holding Corporation
may be deemed to beneficially own 606,061 Ordinary Shares held by Scienjoy Inc. |
(6) |
Based on a
Schedule 13G filed by the reporting persons. The address for the reporting persons is 140 East 45th Street, 14th Floor, New York,
NY 10017. Boothbay Fund Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Adviser”), in its capacity as the
investment manager of the Fund, has the power to vote and the power to direct the disposition of all Units held by the Fund. Ari
Glass is the Managing Member of the Adviser. Shares reported may be deemed beneficially owned by Boothbay Fund Management, LLC and
Ari Glass. |
(7) |
Based on a
Schedule 13G filed by the reporting person. The address for the reporting persons is 15455 Albright Street, Pacific Palisades, CA
90272. Space Summit Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, may be deemed as the beneficial owner of 300,000 Ordinary
Shares,. |
All
of the insider shares issued and outstanding prior to the IPO were placed in escrow with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
LLC, as escrow agent, until (1) with respect to 50% of the insider shares, the earlier of one year after the date of the consummation
of our initial business combination and the date on which the closing price of our ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share
(as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading
day period commencing after our initial business combination and (2) with respect to the remaining 50% of the insider shares, one year
after the date of the consummation of our initial business combination, or earlier, in either case, if, subsequent to our initial business
combination, we consummate a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of our shareholders
having the right to exchange their shares for cash, securities or other property.
During
the escrow period, the holders of these shares will not be able to sell or transfer their securities except (i) to the Company’s
pre-IPO shareholders, or to the Company’s officers, directors, advisors and employees, (ii) if the Initial Shareholder is an entity,
as a distribution to partners, members or shareholders of the Initial Shareholder upon the liquidation and dissolution of the Initial
Shareholder, (iii) by bona fide gift to a member of the Initial Shareholder’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of
which is the Initial Shareholder or a member of the Initial Shareholder’s immediate family for estate planning purposes, (iv) by
virtue of the laws of descent and distribution upon death of the Initial Shareholder, (v) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations
order, (vi) by private sales made in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination at prices no greater than the price at
which the Private Units were originally purchased or (vii) to the Company for cancellation in connection with the consummation of our
initial business combination, in each case (except for clause (vii)) where the transferee agrees to the terms of the escrow agreement,
but will retain all other rights as our shareholders, including, without limitation, the right to vote their ordinary shares and the
right to receive cash dividends, if declared. If dividends are declared and payable in ordinary shares, such dividends will also be placed
in escrow. If we are unable to effect a business combination and liquidate the trust account, none of our initial shareholders will receive
any portion of the liquidation proceeds with respect to their insider shares.
In
order to meet our working capital needs, our initial shareholders, officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated
to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion. Each loan would
be evidenced by a promissory note. The notes would either be paid upon consummation of our initial business combination, without interest,
or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $500,000 of the notes may be converted upon consummation of our business combination into
private units at a price of $10.00 per unit (which, for example, would result in the holders being issued units to acquire 55,000 ordinary
shares (which includes 5,000 shares issuable upon conversion of rights) and warrants to purchase 25,000 ordinary shares if $500,000 of
notes were so converted). Our shareholders have approved the issuance of the units and underlying securities upon conversion of such
notes, to the extent the holder wishes to so convert them at the time of the consummation of our initial business combination. If we
do not complete a business combination, the loans will not be repaid.
Our
Sponsor and our executive officers and directors are deemed to be our “promoters,” as that term is defined under the Federal
securities laws.
ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
In
August 2019, 10,000 shares were sold. In September 2020, the Company issued another 1,427,500 ordinary shares resulting in an aggregate
of 1,437,500 ordinary shares outstanding to the sponsor and our directors and officers, which we refer to throughout this prospectus
as the “insider shares,” for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.017 per share. In January 2021,
our sponsor transferred part of its insider shares to Golden Bridge Holding, LLC, Scienjoy Inc., Lucky Link International Limited, and
Can Wu, and after such transfers, our sponsor currently owns 120,583 ordinary shares.
Simultaneously
with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the private placement with certain of its initial shareholders of 350,000 units
at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $3,500,000.
In
order to meet our working capital needs following the consummation of the IPO, our initial shareholders, officers and directors and their
respective affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable
in their sole discretion. Each loan would be evidenced by a promissory note. The notes would either be paid upon consummation of our
initial business combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $500,000 of the notes may be converted upon
consummation of our business combination into private units at a price of $10.00 per unit (which, for example, would result in the holders
being issued units to acquire 55,000 ordinary shares (which includes 5,000 shares issuable upon conversion of rights) and warrants to
purchase 25,000 ordinary shares if $500,000 of notes were so converted). Our shareholders have approved the issuance of the units and
underlying securities upon conversion of such notes, to the extent the holder wishes to so convert them at the time of the consummation
of our initial business combination. If we do not complete a business combination, the loans would be repaid out of funds not held in
the trust account, and only to the extent available.
The
holders of our insider shares issued and outstanding prior to the date of the IPO, as well as the holders of the private units (and all
underlying securities) and any securities our initial shareholders, officers, directors or their affiliates may be issued in payment
of working capital loans made to us, will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to offering registration rights agreement. The
holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that we register such securities. The holders of the
majority of the insider shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date
on which these ordinary shares are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the private units or securities issued in
payment of working capital loans made to us can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after we consummate a business
combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements
filed subsequent to our consummation of a business combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any
such registration statements.
We
will reimburse our officers and directors for any reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses incurred by them in connection with certain
activities on our behalf such as identifying and investigating possible target businesses and business combinations. There is no limit
on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us; provided, however, that to the extent such expenses exceed the available
proceeds not deposited in the trust account and the interest income earned on the amounts held in the trust account, such expenses would
not be reimbursed by us unless we consummate an initial business combination. Our audit committee will review and approve all reimbursements
and payments made to any initial shareholder or member of our management team, or our or their respective affiliates, and any reimbursements
and payments made to members of our audit committee will be reviewed and approved by our Board of Directors, with any interested director
abstaining from such review and approval.
Other
than the $10,000 per month administrative fee paid to Golden Bridge Capital Limited, which is also owned by Mr. Jining Li, the Company’s
director and also the affiliate of the sponsor, and HK$50,000 (or approximately US$6,427 based on an exchange rate of HK$7.78 to US$1.00
on August 23, 2021) per month has been paid since June, 2020 to Yongsheng Liu, our Chief Executive Officer, for his services to us, no
compensation of any kind, including finders, consulting or other similar fees, has been paid or will be paid to any of our existing shareholders,
including our directors, or any of their respective affiliates, prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the
consummation of a business combination. However, such individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations.
There is no limit on the amount of these out-of-pocket expenses and there will be no review of the reasonableness of the expenses by
anyone other than our board of directors and audit committee, which includes persons who may seek reimbursement, or a court of competent
jurisdiction if such reimbursement is challenged.
All
ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed
by us to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions, including the payment of any
compensation, will require prior approval by a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors (to the extent we have
any) or the members of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our
attorneys or independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless our disinterested “independent”
directors (or, if there are no “independent” directors, our disinterested directors) determine that the terms of such transaction
are no less favorable to us than those that would be available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.
Related
Party Policy
Our
Code of Ethics requires us to avoid, wherever possible, all related party transactions that could result in actual or potential conflicts
of interests, except under guidelines approved by the board of directors (or the audit committee). Related-party transactions are defined
as transactions in which (1) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any calendar year, (2) we or
any of our subsidiaries is a participant, and (3) any (a) executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director, (b) greater
than 5% beneficial owner of our ordinary shares, or (c) immediate family member, of the persons referred to in clauses (a) and (b), has
or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than solely as a result of being a director or a less than 10% beneficial
owner of another entity). A conflict of interest situation can arise when a person takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult
to perform his or her work objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest may also arise if a person, or a member of his or her family,
receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position.
We
also require each of our directors and executive officers to annually complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire that
elicits information about related party transactions.
Our
audit committee, pursuant to its written charter, will be responsible for reviewing and approving related-party transactions to the extent
we enter into such transactions. All ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective
affiliates will be on terms believed by us to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions
will require prior approval by our audit committee and a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors, or the members
of our board who do not have an interest in the transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our attorneys or independent
legal counsel. We will not enter into any such transaction unless our audit committee and a majority of our disinterested “independent”
directors determine that the terms of such transaction are no less favorable to us than those that would be available to us with respect
to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties. Additionally, we require each of our directors and executive officers to complete
a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire that elicits information about related party transactions.
These
procedures are intended to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a
conflict of interest on the part of a director, employee or officer.
To
further minimize potential conflicts of interest, we have agreed not to consummate a business combination with an entity which is affiliated
with any of our initial shareholders unless we obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that the business combination
is fair to our unaffiliated shareholders from a financial point of view. Furthermore, in no event will any of our existing officers,
directors or initial shareholders, or any entity with which they are affiliated, be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other
compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of a business combination.
Director
Independence
Nasdaq
listing standards require that within one year of the listing of our securities on the Nasdaq Capital Market we have at least three independent
directors and that a majority of our board of directors be independent. For a description of the director independence, see above Part
III, Item 10 - Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The
following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to Friedman LLP, or Friedman, for services rendered.
Audit
Fees. Audit fees consist of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and
services that are normally provided by Friedman in connection with regulatory filings. The aggregate fees billed by Friedman for professional
services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements, review of the financial information included in our Forms 10-Q for
the respective periods and other required filings with the SEC for the year ended June 30, 2021 and for the period from August 12, 2019
(inception) through June 30, 2020 totaled approximately $89,000 and $30,000, respectively. The above amounts include interim procedures
and audit fees, as well as attendance at audit committee meetings.
Audit-Related
Fees. Audit-related services consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance
of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest
services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. We
did not pay Friedman for consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards for the year ended June 30, 2021 and for
the period from August 12, 2019 (inception) through June 30, 2020.
Tax
Fees. We did not pay Friedman for tax planning and tax advice for the year ended June 30, 2021 and for the period from August 12,
2019 (inception) through June 30, 2020.
All
Other Fees. We did not pay Friedman for other services for the year ended June 30, 2021 and for the period from August 12, 2019 (inception)
through June 30, 2020.
Pre-Approval
Policy
Our
audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our Initial Public Offering. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve
all of the foregoing services, although any services rendered prior to the formation of our audit committee were approved by our board
of directors. All services subsequent to the formation of the audit committee have been approved by the audit committee.
PART
IV
ITEM
15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
| (2) | All
supplemental schedules have been omitted since the information is either included in the financial statements or the notes thereto or
they are not required or are not applicable |
| (3) | See
attached Exhibit Index of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A |
(b)
Exhibits
Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
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1.1 |
|
Underwriting Agreement, dated March 1, 2021, by and between the Registrant and Maxim Group LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 5, 2021) |
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3.1 |
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Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 22, 2021) |
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4.1 |
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Specimen Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 22, 2021) |
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4.2 |
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Specimen Ordinary Share Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2021) |
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4.3 |
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Specimen Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2021) |
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4.4 |
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Specimen Right Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 22, 2021) |
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4.5 |
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Warrant Agreement, dated March 1, 2021, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 5, 2021) |
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4.6 |
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Rights Agreement, dated March 1, 2021, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 5, 2021) |
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4.7 |
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Form of Unit Purchase Option between the Registrant and Maxim Partners LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 5, 2021) |
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4.8 |
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Description of Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Current Report on Amendment No. 2 to Form 10-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on July 15, 2022) |
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10.1 |
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Letter Agreements by and between the Registrant and each of the initial shareholders, officers and directors of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 5, 2021) |
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10.2 |
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Investment Management Trust Account Agreement, dated March 1, 2021, by and between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC and the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 5, 2021) |
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10.3 |
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Stock Escrow Agreement, dated March 1, 2021, among the Registrant, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, and the initial shareholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 5, 2021) |
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10.4 |
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Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 1, 2021, among the Registrant, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC and the initial shareholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on March 5, 2021) |
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10.5 |
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Form of Subscription Agreement among the Registrant, the Initial Shareholders and Maxim Group LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 22, 2021) |
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Form of Code of Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on February 22, 2021) |
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Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of principal executive officer* |
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Rule 13(a)-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of principal financial officer * |
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32.1 |
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Section 1350 Certification of principal executive officer and principal financial officer* |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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GOLDENBRIDGE
ACQUISITION LIMITED |
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Dated: September 28, 2022 |
By: |
/s/
Yongsheng Liu |
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Name: |
Yongsheng
Liu |
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Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Position |
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/s/ Yongsheng
Liu |
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Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
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September 28, 2022 |
Yongsheng Liu |
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(Principal executive officer) and Director |
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/s/ Ray
Chen |
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Chief Operating Officer |
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September 28, 2022 |
Ray Chen |
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/s/ Jining
Li |
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Director |
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September 28, 2022 |
Jining Li |
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/s/ Kinpui
Choi |
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Independent Director |
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September 28, 2022 |
Kinpui Choi |
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/s/ Michael
Chen |
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Independent Director |
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September 28, 2022 |
Michael Chen |
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/s/ Claude
P. Franco |
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Independent Director |
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September 28, 2022 |
Claude P. Franco |
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GOLDENBRIDGE
ACQUISITION LIMITED
INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Goldenbridge
Acquisition Limited
Opinion
on the Financial Statements
We
have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited (the “Company”) as of June
30, 2021 and 2020, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’ equity
(deficit), and cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2021 and for the period from August 12, 2019 (inception) through June 30, 2020,
and related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements referred
to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited as of June 30, 2021 and
2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2021 and for the period from August 12, 2019 (inception)
through June 30, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Restatement
of Previously Issued Financial Statements
As
discussed in Note 3, the accompanying consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2021 and for the year ended June 30, 2021 have
been restated. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
Basis
for Opinion
These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s
financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company
is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit
we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our
audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error
or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/
Friedman LLP
We
have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.
New
York, New York
September 1, 2021, except for the effects of the restatement discussed
in Note 3, as to which the date is December 22, 2021
GOLDENBRIDGE
ACQUISITION LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
| |
June 30, | |
| |
2021 | | |
2020 | |
| |
(As restated) | | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
ASSETS | |
| | |
| |
Current assets: | |
| | |
| |
Cash | |
$ | 754,440 | | |
$ | 76,317 | |
Prepayments | |
| 134,139 | | |
| - | |
Total current assets | |
| 888,579 | | |
| 76,317 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash and investments held in trust account | |
| 57,499,151 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
TOTAL ASSETS | |
$ | 58,387,730 | | |
$ | 76,317 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | |
| | | |
| | |
Current liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accrued liabilities and other payable | |
$ | 77,500 | | |
$ | 6,410 | |
Amount due to related party | |
| 9,981 | | |
| 79,532 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 87,481 | | |
| 85,942 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Warrant liabilities | |
| 740,000 | | |
| - | |
Deferred underwriting compensation | |
| 2,012,500 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES | |
| 2,839,981 | | |
| 85,942 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Commitments and contingencies | |
| | | |
| | |
Ordinary shares, subject to redemption: 5,750,000 as of June 30, 2021 (at redemption value of $10.00 per share) | |
| 57,500,000 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Shareholders’ deficit: | |
| | | |
| | |
Ordinary shares, no par value; unlimited shares authorized; 1,816,250 and 1,437,500 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively (excluding 5,750,000 and 0 shares subject to redemption as of June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively) | |
| 2,755,000 | | |
| 25,000 | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (4,703,585 | ) | |
| (34,625 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | |
| (3,666 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total shareholders’ deficit | |
| (1,952,251 | ) | |
| (9,625 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | |
$ | 58,387,730 | | |
$ | 76,317 | |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
GOLDENBRIDGE
ACQUISITION LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
| |
Year ended June 30, 2021 | | |
Period from August 12, 2019 (inception) through June 30, 2020 | |
| |
(As restated) | | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
Formation, general and administrative expenses | |
$ | (852,566 | ) | |
$ | (34,625 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Total operating expenses | |
| (852,566 | ) | |
| (34,625 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other income: | |
| | | |
| | |
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | |
| 30,000 | | |
| - | |
Interest income | |
| 3,200 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
| |
| 33,200 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Loss before income taxes | |
| (819,366 | ) | |
| (34,625 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Income taxes | |
| - | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
NET LOSS | |
| (819,366 | ) | |
| (34,625 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Less: income attributable to ordinary shares subject to redemption | |
| (2,476 | ) | |
| | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net loss attributable to Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited | |
$ | (821,842 | ) | |
$ | (34,625 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
NET LOSS | |
| (819,366 | ) | |
| (34,625 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Other comprehensive loss: | |
| | | |
| | |
Unrealized loss on marketable debt securities | |
| (3,666 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | |
$ | (823,032 | ) | |
$ | (34,625 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | |
| 1,843,579 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted net income per share subject to possible redemption | |
$ | 0.87 | | |
$ | - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, ordinary shares attributable to Goldenbridge Acquisition Limited | |
| 1,555,290 | | |
| 1,250,000 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted net loss per share | |
$ | (1.56 | ) | |
$ | (0.03 | ) |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
GOLDENBRIDGE
ACQUISITION LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
| |
Ordinary shares | | |
Accumulated other comprehensive | | |
Accumulated | | |
Total shareholders’ (deficit) | |
| |
No. of shares | | |
Amount | | |
loss | | |
deficit | | |
equity | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Balance as of August 12, 2019 (inception) | |
| - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
Issuance of ordinary shares to the founder | |
| 1,437,500 | | |
| 2,500 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 25,000 | |
Net loss for the period from inception to June 30, 2020 | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (34,625 | ) | |
| (34,625 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance as of June 30, 2020 | |
| 1,437,500 | | |
$ | 25,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (34,625 | ) | |
$ | (9,625 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Sale of units in initial public offering | |
| 5,750,000 | | |
| 53,650,306 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 53,650,306 | |
Sale of ordinary shares to the founder in private placement | |
| 350,000 | | |
| 2,730,000 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 2,730,000 | |
Sale of unit purchase option | |
| - | | |
| 100 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 100 | |
Issue of representative share | |
| 28,750 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Initial classification of ordinary shares subject to redemption | |
| (5,750,000 | ) | |
| (56,818,181 | ) | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (56,818,181 | ) |
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary shares subject to redemption | |
| - | | |
| 3,804,045 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,804,045 | |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
| - | | |
| (636,270 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (3,849,594 | ) | |
| (4,485,864 | ) |
Unrealized holding loss on available-for-sales securities | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (3,666 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (3,666 | ) |
Net loss for the year | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (819,366 | ) | |
| (819,366 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance as of June 30, 2021 (As restated) | |
| 1,816,250 | | |
$ | 2,755,000 | | |
$ | (3,666 | ) | |
$ | (4,703,585 | ) | |
$ | (1,952,251 | ) |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
GOLDENBRIDGE
ACQUISITION LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
| |
Year ended | | |
Period from
August 12, 2019 (inception) through
| |
| |
June 30, 2021 | | |
June 30, 2020 | |
| |
(As restated) | | |
| |
| |
| | |
| |
Cash flow from operating activities | |
| | |
| |
Net loss | |
$ | (819,366 | ) | |
$ | (34,625 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | |
| (30,000 | ) | |
| - | |
Interest income earned in cash and investments held in trust account | |
| (2,817 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Increase in prepayments | |
| (134,139 | ) | |
| - | |
Increase in accrued liabilities | |
| 71,090 | | |
| 6,410 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash used in operating activities | |
| (915,232 | ) | |
| (28,215 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash flows from investing activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Proceeds deposited in Trust Account | |
| (57,500,000 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net cash used in investing activities | |
| (57,500,000 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash flows from financing activities | |
| | | |
| | |
Proceeds from unit purchase option | |
| 100 | | |
| - | |
Proceeds from public offering, net of offering expenses | |
| 55,662,806 | | |
| - | |
Proceeds from private placement | |
| 3,500,000 | | |
| - | |
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares to Initial Shareholder | |
| - | | |
| 25,000 | |
(Repayments to) advances from a related party | |
| (69,551 | ) | |
| 79,532 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net cash provided by financing activities | |
| 59,093,355 | | |
| 104,532 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
NET CHANGE IN CASH | |
| 678,123 | | |
| 76,317 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash, beginning of year | |
| 76,317 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash, end of year | |
$ | 754,440 | | |
$ | 76,317 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |
| | | |
| | |
Unrealized loss on marketable debt securities | |
$ | (3,666 | ) | |
$ | - | |
Initial classification of shares subject to redemption | |
$ | 56,818,181 | | |
$ | - | |
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary shares subject to redemption | |
$ | 3,804,045 | | |
$ | - | |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
$ | (4,485,864 | ) | |
$ | - | |
Deferred underwriting compensation | |
$ | 2,012,500 | | |
$ | - | |
Initial recognition of warrant liabilities | |
$ | 770,000 | | |
$ | - | |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
GOLDENBRIDGE
ACQUISITION LIMITED
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
NOTE
1 – ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS BACKGROUND
Goldenbridge
Acquisition Limited (“Goldenbridge”, the “Company” or “we”, “us” and “our”)
is a newly organized blank check company incorporated on August 12, 2019, under the laws of the British Virgin Islands for the purpose
of acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets
of, entering into contractual arrangements, or engaging in any other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities
(Business Combination”). Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating
a Business Combination, the Company intends to focus on opportunities in the artificial intelligence and any other related technology
innovations market in North America.
CVS
X Limited (“CVSX”) is a company incorporated on May 11, 2021, under the laws of the Cayman Island for the purpose of effecting
the Business Combination. CVSX is wholly owned by Goldenbridge.
Smart
CVS Limited (“SCL”, or together with CVSX, “the subsidiaries”) is a company incorporated on May 21, 2021, under
the laws of the Cayman Island for the purpose of effecting the Business Combination. SCL is wholly owned by CVSX.
AgiiPlus
Global Inc., (“PubCo”) is a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands for the purpose of effecting the Business Combination
and to serve as the vehicle for, and be subsumed by, AgiiPlus Inc., pursuant to the Acquisition Merger. PubCo is wholly owned by the
Goldenbridge.
AgiiPlus
Corporation Inc., (“Merger Sub”) is a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands for the purpose of effecting the Business
Combination and to serve as the vehicle for, and be subsumed by, AgiiPlus Inc., pursuant to the Acquisition Merger. Merger Sub is wholly
owned by the PubCo.
On
September 30, 2021, the Company entered into a definitive agreement or non-binding letter of intent to acquire a company, AgiiPlus Inc.,
(“AgiiPlus”). The aggregate consideration to be paid to AgiiPlus shareholders for the Acquisition Merger is $520 million,
payable in the form of a number of newly issued Purchaser Ordinary Shares (the “Closing Payment Shares”) valued at the $10.00
per share. Under the Merger Agreement, 1,000,000 shares of the Closing Payment Shares (“Escrow Shares”) to be issued will
be held in escrow for a period of 6 months after the closing to satisfy indemnification obligations.
As
of June 30, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity through June 30, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation
and the Public Offering as described below. The Company has selected June 30 as its fiscal year end.
Financing
The
registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering (the “Public Offering” as described in Note 4) was
declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 1, 2021. The Company consummated
the Public Offering on March 4, 2021 of 5,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit (the “Public Units’). Subsequently, on March 9,
2021, the underwriters exercised the option in full of 750,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit. Concurrently with the Public Offering,
the Company sold to Cross Wealth Investment Holding Limited (the “Sponsor”) 350,000 private units at a price of $10.00 per
unit and sold to Maxim Group LLC for $100 an option to purchase 287,500 units at an exercise price of $11.50 per unit. The Company received
net proceeds of approximately $59,162,906 (which includes deferred underwriting commissions of $2,012,500). Transaction costs amounted
to $1,837,194, consisting of $1,437,500 of underwriter’s fees and $399,694 of other offering costs.
Trust
Account
Upon
the closing of the Public Offering and the private placement, $57,500,000 was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”)
with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC acting as trustee. The funds held in the Trust Account can be invested in United
States government treasury bills, bonds or notes, having a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions
under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act until the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Company’s initial
business combination within the required time period and (ii) the redemption of 100% of the outstanding public shares if the Company
has not completed an initial business combination in the required time period. Placing funds in the Trust Account may not protect those
funds from third party claims against the Company. Although the Company will seek to have all vendors, service providers, prospective
target businesses or other entities it engages, execute agreements with the Company waiving any claim of any kind in or to any monies
held in the Trust Account, there is no guarantee that such persons will execute such agreements. The remaining net proceeds (not held
in the Trust Account) may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing
general and administrative expenses. Additionally, the interest earned on the Trust Account balance may be released to the Company to
pay the Company’s tax obligations.
Business
Combination
Pursuant
to Nasdaq listing rules, the Company’s initial business combination must occur with one or more target businesses having an aggregate
fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the funds in the Trust Account (excluding any deferred underwriter’s fees
and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account), which the Company refers to as the 80% test, at the time of the execution
of a definitive agreement for our initial business combination, although the Company may structure a business combination with one or
more target businesses whose fair market value significantly exceeds 80% of the trust account balance. If the Company is no longer listed
on Nasdaq, it will not be required to satisfy the 80% test. The Company currently anticipates structuring a business combination to acquire
100% of the equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses.
GOLDENBRIDGE
ACQUISITION LIMITED
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
The
Company may, however, structure a business combination where the Company merges directly with the target business or where the Company
acquires less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target business in order to meet certain objectives of the target management
team or shareholders or for other reasons, but the Company will only complete such business combination if the post-transaction company
owns 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise owns a controlling interest in the target sufficient
for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. If less than 100% of the equity interests
or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses
that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% test.
The
Company will either seek shareholder approval of any business combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which shareholders
may seek to convert their shares into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, less any taxes
then due but not yet paid, or provide shareholders with the opportunity to sell their shares to the Company by means of a tender offer
for an amount equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, less any taxes then due but
not yet paid. These shares have been recorded at redemption value and are classified as temporary equity, in accordance with Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity .” The Company will proceed with a business combination only if it will have net tangible assets of
at least $5,000,001 upon consummation of the business combination and, solely if shareholder approval is sought, a majority of the outstanding
ordinary shares of the Company voted are voted in favor of the business combination.
In
connection with any shareholder vote required to approve any business combination, the Initial Shareholders have agreed (i) to vote any
of their respective shares, including the ordinary shares sold to the Initial Shareholders in connection with the organization of the
Company, ordinary shares included in the Private Units sold in the Private Placement, and any ordinary shares which were initially issued
in connection with the Public Offering, whether acquired in or after the effective date of the IPO, in favor of the initial business
combination and (ii) not to convert such respective shares into a pro rata portion of the Trust Account or seek to sell their shares
in connection with any tender offer the Company engages in.
Liquidation
If
the Company does not complete a business combination within 12 months from the consummation of the Public Offering, it will trigger an
automatic winding up, dissolution and liquidation pursuant to the terms of the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.
As a result, this has the same effect as if the Company had formally gone through a voluntary liquidation procedure under the Companies
Law. Accordingly, no vote would be required from the Company’s shareholders to commence such a voluntary winding up, dissolution
and liquidation. However, if the Company anticipates that the Company may not be able to consummate its initial business combination
within 12 months, the Company may, but is not obligated to, extend the period of time to consummate a business combination three times
by an additional three months each time (for a total of up to 21 months to complete a business combination). Pursuant to the terms of
the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the trust agreement entered into between the Company and Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC on the effective date of the Registration Statement, in order to extend the time available for
the Company to consummate the initial business combination, the Company’s insiders or their affiliates or designees, upon five
days advance notice prior to the applicable deadline, must deposit into the trust account $575,000 ($0.10 per share), on or prior to
the date of the applicable deadline. The insiders will receive a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note equal to the amount
of any such deposit that will not be repaid in the event that the Company is unable to close a business combination unless there are
funds available outside the trust account to do so. Such notes would either be paid upon consummation of the Company’s initial
business combination, or, at the lender’s discretion, converted upon consummation of the business combination into additional private
units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The Company’s shareholders have approved the issuance of the private units upon conversion
of such notes, to the extent the holder wishes to so convert such notes at the time of the consummation of the Company’s initial
business combination. In the event that the Company receives notice from the Company’s insiders five days prior to the applicable
deadline of their intent to effect an extension, the Company intends to issue a press release announcing such intention at least three
days prior to the applicable deadline. In addition, the Company intends to issue a press release the day after the applicable deadline
announcing whether or not the funds had been timely deposited. The Company’s insiders and their affiliates or designees are not
obligated to fund the trust account to extend the time for the Company to complete the initial business combination. To the extent that
some, but not all, of the Company’s insiders, decide to extend the period of time to consummate the Company initial business combination,
such insiders (or their affiliates or designees) may deposit the entire amount required. If the Company is unable to consummate the Company’s
initial business combination within such time period, the Company will, as promptly as possible but not more than ten business days thereafter,
redeem 100% of the Company’s outstanding public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account, including
a pro rata portion of any interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not necessary to pay taxes, and then seek to liquidate
and dissolve. However, the Company may not be able to distribute such amounts as a result of claims of creditors which may take priority
over the claims of the Company’s public shareholders. In the event of dissolution and liquidation, the public rights will expire
and will be worthless.
GOLDENBRIDGE
ACQUISITION LIMITED
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
NOTE
2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
These
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in U.S. Dollars in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles
in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information pursuant to the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
adjustments) have been made that are necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial position, and the results of its consolidated
operations and its consolidated cash flows.
● | Principles of consolidation |
The
consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany
transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries are eliminated upon consolidation.
Subsidiaries
are those entities in which the Company, directly or indirectly, controls more than one half of the voting power; or has the power to
govern the financial and operating policies, to appoint or remove the majority of the members of the board of directors, or to cast a
majority of votes at the meeting of directors.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the activities of the Company and each of the following entities:
Name |
|
Background |
|
Ownership |
CVS X Limited (“CVSX”) |
|
A Cayman Island company Incorporated on May 11, 2021 |
|
100% Owned by Goldenbridge |
|
|
|
|
|
Smart CVS Limited (“SCL”) |
|
A Cayman Island company Incorporated on May 21, 2021 |
|
100% Owned by CVSX |
● | 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 independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced
disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements
of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously
approved.
Further,
Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting
standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do
not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting
standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements
that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of
such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public
or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies
adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s consolidated financial statements with another public
company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition
period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
In
preparing these consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial
statements and the reported 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 consolidated financial statements, which management considered
in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, Actual results may
differ from these estimates.
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION
LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars
(“US$”), except for number of shares)
● | 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 did not have any cash equivalents
as of June 30, 2021 or 2020.
● | Cash and investments held in trust account |
At June 30, 2021 and 2020, the assets held in
the Trust Account are held in cash and US Treasury securities. Investment securities in the Company’s Trust Account consisted of
$57,496,825 in United States Treasury Bills and $2,326 in cash.
The Company classified investments that are directly
invested in U.S. Treasuries as available for sales and money market funds are classified in accordance with the trading method. All marketable
securities are recorded at their estimated fair value. Unrealized gains and losses for available-for-sale securities are recorded in other
comprehensive income (loss). The Company evaluates its investments to assess whether those with unrealized loss positions are other than
temporarily impaired. Impairments are considered other than temporary if they are related to deterioration in credit risk or if it is
likely the Company will sell the securities before the recovery of the cost basis. Realized gains and losses and declines in value determined
to be other than temporary are determined based on the specific identification method and are reported in other income (expense), net
in the statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified
or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance
in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC 815”). The
assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability
pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether
the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net
cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This
assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly
period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all
of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of equity at the time of issuance.
For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded
as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair
value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. The initial fair value of the Private
Warrants was estimated using a Black-Scholes model (see Note 9).
● | Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
The Company accounts for its ordinary shares
subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. Ordinary shares
subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable
ordinary shares (including ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject
to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity.
At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s ordinary shares feature certain
redemption rights that are subject to occurrence of uncertain future events and considered to be outside of the Company’s control.
Accordingly, at June 30, 2021 and 2020, 5,750,000 and 1,437,500 ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, respectively, are presented
as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
GOLDENBRIDGE
ACQUISITION LIMITED
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Currency
expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
The Company complies with the requirements of
the ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A – “Expenses of Offering”.
Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the balance sheet date that are related to the
Public Offering and that were charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the Public Offering.
● | Fair value of financial instruments |
ASC Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements
and Disclosures” defines fair value, the methods used to measure fair value and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements.
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between the
buyer and the seller at the measurement date. In determining fair value, the valuation techniques consistent with the market approach,
income approach and cost approach shall be used to measure fair value. ASC Topic 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy for inputs, which
represent the assumptions used by the buyer and seller in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs are further defined as observable
and unobservable inputs. Observable inputs are those that buyer and seller would use in pricing the asset or liability based on market
data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s assumptions about the inputs that
the buyer and seller would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
The fair value hierarchy is categorized into three
levels based on the inputs as follows:
|
Level 1 — |
Valuations based on unadjusted quoted
prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block
discounts are not being applied. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market,
valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment.
|
|
Level 2 — |
Valuations based on (i) quoted prices
in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets,
(iii) inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities, or (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated
by market through correlation or other means.
|
|
Level 3 — |
Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. |
The fair value of the Company’s certain
assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,”
approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, and other current assets,
accrued expenses, due to sponsor are estimated to approximate the carrying values as of June 30, 2021 due to the short maturities of such
instruments. See Note 9 for the disclosure of the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring
basis.
● | Concentration of credit risk |
Financial instruments that potentially subject
the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash and trust accounts in a financial institution which, at times may exceed
the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes
the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting
requirements of ASC Topic 740, “ Income Taxes ,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting
and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the consolidated financial
statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws
and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established,
when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
GOLDENBRIDGE
ACQUISITION LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold
and a measurement attribute for the consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to
be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination
by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the British Virgin Islands is the Company’s major tax jurisdiction.
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were
no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of June 30, 2021. The Company is currently not aware
of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.
The Company calculates net loss per share in accordance
with ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share. In order to determine the net income (loss) attributable to both the redeemable shares
and non-redeemable shares, the Company first considered the undistributed income (loss) allocable to both the redeemable ordinary shares
and non-redeemable ordinary shares and the undistributed income (loss) is calculated using the total net loss less any dividends paid.
The Company then allocated the undistributed income (loss) ratably based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding between
the redeemable and non-redeemable ordinary shares. Any remeasurement of the accretion to redemption value of the ordinary shares subject
to possible redemption was considered to be dividends paid to the public stockholders. As of June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company has not
considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 3,050,000
and 3,050,000 shares in the calculation of diluted net loss per share, since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence
of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive and the Company did not have any other dilutive securities
and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company.
As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share for the period presented.
The net loss per share presented in the unaudited
condensed statement of operations is based on the following:
| |
For the Year Ended June 30, | | |
For
the
Period from
August 12,
2019
(Inception)
through
June 30, | |
| |
2021 | | |
2020 | |
Net loss | |
$ | (819,366 | ) | |
$ | (34,625 | ) |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
| (4,485,864 | ) | |
| - | |
Net loss including accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
$ | (5,305,230 | ) | |
$ | (34,625 | ) |
| |
For the Year Ended June 30, 2021 | | |
For the Period from August 12,
2019 (Inception) through June 30, 2020 | |
| |
Redeemable Common Stock | | |
Non- Redeemable Common Stock | | |
Redeemable Common Stock | | |
Non-Redeemable Common Stock | |
Basic and diluted net loss per share: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Numerators: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Allocation of net loss including carrying value to redemption value | |
$ | (2,877,607 | ) | |
$ | (2,427,623 | ) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (34,625 | ) |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
| 4,485,864 | | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| - | |
Allocation of net income (loss) | |
$ | 1,608,257 | | |
$ | (2,427,623 | ) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (34,625 | ) |
Denominators: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted-average shares outstanding | |
| 1,843,579 | | |
| 1,555,290 | | |
| - | | |
| 1,250,000 | |
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share | |
$ | 0.87 | | |
$ | (1.56 | ) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | (0.03 | ) |
Parties, which can be a corporation or individual,
are considered to be related if the Company has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant
influence over the other party in making financial and operational decisions. Companies are also considered to be related if they are
subject to common control or common significant influence.
● | Recent accounting pronouncements |
The Company has considered all new accounting
pronouncements and has concluded that there are no new pronouncements that may have a material impact on the results of operations, financial
condition, or cash flows, based on the current information.
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION
LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars
(“US$”), except for number of shares)
NOTE 3 - RESTATEMENT OF PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
On April 12, 2021, the Acting Director of the
Division of Corporation Finance and Acting Chief Accountant of the SEC together issued a statement regarding the accounting and reporting
considerations for warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting
Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “SEC Statement”).
Specifically, the SEC Statement focused on certain provisions that provided for potential changes to the settlement amounts dependent
upon the characteristics of the holder of the warrant, which terms are similar to those contained in the warrant agreement governing the
Company’s warrants.
The Company previously accounted for its outstanding
Public Warrants (as defined in Note 5) issued in connection with its Public Offering (as defined in Note 5) as derivative liabilities.
The Company’s management evaluated the warrants under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Subtopic 815-40, Contracts
in Entity’s Own Equity. ASC Section 815-40-15 addresses equity versus liability treatment and classification of equity-linked financial
instruments, including warrants, and states that a warrant may be classified as a component of equity only if, among other things, the
warrant is indexed to the issuer’s common stock. Under ASC Section 815-40-15, a warrant is not indexed to the issuer’s common
stock if the terms of the warrant require an adjustment to the exercise price upon a specified event and that event is not an input to
the fair value of the warrant. After the evaluation of the provisions of the Public Warrants, the Company concluded that the Public
Warrants are indexed to the Company’s common shares in the manner contemplated by ASC Section 815-40-15 and should be classified
as components of equity. The Company previously accounted the Public Warrants as derivative liabilities instead of components of equity
did not have significant impact on the Company’s previously issued statements of operations and cash flows.
In addition, in preparation of the Company’s
audited financial statements as of and for the year ended June 30, 2021, the Company concluded it should restate its consolidated financial
statements to classify all common stock subject to possible redemption in temporary equity. In accordance with the SEC and its staff’s
guidance on redeemable equity instruments, ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (ASC 480), paragraph 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. The Company had previously classified a portion of its common stock in permanent equity. Although the Company did not specify
a maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides that currently, the Company will not redeem its public shares in an amount that would
cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. The Company considered that the threshold would not change the nature of the
underlying shares as redeemable and thus would be required to be disclosed outside equity. As a result, the Company restated its previously
filed financial statements to classify all common stock as temporary equity and to recognize accretion from the initial book value to
redemption value at the time of its Initial Public Offering and in accordance with ASC 480. The change in the carrying value of redeemable
shares of common stock resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.
The following tables summarize the effect of the
restatement on each financial statement line item as of the dates, and for the period, indicated:
Adjustment #1 refer to reclassification of public
warrants from warrant liabilities to equity component.
Adjustment
#2 refer to reclassification of all public shares to temporary equity.
| |
As Previously Reported | | |
Adjustments #1 | | |
Adjustments #2 | | |
As Restated | |
Balance sheet as of March 4, 2021 | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Warrant Liabilities | |
| 7,220,000 | | |
| (6,450,000 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 770,000 | |
Total Liabilities | |
| 9,356,654 | | |
| (6,450,000 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 2,906,654 | |
Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption | |
| 37,586,880 | | |
| - | | |
| 12,413,120 | | |
| 50,000,000 | |
Ordinary Shares | |
| 5,318,526 | | |
| - | | |
| (2,563,526 | ) | |
| 2,755,000 | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (318,522 | ) | |
| 6,450,000 | | |
| (9,849,594 | ) | |
| (3,718,116 | ) |
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit) | |
| 5,000,004 | | |
| 6,450,000 | | |
| (12,413,120 | ) | |
| (963,116 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance sheet as of March 31, 2021 (unaudited) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Warrant liabilities | |
| 8,210,000 | | |
| (7,430,000 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 780,000 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 10,237,481 | | |
| (7,430,000 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 2,807,481 | |
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | |
| 43,499,246 | | |
| - | | |
| 14,000,754 | | |
| 57,500,000 | |
Ordinary shares | |
| 5,486,160 | | |
| - | | |
| (2,731,160 | ) | |
| 2,755,000 | |
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit) | |
| (487,244 | ) | |
| 7,430,000 | | |
| (11,269,594 | ) | |
| (4,326,838 | ) |
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit) | |
| 5,000,008 | | |
| 7,430,000 | | |
| (14,000,754 | ) | |
| (1,570,746 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Balance sheet as of June 30, 2021 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | |
| 50,547,744 | | |
| - | | |
| 6,952,256 | | |
| 57,500,000 | |
Ordinary shares | |
| 5,857,662 | | |
| - | | |
| (3,102,662 | ) | |
| 2,755,000 | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (853,991 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (3,849,594 | ) | |
| (4,703,585 | ) |
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit) | |
| 5,000,005 | | |
| - | | |
| (6,952,256 | ) | |
| (1,952,251 | ) |
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION
LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars
(“US$”), except for number of shares)
| |
As Previously Reported | | |
Adjustments #1 | | |
Adjustments #2 | | |
As Restated | |
Statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (unaudited) | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | |
| (20,000 | ) | |
| 10,000 | | |
| - | | |
| (10,000 | ) |
Net loss | |
| (221,018 | ) | |
| 10,000 | | |
| - | | |
| (211,018 | ) |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, non-redeemable ordinary shares | |
| 1,962,294 | | |
| - | | |
| (406,961 | ) | |
| 1,555,333 | |
Basic and diluted net loss per share | |
| (0.11 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1.25 | ) | |
| (1.36 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Statement of operations for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 (unaudited) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | |
| (20,000 | ) | |
| 10,000 | | |
| - | | |
| (10,000 | ) |
Net loss | |
| (452,619 | ) | |
| 10,000 | | |
| - | | |
| (442,619 | ) |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, non-redeemable ordinary shares | |
| 1,609,961 | | |
| - | | |
| (133,757 | ) | |
| 1,476,204 | |
Basic and diluted net loss per share | |
| (0.28 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1.91 | ) | |
| (2.19 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Statement of operations for the year ended June 30, 2021 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, subject to possible redemption | |
| 1,638,590 | | |
| - | | |
| 204,989 | | |
| 1,843,579 | |
Basic and diluted net loss per share | |
| 0.00 | | |
| - | | |
| 0.87 | | |
| 0.87 | |
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, non-redeemable ordinary shares | |
| 1,771,207 | | |
| - | | |
| (215,917 | ) | |
| 1,555,290 | |
Basic and diluted net loss per share | |
| (0.46 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (1.10 | ) | |
| (1.56 | ) |
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION
LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars
(“US$”), except for number of shares)
| |
As | | |
| | |
| | |
| |
| |
Previously | | |
Adjustment | | |
Adjustments | | |
As | |
| |
Reported | | |
#1 | | |
#2 | | |
Revised | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Statement of cash flows for the nine months ended March 31, 2021 (unaudited) | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | |
$ | 20,000 | | |
$ | (10,000 | ) | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 10,000 | |
Net loss | |
| (452,619 | ) | |
| 10,000 | | |
| - | | |
| (442,619 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Statement of cash flows for the year ended June 30, 2021 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Initial classification of shares subject to redemption | |
| 51,086,880 | | |
| - | | |
| 5,731,301 | | |
| 56,818,181 | |
Reclassification of shares subject to redemption | |
| 539,136 | | |
| - | | |
| (539,136 | ) | |
| - | |
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary shares subject to redemption | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,804,045 | | |
| 3,804,045 | |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (4,485,864 | ) | |
| (4,485,864 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Statements of changes in shareholders’ deficit for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 (unaudited) | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Sale of units in initial public offering – ordinary shares amount | |
$ | 50,080,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 3,570,306 | | |
$ | 53,650,306 | |
Sale of units in initial public offering – total shareholders’ (deficit) equity | |
| 50,080,000 | | |
| - | | |
| 3,570,306 | | |
| 53,650,306 | |
Initial classification of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption – ordinary shares amount | |
| (36,616,880 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (20,201,301 | ) | |
| (56,818,181 | ) |
Initial classification of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption – total shareholders’ (deficit) equity | |
| (36,616,880 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (20,201,301 | ) | |
| (56,818,181 | ) |
Change in fair value of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption – ordinary shares amount | |
| (6,882,366 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 6,882,366 | | |
| - | |
Change in fair value of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption – total shareholders’ (deficit) equity | |
| (6,882,366 | ) | |
| - | | |
| 6,882,366 | | |
| - | |
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary shares subject to redemption | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,804,045 | | |
| 3,804,045 | |
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary shares subject to redemption – total shareholders’ (deficit) equity | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,804,045 | | |
| 3,804,045 | |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (4,485,864 | ) | |
| (4,485,864 | ) |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value – total shareholders’ (deficit) equity | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (4,485,864 | ) | |
| (4,485,864 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Statement of changes in shareholders’ deficit for the year ended June 30, 2021 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Initial classification of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption – ordinary shares amount | |
| (51,086,880 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (5,731,301 | ) | |
| (56,818,181 | ) |
Initial classification of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption – total shareholders’ (deficit) equity | |
| (51,086,880 | ) | |
| - | | |
| (5,731,301 | ) | |
| (56,818,181 | ) |
Change in fair value of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption – ordinary shares amount | |
| 539,136 | | |
| - | | |
| 539,136 | | |
| - | |
Change in fair value of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption – total shareholders’ (deficit) equity | |
| 539,136 | | |
| - | | |
| 539,136 | | |
| - | |
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary shares subject to redemption | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,804,045 | | |
| 3,804,045 | |
Allocation of offering costs to ordinary shares subject to redemption – total shareholders’ (deficit) equity | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| 3,804,045 | | |
| 3,804,045 | |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (4,485,864 | ) | |
| (4,485,864 | ) |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value – total shareholders’ (deficit) equity | |
| - | | |
| - | | |
| (4,485,864 | ) | |
| (4,485,864 | ) |
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION
LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars
(“US$”), except for number of shares)
NOTE 4 — CASH AND INVESTMENT HELD IN
TRUST ACCOUNT
As of June 30, 2021, investment securities in
the Company’s Trust Account consisted of $57,496,825 in United States Treasury Bills and $2,326 in cash. As of June 30, 2020, the
Company did not have any balance in its Trust Account. The Company classifies its United States Treasury securities as available-for-sale.
Available-for-sale marketable securities are recorded at their estimated fair value on the accompanying June 30, 2021 balance sheet. The
carrying value, including gross unrealized holding gain as other comprehensive income and fair value of held to marketable securities
on June 30, 2021 are as follows:
| |
Carrying Value as of
June 30, 2021 | | |
Gross Unrealized Holding loss | | |
Fair Value as of June 30,
2021 | |
| |
| | |
| | |
| |
Available-for-sale marketable securities | |
| | |
| | |
| |
U.S. Treasury Securities | |
$ | 57,500,491 | | |
$ | (3,666 | ) | |
$ | 57,496,825 | |
| |
Carrying Value as of
June 30, 2020 | | |
Gross Unrealized Holding loss | | |
Fair Value as of June 30,
2020 | |
Available-for-sale marketable securities | |
| | |
| | |
| |
U.S. Treasury Securities | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION
LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars
(“US$”), except for number of shares)
NOTE 5 — PUBLIC OFFERING
On March 4, 2021, the Company sold 5,000,000 units
at a price of $10.00 per Public Unit in the Public Offering. Each Public Unit consists of one ordinary share of the Company, no par value
per share (the “Public Shares”), one right (the “Public Rights”) and one redeemable warrant (the “Public
Warrants”). Each Public Right entitles the holder to receive one-tenth (1/10) of an ordinary share upon consummation of an initial
Business Combination. Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one-half (1/2) of one ordinary share, and each ten rights entitle
the holder thereof to receive one ordinary share at the closing of a business combination. In addition, the Company has granted Maxim
Group LLC, the underwriter of the Public Offering, a 45-day option to purchase up to 750,000 Public Units solely to cover over-allotments.
On March 9, 2021, the underwriters exercised the option in full of 750,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit.
If the Company does not complete its Business
Combination within the necessary time period described in Note 1, the Public Rights will expire and be worthless. Since the Company is
not required to net cash settle the Rights and the Rights are convertible upon the consummation of an initial Business Combination, the
Management determined that the Rights are classified within shareholders’ equity as “Additional paid-in capital” upon
their issuance in accordance with ASC 815-40. The proceeds from the sale are allocated to Public Shares and Rights based on the relative
fair value of the securities in accordance with ASC 470-20-30. The value of the Public Shares and Rights will be based on the closing
price paid by investors.
The Company paid an upfront underwriting discount
of $1,437,500 (2.5%) of the per unit offering price to the underwriter at the closing of the Public Offering, with an additional fee of
$2,012,500 (the “Deferred Discount”) of 3.5% of the gross offering proceeds payable upon the Company’s completion of
the Business Combination. The Deferred Discount will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely
in the event the Company completes its Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not close the Business Combination, the
underwriter has waived its right to receive the Deferred Discount. The underwriter is not entitled to any interest accrued on the Deferred
Discount.
On March 5, 2021, Maxim Group, LLC exercised their
right to acquire option to purchase up to a total of 287,500 units (the “Unit Purchase Option”) at $11.50 per unit for $100.
As of June 30, 2021, the Unit Purchase Option has not been exercised.
NOTE 6 – PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Public
Offering, the Company consummated a private placement of 350,000 Private Units, at $10.00 per unit, purchased by the Sponsor.
The Private Units are identical to the units sold
in the Public Offering except that the private warrants will be non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis.
NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder and Additional Shares
In August 2019, 10,000 shares were sold. In September
2020, the Company issued another 1,427,500 ordinary shares resulting in an aggregate of 1,437,500 ordinary shares (the “Founder
Shares”) outstanding to our initial shareholders, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.017 per share.
All share and per share information have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the share split. In January 2021, the Sponsor transferred
300,000 of its insider shares to Golden Bridge Holding, LLC, 606,061 shares to Scienjoy Inc., 30,000 shares to Lucky Link International
Limited and 60,606 shares to Can Wu.
The initial shareholders have agreed not to transfer,
assign or sell any of the founder shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until (1) with respect to 50% of the founder shares,
the earlier of six months after the completion of a Business Combination and the date on which the closing price of the ordinary shares
equals or exceeds $12.50 per share for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination and
(2) with respect to the remaining 50% of the founder shares, six months after the completion of a Business Combination, or earlier, in
either case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction
which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other
property.
Amounts due to related parties
As of June 30, 2021 and 2020, the balances due
to related parties were $9,981 and 79,532, respectively. The balance is unsecured, interest-free and has no fixed terms of repayment.
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION
LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars
(“US$”), except for number of shares)
Administrative Services Agreement
The Company is obligated, commencing from June
1, 2020, to pay Golden Bridge Capital Limited, which is also owned by Mr. Jining Li, the Company’s director and also the affiliate
of the Sponsor, a monthly fee of $10,000 for general and administrative services. This agreement will terminate upon completion of the
Company’s business combination or the liquidation of the trust account to public shareholders.
Related Party Extensions Loan
The Company will have until 12 months from the
consummation of the Initial Public Offering to consummate the initial Business Combination. However, if the Company anticipates that the
Company may not be able to consummate the initial Business Combination within 12 months, the Company may, but is not obligated to, extend
the period of time to consummate a Business Combination three times by an additional three months each time (for a total of up to 21 months
to complete a Business Combination). Pursuant to the terms of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association and the
trust agreement entered into between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LCC, in order to extend the time
available for the Company to consummate the initial Business Combination, the Company’s insiders or their affiliates or designees,
upon five days advance notice prior to the applicable deadline, must deposit into the Trust Account $575,000 ($0.10 per share), on or
prior to the date of the applicable deadline. The insiders will receive a non-interest bearing, unsecured promissory note equal to the
amount of any such deposit that will not be repaid in the event that the Company is unable to close a Business Combination unless there
are funds available outside the Trust Account to do so. Such notes would either be paid upon consummation of the initial Business Combination,
or, at the lender’s discretion, converted upon consummation of the Business Combination into additional private units at a price
of $10.00 per unit.
Director’s Remuneration
The Company is obligated, commencing from June
1, 2020, to pay Yongsheng Liu, which is the Company’s CEO, a monthly fee of HK$50,000 for his service to the Company.
NOTE 8 – SHAREHOLDER’S DEFICIT
Ordinary Shares
The Company is authorized to issue unlimited ordinary
shares with no par value. Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. At June 30, 2021, there
were 1,816,250 ordinary shares issued and outstanding (excluding 5,750,000 shares subject to redemption). At June 30, 2020, there were
1,437,500 ordinary shares issued and outstanding (excluding 0 shares subject to redemption).
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The table below presents the changes in accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), including the reclassification out of AOCI.
| |
Available-
for-sale
securities | |
Balance as of July 1, 2020 | |
$ | - | |
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications | |
| (849 | ) |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI into interest income | |
| (2,817 | ) |
Balance as of June 30, 2021 | |
$ | (3,666 | ) |
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION
LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars
(“US$”), except for number of shares)
Warrants
Each public warrant entitles the holder thereof
to purchase one-half (1/2) of one ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per full share, subject to adjustment as described in this prospectus.
Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of shares. This means that only
an even number of warrants may be exercised at any given time by a warrant holder.
No public warrants will be exercisable for cash
unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants
and a current prospectus relating to such ordinary shares. It is the Company’s current intention to have an effective and current
registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to such ordinary
shares in effect promptly following consummation of an initial business combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration
statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the public warrants is not effective within 90 days following the consummation
of our initial business combination, public warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during
any period when we shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to
an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering
the warrants for that number of ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of ordinary shares
underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the “fair market value”
(defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the
ordinary shares for the 10 trading days ending on the day prior to the date of exercise. For example, if a holder held 300 warrants to
purchase 150 shares and the fair market value on the date prior to exercise was $15, that holder would receive 35 shares without the payment
of any additional cash consideration. If an exemption from registration is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants
on a cashless basis.
The warrants will become exercisable on the later
of the completion of an initial business combination. The warrants will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the fifth anniversary
of our completion of an initial business combination, or earlier upon redemption.
The Company may redeem the outstanding warrants
(including any outstanding warrants issued upon exercise of the unit purchase option issued to Maxim Group LLC), in whole and not in part,
at a price of $0.01 per warrant:
|
● |
at any time while the Public Warrants are exercisable, |
|
● |
upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each Public Warrant holder, |
| ● | if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $16.50 per share, for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the notice of redemption to Public Warrant holders, and |
|
● |
if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the issuance of the ordinary shares underlying such warrants at the time of redemption and for the entire 30-day trading period referred to above and continuing each day thereafter until the date of redemption. |
If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and
the Company would issue a notice of redemption, each warrant holder can exercise his, her or its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption
date. However, the price of the ordinary shares may fall below the $16.50 trigger price as well as the $11.50 warrant exercise price per
full share after the redemption notice is issued and not limit our ability to complete the redemption.
The redemption criteria for the warrants have
been established at a price which is intended to provide warrant holders a reasonable premium to the initial exercise price and provide
a sufficient differential between the then-prevailing share price and the warrant exercise price so that if the share price declines as
a result of our redemption call, the redemption will not cause the share price to drop below the exercise price of the warrants.
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION
LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars
(“US$”), except for number of shares)
Rights
Except in cases where the Company is not the surviving
company in a Business Combination, each holder of a Public Right will automatically receive one-tenth (1/10) of an ordinary share upon
consummation of a Business Combination, even if the holder of a Public Right converted all ordinary shares held by him, her or it in connection
with a Business Combination or an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with respect
to its pre-business combination activities. In the event that the Company will not be the surviving company upon completion of a Business
Combination, each holder of a Public Right will be required to affirmatively convert his, her or its rights in order to receive the one-tenth
(1/10) of a share underlying each Public Right upon consummation of a Business Combination. No additional consideration will be required
to be paid by a holder of Public Rights in order to receive his, her or its additional ordinary shares upon consummation of a Business
Combination. The shares issuable upon exchange of the rights will be freely tradable (except to the extent held by affiliates of the Company).
If the Company enters into a definitive agreement for a Business Combination in which the Company will not be the surviving entity, the
definitive agreement will provide for the holders of Public Rights to receive the same per share consideration the holders of ordinary
shares will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into ordinary shares basis.
The Company will not issue fractional shares in
connection with an exchange of Public Rights. Fractional shares will either be rounded down to the nearest whole share or otherwise addressed
in accordance with the applicable provisions of the British Virgin Islands law. As a result, the holders of the Public Rights must hold
rights in multiples of 10 in order to receive shares for all of the holders’ rights upon closing of a Business Combination. If the
Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust
Account, holders of Public Rights will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public Rights, nor will they receive any distribution
from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Public Rights, and the Public Rights will expire
worthless. Further, there are no contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities to the holders of the Public Rights upon consummation
of a Business Combination. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the rights. Accordingly, the rights
may expire worthless.
NOTE 9 –
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The fair value of the Company’s financial
assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale
of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of
observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions
about how market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities
based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
|
Level 1: |
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
|
Level 2: |
Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. |
|
|
|
|
Level 3: |
Unobservable inputs based on the assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION
LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars
(“US$”), except for number of shares)
The following
table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of
June 30, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
| |
June 30, | | |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets | | |
Significant Other Observable Inputs | | |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs | |
| |
2021 | | |
(Level 1) | | |
(Level 2) | | |
(Level 3) | |
Description | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Assets: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
U.S. Treasury Securities held in Trust Account* | |
$ | 57,496,825 | | |
$ | 57,496,825 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Warrant liabilities | |
$ | 740,000 | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | - | | |
$ | 740,000 | |
* |
included in cash and investments held in trust account on the Company’s balance sheet. |
The private warrants are accounted for as liabilities
in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
The Company established the initial fair value
for the private warrants at $770,000 on March 4, 2021, the date of the Company’s Initial Public Offering, using a Black-Scholes
model. The Company allocated the proceeds received from the sale of Private Units, first to the private warrants based on their fair values
as determined at initial measurement, with the remaining proceeds recorded as ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, and ordinary
shares based on their relative fair values recorded at the initial measurement date. The warrants were classified as Level 3 at the initial
measurement date due to the use of unobservable inputs.
The key inputs into the binomial model and Black-Scholes
model were as follows at their measurement dates:
| |
June 30, 2021 | | |
March 4, 2021 (Initial measurement) | |
Input | |
| | |
| |
Share price | |
$ | 9.8 | | |
$ | 10.00 | |
Risk-free interest rate | |
| 0.87 | % | |
| 0.77 | % |
Volatility | |
| 55 | % | |
| 56 | % |
Exercise price | |
$ | 11.50 | | |
$ | 11.50 | |
Warrant life | |
| 5 years | | |
| 5 years | |
As of June 30, 2021, the aggregate value of the
Private Warrants was $0.74 million. The change in fair value from March 4, 2021 to June 30, 2021 was approximately $(30,000).
To the extent that valuation is based on models
or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Because of the
inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may be materially higher or lower than the values that would have been used
had a ready market for the investments existed. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value
is greatest for investments categorized in Level 3. Level 3 financial liabilities consist of the Private Warrant liability for which there
is no current market for these securities such that the determination of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation. Changes
in fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are analyzed each period based on changes in estimates
or assumptions and recorded as appropriate.
NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Risks and Uncertainties
Management is currently evaluating the impact
of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect
on the Company’s future financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, there has been a significant
impact as of the date of these consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the future outcome of this uncertainty.
GOLDENBRIDGE ACQUISITION
LIMITED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars
(“US$”), except for number of shares)
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, the Private
Placement Warrants (and their underlying securities) and the warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans
(and their underlying securities) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to the registration rights agreement signed on the effective
date of the Public Offering. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that the Company register
such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founder Shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing
three months prior to the date on which these ordinary shares are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the Private
Placement Warrants and warrants issued in payment of Working Capital Loans made to the Company (or underlying securities) can elect to
exercise these registration rights at any time after the Company consummates a Business Combination. In addition, the holders have certain
“piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business
Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Deferred Underwriter Compensation
The Company is committed to pay the Deferred Discount
of 3.5% of the gross offering proceeds, in the amount of $2,012,500 of the Public Offering, to the underwriter upon the Company’s
consummation of the Business Combination. The underwriter is not entitled to any interest accrued on the Deferred Discount, and has waived
its right to receive the Deferred Discount if the Company does not close a Business Combination.
Unit Purchase Option
The Company sold to Maxim for $100, an option
to purchase 287,500 units exercisable, at $11.50 per unit commencing at any time between the first and fifth anniversary of the effective
date of the registration statement relating to its initial public offering. The purchase option may be exercised for cash or on a cashless
basis, at the holder’s option, and expires on March 4, 2026. The option and the units, as well as the ordinary shares and warrants
to purchase ordinary shares that may be issued upon exercise of the option, have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are therefore subject
to a lock-up for a period of 180 days immediately following the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus
forms a part or the commencement of sales in the Public Offering pursuant to Rule 5110(g)(1) of FINRA’s Rules, during which time
the option may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated, or be subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative or put
or call transaction that would result in the economic disposition of the securities. Additionally, the option may not be sold, transferred,
assigned, pledged or hypothecated prior to March 4, 2022 except to any underwriters and selected dealer participating in the offering
and their bona fide officers or partners. The option grants to holders demand and “piggy back” rights for periods of five
and seven years, respectively, from the effective date of the registration statement of which forms a part with respect to the registration
under the Securities Act of the securities directly and indirectly issuable upon exercise of the option. We will bear all fees and expenses
attendant to registering the securities, other than underwriting commissions which will be paid for by the holders themselves. The exercise
price and number of units issuable upon exercise of the option may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock
dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the option will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary
shares at a price below its exercise price.
Right of First Refusal
Subject to certain conditions, the Company granted
Maxim, for a period of 15 months after the date of the consummation of the business combination, a right of first refusal to act as lead
underwriters or minimally as a co-manager, with at least 30% of the economics; or, in the case of a three-handed deal, 30% of the economics,
for any and all future public and private equity and debt offerings. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(E)(i), such right of first
refusal shall not have a duration of more than three years from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus
forms a part.
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In accordance with ASC Topic 855, “Subsequent
Events”, which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date
but before consolidated financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after June
30, 2021, up through the date the Company issued the consolidated financial statements.
On August 6, 2021 and August 25, 2021, the Company
formed two subsidiaries, PubCo and Merger Sub (as defined in Note 1), respectively, under the laws of the Cayman Island for the purpose
of effectuating the Business Combination.
On September 30, 2021, the Company entered into
a definitive agreement or non-binding letter of intent to acquire a company, AgiiPlus Inc., (“AgiiPlus”). The aggregate consideration
to be paid to AgiiPlus shareholders for the Acquisition Merger is $520 million, payable in the form of a number of newly issued Purchaser
Ordinary Shares (the “Closing Payment Shares”) valued at the $10.00 per share. Under the Merger Agreement, 1,000,000 shares
of the Closing Payment Shares (“Escrow Shares”) to be issued will be held in escrow for a period of 6 months after the closing
to satisfy indemnification obligations.
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