MicroCloud Hologram Inc. - Quarter Report: 2022 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(MARK ONE)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarter ended June 30, 2022
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
GOLDEN PATH ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Cayman Islands | 001-440519 | n/a | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
100 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices)
(917) 267-4569
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Units, each consisting of one ordinary share, par value $0.0001, one redeemable warrant to purchase one-half ordinary share and one right to acquire 1/10 of an ordinary share | GPCOU | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer | ☒ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
Emerging growth company | ☒ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of ordinary shares, as of the latest practicable date: As of August 10, 2022, there were
ordinary shares outstanding of the Registrant (assuming all of the units issued in our initial public offering completed on June 24, 2021 were separated on such date).
GOLDEN PATH ACQUISITION CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q 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,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predicts,” “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 Form 10-Q may include, for example, statements about our:
● | ability to complete our initial business combination; |
● | success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination; |
● | 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; |
● | potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete a business combination; |
● | pool of prospective target businesses; |
● | ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential investment opportunities; |
● | potential change in control if we acquire one or more target businesses for shares; |
● | public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
● | the lack of a market for our securities; |
● | expectations regarding the time during which we will be an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act; |
● | use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; or |
● | financial performance following our IPO. |
The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q 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. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
GOLDEN PATH ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
June 30, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash | $ | $ | 48,955 | |||||
Prepayments, deposit, and other receivables | 167 | 95,167 | ||||||
Total current assets | 167 | 144,122 | ||||||
Cash and investments held in trust account | 58,356,044 | 58,077,063 | ||||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 58,356,211 | $ | 58,221,185 | ||||
LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities | $ | 21,000 | $ | 41,000 | ||||
Note payable – related party | 191,667 | |||||||
Amount due to related party | 422,111 | 164,740 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 634,778 | 205,740 | ||||||
Warrant liabilities | 717,873 | 639,990 | ||||||
Deferred underwriting compensation | 1,437,500 | 1,437,500 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES | 2,790,151 | 2,283,230 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
Ordinary shares, subject to possible redemption: | shares as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 (at redemption value of $ and $ per share, respectively)58,356,044 | 58,077,063 | ||||||
Shareholders’ Deficit: | ||||||||
Ordinary shares, $ | par value; shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding (excluding and shares subject to possible redemption)171 | 171 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 42,173 | 421 | ||||||
Accumulated deficits | (2,832,328 | ) | (2,139,700 | ) | ||||
Total Shareholders’ deficit | (2,789,984 | ) | (2,139,108 | ) | ||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | $ | 58,356,211 | $ | 58,221,185 |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GOLDEN PATH ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Formation, general and administrative expenses | $ | (122,893 | ) | $ | (143,280 | ) | $ | (381,326 | ) | $ | (200,059 | ) | ||||
Total operating expenses | (122,893 | ) | (143,280 | ) | (381,326 | ) | (200,059 | ) | ||||||||
Other (expense) income | ||||||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (25,477 | ) | - | (77,883 | ) | - | ||||||||||
Dividend income | 44,569 | 68 | 45,562 | 68 | ||||||||||||
Total other income (expense), net | 19,092 | 68 | (32,321 | ) | 68 | |||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (103,801 | ) | (143,212 | ) | (413,647 | ) | (199,991 | ) | ||||||||
Income taxes | ||||||||||||||||
NET LOSS | $ | (103,801 | ) | $ | (143,212 | ) | $ | (413,647 | ) | $ | (199,991 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||
Change in unrealized gain on available-for-sales securities | 42,173 | 45,920 | ||||||||||||||
Change in realized gain on available-for-sales securities | (4,168 | ) | (4,168 | ) | ||||||||||||
COMPREHENSIVE LOSS | $ | (65,796 | ) | $ | (143,212 | ) | $ | (371,895 | ) | $ | (199,991 | ) | ||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, ordinary share subject to possible redemption | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,750,000 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share, ordinary share subject to possible redemption | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | 0.17 | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | 0.16 | ||||||
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, ordinary share attributable to Golden Path Acquisition Corporation | 1,708,000 | 1,455,335 | 1,708,000 | 1,446,467 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share, ordinary share attributable to Golden Path Acquisition Corporation | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | (0.76 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.77 | ) |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GOLDEN PATH ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Ordinary shares | Accumulated other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
No. of shares | Amount | comprehensive income | Accumulated deficit | shareholders’ deficit | |||||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2022 | 1,708,000 | $ | 171 | $ | 421 | $ | (2,139,700 | ) | $ | (2,139,108 | ) | ||||||||||
Unrealized holding gain on available-for-sales securities | - | 3,747 | 3,747 | ||||||||||||||||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | - | (4,740 | ) | (4,740 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | - | (309,846 | ) | (309,846 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2022 | 1,708,000 | $ | 171 | $ | 4,168 | $ | (2,454,286 | ) | $ | (2,449,947 | ) | ||||||||||
Unrealized holding gain on available-for-sales securities | - | 42,173 | 42,173 | ||||||||||||||||||
Realized holding gain on available-for-sales securities | - | (4,168 | ) | (4,168 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | - | (274,241 | ) | (274,241 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | - | (103,801 | ) | (103,801 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2022 | 1,708,000 | $ | 171 | $ | 42,173 | $ | (2,832,328 | ) | $ | (2,789,984 | ) |
Ordinary shares | Additional | Accumulated other | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||
No. of shares | Amount | paid-in capital | comprehensive income | Accumulated deficit | shareholders’ deficit | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of January 1, 2021 | 10 | $ | $ | $ | $ | (39,667 | ) | $ | (39,667 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Redemption of ordinary shares | (10 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of ordinary shares | 1,437,500 | 144 | 24,856 | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | - | (56,779 | ) | (56,779 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2021 | 1,437,500 | $ | 144 | $ | 24,856 | $ | $ | (96,446 | ) | $ | (71,446 | ) | ||||||||||||
Sale of units in initial public offering | 5,750,000 | 575 | 57,499,425 | 57,500,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sale of units to the founder in private placement | 270,500 | 27 | 2,704,973 | 2,705,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Offering costs | - | (2,887,500 | ) | (2,887,500 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Warrant liabilities | - | (625,000 | ) | (625,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Initial classification of common stock subject to possible redemption | (5,750,000 | ) | (575 | ) | (55,510,464 | ) | (55,511,039 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Allocation of offering costs to common stock subject to possible redemption | - | 2,787,620 | 2,787,620 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | - | (3,993,910 | ) | (1,357,671 | ) | (5,351,581 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Net loss for the period | - | (143,213 | ) | (143,213 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2021 | 1,708,000 | $ | 171 | $ | $ | $ | (1,597,330 | ) | $ | (1,597,159 | ) |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GOLDEN PATH ACQUISITION CORPORATION
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
Six months ended June 30, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (413,647 | ) | $ | (199,991 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | ||||||||
Dividend income earned in cash and investments held in trust account | (68 | ) | ||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 77,883 | |||||||
Change in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Decrease in prepayments, deposit, and other receivables | 95,000 | (1,601 | ) | |||||
Decrease in accrued liabilities | (20,000 | ) | 26,966 | |||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (260,764 | ) | (174,694 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
Proceeds deposited in Trust Account | (58,075,002 | ) | ||||||
Dividend income | (45,562 | ) | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (45,562 | ) | (58,075,002 | ) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Advances from (repayement to) a related party | 257,371 | (8,853 | ) | |||||
Increase in cash held in escrow | (9,000 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of shares to founders | 25,000 | |||||||
Proceeds from public offering | 57,500,000 | |||||||
Proceeds from private placements to a related party | 2,705,000 | |||||||
Payment of offering costs | (1,421,000 | ) | ||||||
Repayment of promissory note | (50,000 | ) | ||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 257,371 | 58,741,147 | ||||||
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENT | (48,955 | ) | 491,451 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalent, beginning of period | 48,955 | 18,117 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalent, end of period | $ | $ | 509,568 | |||||
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
Initial classification of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption | $ | $ | 55,511,039 | |||||
Allocation of offering costs to common stock subject to redemption | $ | $ | 2,787,620 | |||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | $ | (278,981 | ) | $ | (5,351,581 | ) | ||
Initial recognition of warrant liabilities | $ | $ | 625,000 | |||||
Accrued underwriting compensation | $ | $ | 1,437,500 | |||||
Unrealized gain on available-for-sales securities | $ | 42,173 | $ | |||||
Realized gain on available-for-sales securities | $ | 4,168 | $ | |||||
Proceeds of a promissory note deposited in Trust Account by a founder shareholder | $ | 191,687 | $ |
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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GOLDEN PATH ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Currency expressed in United States Dollars (“US$”), except for number of shares)
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS BACKGROUND
Golden Path Acquisition Corporation (“Golden Path” or the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on May 9, 2018. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses (“Business Combination”).
Golden Path Merger Sub Corporation (“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, MC Hologram Inc. (“MC”), pursuant to the Merger with MC Hologram Inc. Merger Sub is wholly owned by Golden Path and conducts no activities.
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 businesses that have a connection to the Asian market. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activities through June 30, 2022 related to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering completed on June 24, 2021 and in connection with the negotiation and consummation of a business combination with MC Hologram Inc. as described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of dividend income from investing the proceeds derived from the initial public offering and private placement completed on June 24, 2021. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
Financing
The registration statement for the Company’s initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering” as described in Note 4) was declared effective by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 21, 2021. On June 24, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 750,000 Public Units, at $ per Public Unit, generating gross proceeds of $57,500,000.
ordinary units (the “Public Units”), which includes the full exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option in the amount of
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 2,705,000, which is described in Note 5.
units (the “Private Units”) at a price of $ per Private Unit in a private placement to Greenland Asset Management Corporation (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $
Transaction costs amounted to $2,887,500, consisting of $1,150,000 of underwriting fees, $1,437,500 of deferred underwriting fees and $300,000 of other offering costs. In addition, as of June 30, 2022, cash of $0 was held outside of the Trust Account and is available for the payment of offering costs and for working capital purposes.
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Trust Account
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the private placement, $58,075,002 was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) with Wilmington Trust, National Association 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 185 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 and (ii) the Company’s failure to consummate a Business Combination within 21 months from the closing of the Public Offering. 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
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and sale of the Private Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. NASDAQ rules provide that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (as defined below) (less any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned) at the time of the signing of an agreement to enter into a Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination 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 of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.
The Company will provide its shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a shareholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. In connection with an Initial Business Combination, the Company may seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which shareholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks shareholder approval, a majority of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to 15% or more of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.
If a shareholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, offer such redemption pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination.
The shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $10.10 per Public Share, subject to increase of up to an additional $0.30 per Public Share in the event that the Sponsor elects to extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination (see below), plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). The per-share amount to be distributed to shareholders who redeem their Public Shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriter (as discussed in Note 10). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s rights or warrants. The ordinary shares will be recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”
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The Sponsor and any of the Company’s officers or directors that may hold Founder Shares (as defined in Note 6) (the “shareholders”) and the underwriters will agree (a) to vote their Founder Shares, the ordinary shares included in the Private Units (the “Private Shares”) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of a Business Combination, (b) not to propose an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association with respect to the Company’s pre-Business Combination activities prior to the consummation of a Business Combination unless the Company provides dissenting public shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment; (c) not to redeem any shares (including the Founder Shares) and Private Shares into the right to receive cash from the Trust Account in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a Business Combination (or to sell any shares in a tender offer in connection with a Business Combination if the Company does not seek shareholder approval in connection therewith) or a vote to amend the provisions of the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association relating to shareholders’ rights of pre-Business Combination activity and (d) that the Founder Shares and Private Shares shall not participate in any liquidating distributions upon winding up if a Business Combination is not consummated. However, the shareholders will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering if the Company fails to complete its Business Combination.
On September 10, 2021, Golden Path entered into a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), which provides for a Business Combination between Golden Path and MC Hologram Inc. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Business Combination will be effected as a stock transaction and is intended to be qualified as a tax-free reorganization. The Merger Agreement is by and among Golden Path, Merger Sub, and MC, a Cayman Islands limited liability company as the representative of MC’s stockholders. The aggregate consideration for the Acquisition Merger is $450,000,000, payable in the form of newly issued shares of common stock of Merger Sub (“Merger Sub Common Stock”) valued at $ per share.
Upon the closing of the Business Combination, the former Golden Path shareholders will receive the consideration specified below and the former MC stockholders will receive an aggregate of 44,554,455 shares of Common Stock of the Company.
Liquidation
The Company will have until June 23, 2022 to consummate a Business Combination. However, if the Company anticipates that it may not be able to consummate a Business Combination within 12 months, the Company may extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to nine times, each by an additional month (for a total of 21 months to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). In order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate a Business Combination, the Sponsor or its affiliate or designees must deposit into the Trust Account $191,667 (approximately $0.033 per Public Share), up to an aggregate of $1,725,000, or $0.30 per Public Share, on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each one month extension. Any funds which may be provided to extend the time frame will be in the form of a loan to us from our sponsor. The terms of any such loan have not been definitely negotiated, provided, however, any loan will be interest free and will be repayable only if we compete a business combination.
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned (net of taxes payable and less interest to pay dissolution expenses up to $50,000), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. The underwriter has agreed to waive its rights to the deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).
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The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company, if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below (i) $10.10 per share or (ii) such lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Going concern consideration
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had working capital deficit of $634,611 and net loss of $413,647 for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition plans. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The management’s plan in addressing this uncertainty is through the Initial Public Offering as discussed in Note 4. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to raise capital or to consummate a business combination will be successful within the Combination Period. In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, the Sponsor, or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required up to $1,500,000 as discussed in Note 6. Based on the foregoing, the Company believes it will have sufficient cash to meet its needs to execute its intended initial Business Combination in the next twelve months from the date of the issuance of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
● | Basis of presentation |
These accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the SEC. The interim financial information provided is unaudited, but includes all adjustments which management considers necessary for the fair presentation of the results for these periods. Operating results for the interim period ended June 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis, and the financial statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022.
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● | Principles of consolidation |
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries are eliminated upon consolidation.
● | 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 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.
● | Use of estimates |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results may differ from those estimates.
● | Cash and cash equivalents |
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
● | Cash and investments held in trust account |
As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 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 $58,356,044 and $58,077,063 in United States Treasury Bills, respectively.
The Company classifies marketable securities as available-for-sale at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such classification as of each balance sheet date. All marketable securities are recorded at their estimated fair value. Unrealized gains and losses for available-for-sale securities are recorded in other comprehensive 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.
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● | Deferred offering costs |
Deferred offering costs consist of underwriting, legal, accounting and other expenses incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering and that were charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
● | Warrant liabilities |
The Company accounts for its outstanding Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40-15-7D and 7F. Management has determined that under the Private Warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities. Accordingly, the Company classifies the Private Warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjusts the Private Warrants to fair value at each reporting period. Management has further determined that its Public Warrants qualify for equity treatment. Warrant liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our statements of operations. The Private Warrants are valued using a Black Scholes model.
● | Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption |
The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. 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. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021,
ordinary shares subject to possible redemption which are subject to occurrence of uncertain future events and considered to be outside of the Company’s control are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.
● | Offering costs |
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 Initial Public Offering and that were charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
● | Fair value of financial instruments |
FASB 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. FASB 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.
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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.
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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.
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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, 2022 and December 31, 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.
● | Income taxes |
Income taxes are determined in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted income tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Any effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.
ASC 740 prescribes a comprehensive model for how companies should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in their financial statements uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return. Under ASC 740, tax positions must initially be recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not the position will be sustained upon examination by the tax 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, 2022 or December 31, 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 may be subject to potential examination by foreign taxing authorities in the area of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with foreign tax laws.
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The Company’s tax provision is zero for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.
The Company is considered to be an exempted Cayman Islands Company, and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States.
● | Net loss per share |
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, 2022, the Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering to purchase an aggregate of 1,454,000 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 common stock 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 income (loss) per share presented in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations is based on the following:
For the Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (413,647 | ) | $ | (199,991 | ) | ||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | (278,981 | ) | (5,351,581 | ) | ||||
Net loss including accretion of carrying value to redemption value | $ | (692,628 | ) | $ | (5,551,572 | ) |
For the Three Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (103,801 | ) | $ | (143,212 | ) | ||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | (274,241 | ) | (5,351,581 | ) | ||||
Net loss including accretion of carrying value to redemption value | $ | (378,042 | ) | $ | (5,494,793 | ) |
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 | For the six months ended June 30, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Redeemable ordinary shares | Non-Redeemable ordinary shares | Redeemable ordinary shares | Non-Redeemable ordinary shares | |||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Numerators: | ||||||||||||||||
Allocation of net loss including carrying value to redemption value | $ | (534,005 | ) | $ | (158,623 | ) | $ | (4,435,724 | ) | $ | (1,115,848 | ) | ||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | 278,981 | 5,351,581 | ||||||||||||||
Allocation of net (loss) income | $ | (255,024 | ) | $ | (158,623 | ) | $ | 915,857 | $ | (1,115,848 | ) | |||||
Denominators: | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding | 5,750,000 | 1,708,000 | 5,750,000 | 1,446,467 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | 0.16 | $ | (0.77 | ) |
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For the three months ended June 30, 2022 | For the three months ended June 30, 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Redeemable ordinary shares | Non-Redeemable ordinary shares | Redeemable ordinary shares | Non-Redeemable ordinary shares | |||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net loss per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Numerators: | ||||||||||||||||
Allocation of net income (loss) including carrying value to redemption value | $ | (291,464 | ) | $ | (86,578 | ) | $ | (4,384,954 | ) | $ | (1,109,839 | ) | ||||
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | 274,241 | 5,351,581 | ||||||||||||||
Allocation of net income (loss) | $ | (17,223 | ) | $ | (86,578 | ) | $ | 966,627 | $ | (1,109,839 | ) | |||||
Denominators: | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding | 5,750,000 | 1,708,000 | 5,750,000 | 1,455,335 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share | $ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | $ | 0.17 | $ | (0.76 | ) |
● | Related parties |
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.
NOTE 3 — CASH AND INVESTMENT HELD IN TRUST ACCOUNT
As of June 30, 2022, investment securities in the Company’s Trust Account consisted of $58,356,044 in United States Treasury Bills and $0 in cash. 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, 2022 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, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is as follows:
Carrying Value as of June 30, 2022 (Unaudited) | Gross Unrealized Holding Gain | Fair Value as of June 30, 2022 (unaudited) | ||||||||||
Available-for-sale marketable securities: | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities | $ | 58,313,871 | $ | 42,173 | $ | 58,356,044 |
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Carrying Value as of December 31, 2021 | Gross Unrealized Holding Gain | Fair Value as of December 31, 2021 | ||||||||||
Available-for-sale marketable securities: | ||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities | $ | 58,077,063 | $ | $ | 58,077,063 |
NOTE 4 — PUBLIC OFFERING
On June 24, 2021, the Company sold 11.50 per whole share (see Note 8).
units at a price of $ per Public Unit in the Public Offering. Each Public Unit consists of one ordinary share of the Company, $ par value per share (the “Public Shares”), one right (the “Public Rights”) and one redeemable warrant (the “Public Warrant”). 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 an ordinary share at an exercise price of $
The Company paid an upfront underwriting discount of $1,150,000, equal to 2% of the gross offering proceeds to the underwriter at the closing of the Initial Public Offering, with an additional fee of $1,437,500 (the “Deferred Underwriting Discount”) or 2.5% of the gross offering proceeds payable upon the Company’s completion of the Business Combination. The Deferred Underwriting 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 Underwriting Discount. The underwriter is not entitled to any interest accrued on the Deferred Underwriting Discount.
NOTE 5 – PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated a private placement of
Private Units at $ per unit, purchased by the sponsor.
The Private Units are identical to the units sold in the Initial Public Offering except that the warrants included in the Private Units (the “Private Warrants”) are non-redeemable and may be exercised on a cashless basis so long as the Private Warrants continue to be held by the initial purchasers of the Placement Units or their permitted transferees.
NOTE 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
In May 2018, the Company issued one ordinary share to the Sponsor for no consideration. In January 2021, the Company effected a 10 for 1 share split, resulting in an aggregate of 10 ordinary shares outstanding. All share and per-share amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the share split. On January 6, 2021, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $ per share. On March 26, 2021, the Company issued an additional founder shares to the Sponsor in connection with a recapitalization.
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The founders and our officers and directors have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares (except to certain permitted transferees) until, with respect to 50% of the Founder Shares, the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination, with respect to the remaining 50% of the Founder Shares, upon six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or earlier, in each case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock 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.
Administrative Services Agreement
An affiliate of the Sponsor agreed, commencing on June 24, 2021 through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to make available to the Company certain general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative services, as the Company may require from time to time. The Company has agreed to pay the affiliate of the Sponsor $10,000 per month for these services.
Related Party Loan
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,000,000 of notes may be converted upon consummation of a Business Combination into additional Private Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company owed a balance of $422,111 and $164,740 to Greenland Asset Management Corporation.
Related Party Extensions Loan
As discussed in Note 1, the Company may extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to nine times, each by an additional month (for a total of 21 months to complete a Business Combination). In order to extend the time available for the Company to consummate a Business Combination, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees must deposit into the Trust Account $191,667 (approximately $0.033 per Public Share), up to an aggregate of $1,725,000, or $0.30 per Public Share, on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each one-month extension. Any such payments would be made in the form of a loan. The terms of the promissory note to be issued in connection with any such loans have not yet been negotiated. If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination, the Company will not repay such loans. Furthermore, the letter agreement with the shareholders contains a provision pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to waive its right to be repaid for such loans in the event that the Company does not complete a Business Combination. The Sponsor and its affiliates or designees are not obligated to fund the Trust Account to extend the time for the Company to complete a Business Combination.
On June 14, 2022 and July 18, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note, each in an amount of $191,667 to the Sponsor, pursuant to which such amount had been deposited into the Trust Account in order to extend the amount of available time to complete a business combination until August 24, 2022. The Note is non-interest bearing and are payable upon the closing of a Business Combination. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the note payable balance of $191,667 and $0, respectively.
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NOTE 7 – SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Ordinary Shares
The Company is authorized to issue Holders of the ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each ordinary share.
ordinary shares, with a par value of $ per share.
In January 2021, the Company effected a 10 for 1 share split, resulting in an aggregate of 10 ordinary shares outstanding. All share and per-share amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the share split.
On January 6, 2021, the Company issued an aggregate of 25,000 in cash.
founder shares to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $
On March 26, 2021, the Company issued an additional
founder shares to the Sponsor in connection with a recapitalization.
On June 24, 2021, the Company sold
units at a price of $ per Public Unit in the Initial Public Offering.
Simultaneously on June 24, 2021, the Company issued
ordinary shares under the private placement of private units at $ per unit, to the Sponsor.
As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021,
ordinary shares issued and outstanding excluding shares are subject to possible redemption.
Rights
Each holder of a right will receive one-tenth (1/10) of one ordinary share upon consummation of a Business Combination, even if the holder of such right redeemed all shares held by it in connection with a Business Combination. No fractional shares will be issued upon exchange of the rights. No additional consideration will be required to be paid by a holder of rights in order to receive its additional shares upon consummation of a Business Combination as the consideration related thereto has been included in the Unit purchase price paid for by investors in the Initial Public Offering. 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 rights to receive the same per share consideration the holders of the ordinary shares will receive in the transaction on an as-converted into ordinary share basis and each holder of a right will be required to affirmatively convert its rights in order to receive 1/10 share underlying each right (without paying additional consideration). 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 is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of rights will not receive any of such funds with respect to their rights, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such rights, and the rights will expire worthless. Further, there are no contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities to the holders of the 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.
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NOTE 8 – WARRANT LIABILITIES
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 Form S-1 Amendment No. 2 filed on June 11, 2021. 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.
The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) the consummation of a Business Combination or (b) 12 months from the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Initial Offering. 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 Public Warrants and a current prospectus relating to such ordinary shares. The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file, and within 60 business days following a Business Combination to have declared effective, a registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration statement covering the ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within 60 days, the holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise the Public Warrants on a cashless basis pursuant to an available exemption from registration under the Securities Act. If an exemption from registration is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their Public Warrants on a cashless basis. The Public Warrants will expire five years from the consummation of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Company may call the warrants for redemption (excluding the Private Warrants), 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. |
The Private Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Warrants and the ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or saleable until after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. 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 warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.
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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 our assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
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, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
June 30, 2022 | Quoted Prices In Active Markets | Significant Other Observable Inputs | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs | |||||||||||||
Description | (Unaudited) | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities held in Trust Account* | $ | 58,356,044 | $ | 58,356,044 | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Warrant liabilities – Private Warrant | $ | 717,873 | $ | $ | $ | 717,873 |
December 31, | Quoted Prices In Active Markets | Significant Other Observable Inputs | Significant Other Unobservable Inputs | |||||||||||||
Description | 2021 | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | (Level 3) | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
U.S. Treasury Securities held in Trust Account* | $ | 58,077,063 | $ | 58,077,063 | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Warrant liabilities – Private Warrant | $ | 639,990 | $ | $ | $ | 639,990 |
* | included in cash and investments held in trust account on the Company’s balance sheet. |
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The private warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities on the balance sheets.
The Company established the initial fair value for the private warrants at $625,000 on June 24, 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, 2022 | December 31, 2021 | June 24, 2021 (Initial measurement) | ||||||||||
Input | ||||||||||||
Share price | $ | 9.91 | 9.96 | $ | 10.00 | |||||||
Risk-free interest rate | % | % | % | |||||||||
Volatility | % | % | % | |||||||||
Exercise price | $ | $ | ||||||||||
Warrant life | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years |
As of June 30, 2022, the aggregate value of the private warrants was $0.718 million. The change in fair value from December 31, 2021 to June 30, 2022 was approximately $77,883. The change in fair value from March 31, 2022 to June 30, 2022 was approximately $25,477. The change in fair value from June 24, 2021 to June 30, 2021 was approximately $0.
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 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.
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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 financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the future outcome of this uncertainty.
Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into on June 24, 2021 the holders of the Founder Shares, Private Units (and their underlying securities) and any Units that may be issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans (and underlying securities) are entitled to registration rights. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, or $1,437,500, of which the Company will have the right to pay up to 40% of such amount to other advisors retained by the Company to assist it in connection with a Business Combination. The deferred fee will be paid in cash upon the closing of a Business Combination from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Merger Agreement
On September 10, 2021, Golden Path Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Purchaser” or “Golden Path”), MC Algorithm Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“MC” or the “Company”), Golden Path Merger Sub Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Purchaser (the “Merger Sub”) entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the Cayman Islands Companies Act (as revised) (the “Cayman Companies Act”), the parties intend to effect a business combination transaction whereby the Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving entity (the Company is hereinafter referred to for the periods from and after the Merger Effective Time as the “Surviving Corporation”) and becoming a wholly owned Subsidiary of Golden Path (the “Merger”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and simultaneously with the Closing Purchaser will change its name to “MicroCloud Hologram Inc.”
Merger Agreement Amendment No. 1
On August 5, 2022, Golden Path, Golden Path Merger Sub and MC entered into an amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”). The purposes of the amendment were to:
1. extend the outside termination date of the proposed merger to December 31, 2022;
2. include as a closing condition the requirement that the requisite vote of the shareholders of MC has been obtained;
3. include the requirement of the audited financial statement of MC for the year ended 2021 and reviewed financial statement of MC for the periods ended June 30, 2022 and March 31, 2022; and
4. make conforming changes to reflect that Purchaser will file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission following the execution of the Amendment relating to the approval of the Purchaser’s shareholders of the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Merger Agreement Amendment No. 2
On August 10, 2022, Golden Path, Golden Path Merger Sub and MC entered into a second amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”). The purposes of the Amendment were to change the requirement of MC’s delivering to Golden Path the quarterly reviewed financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2022 from a representation and warranty to a covenant with such financial statements to be delivered no later than September 15, 2022, and to make certain other conforming changes regarding the current status.
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 this unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued, the Company has evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after June 30, 2022, up through August 15, 2022 the Company issued the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
References in this report on form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Golden Path Acquisition Corporation. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, references to the “Sponsor” refer to Greenland Asset Management Corporation. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Background and Overview
Prior to completion of its initial public offering on June 24, 2021, Golden Path Acquisition Corporation, a Cayman Islands exempt company (the “Company”), was a private company incorporated on May 9, 2018. Golden Path is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Our efforts in identifying prospective target businesses will not be limited to a particular geographic region, although we intend to focus on businesses that have a connection to the Asian market. We believe that we will add value to these businesses primarily by providing them with access to the U.S. capital markets.
We presently have no revenue, have had losses since inception from incurring formation costs and have had no operations other than completing our initial public offering and since its completion the active solicitation of a target business with which to complete a business combination. Prior to our initial public offering as described below, we had relied upon the sale of our securities to our Sponsor and loans from our Sponsor to fund our operations.
On June 21, 2021, the Company’s registration statement (File No. 333-255297) (the “Registration Statement”) relating to the initial public offering (“IPO”) was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On June 24, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO of 5,000,000 units (the “Units”). In addition, the underwriters exercised in full the over-allotment option for an additional 750,000 Units, resulting in the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 5,750,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per ordinary share (“Share”), one redeemable warrant (“Warrant”) entitling its holder to purchase one-half of one Share at a price of $11.50 per Share, and one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of one Share upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated a private placement exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Private Placement”) with its sponsor, Greenland Asset Management Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company (“Sponsor”) for the purchase of 270,500 Units (the “Private Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $2,705,000, pursuant to the Private Placement Unit Purchase Agreement dated June 17, 2021.
The Sponsor had previously advanced expenses or loaned the Company the sum of $453,364, evidenced in part by a note dated as of December 19, 2020 which loan was payable upon the earlier of completion of the IPO or December 31, 2021. In connection with the completion of the IPO, the note was repaid in full via an offset of certain amounts due under the Private Placement subscription.
As of June 24, 2021, an aggregate total of $58,075,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement Unit Purchase Agreement transaction completed with the Sponsor (as described in Item 3.02 below), Greenland Asset Management Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company, were deposited in a trust account (“Trust Account”) established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders, established with Wilmington Trust, National Association acting as trustee.
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Transaction costs for the IPO amounted to $2,887,500, consisting of $1,150,000 of underwriting fees, $1,437,500 of deferred underwriting fees and $300,000 of other offering costs. In addition, at June 30, 2022, cash of $0 was held outside of the Trust Account established at the time of our IPO and is available for the payment of offering costs and for working capital purposes. An audited balance sheet as of June 24, 2021 reflecting receipt of the proceeds received by the Company in connection with the consummation of the IPO and the Private Placement Unit Purchase Agreement was previously filed by the Company on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on June 30, 2021.
On September 10, 2021, Golden Path entered into a merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), which provides for a Business Combination between Golden Path and MC Hologram Inc. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Business Combination will be effected as a stock for stock transaction and is intended to be qualified as a tax-free reorganization. The Merger Agreement is by and among Golden Path, Merger Sub, and MC Hologram Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“MC Hologram”). The aggregate consideration for the is $450,000,000, payable in the form of 44,554,455 newly issued ordinary shares of the Company valued at $10.10 per share.
Upon the closing of the Business Combination, the former MC Hologram stockholders will receive an aggregate of 44,554,455 shares of the Company’s Ordinary Shares.
We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.
In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30th, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” shall have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.
We will have until 12 months from the closing of our IPO to consummate our initial business combination. However, if we anticipate that we may not be able to consummate our initial business combination within 12 months, we may, by resolution of our board if requested by our sponsor, extend the period of time to consummate a business combination up to nine times, each by an additional one month (for a total of up to 21 months to complete a business combination), subject to the sponsor depositing additional funds into the trust account as set out below. Pursuant to the terms of our memorandum and articles of association and the trust agreement entered into between us, Wilmington Trust National Association and Vstock Transfer LLC on the closing of our IPO, in order for the time available for us to consummate our initial business combination to be extended, our sponsor or its affiliates or designees, upon five days advance notice prior to the applicable deadline, must deposit into the trust account $166,667, or $191,667 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full (approximately $0.033 per public share in either case), up to an aggregate of $1,500,000 (or $1,725,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), or $0.30 per public share (for an aggregate of 9 months), on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each extension. In the event that we receive notice from our sponsor five days prior to the applicable deadline of its wish for us 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 sponsor and its affiliates or designees are not obligated to fund the trust account to extend the time for us to complete our initial business combination. If we are unable to consummate our initial business combination within the applicable time period, we will, as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account and as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. In such event, the warrants and rights will be worthless.
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Results of Operations
From our incorporation until late 2020 we were essentially dormant. In late 2020, we commenced preparing for the initial public offering which was completed in June 2021. Since the initial public offering, our activity has been limited to the evaluation of business combination candidates and activities in connection with consummating the proposed business combination with MC Hologram, 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 in connection with our efforts to source a business combination.
We presently have no revenue, have had losses since inception from incurring formation costs and have had no operations other than completing our initial public offering and since its completion the active solicitation of a target business with which to complete a business combination and activities in connection with consummating the proposed business combination with MC Hologram. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we incurred $381,326 and $200,059 in formation, general and administrative expenses, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we had net losses of $413,647 and $199,991, respectively.
For the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we incurred $122,893 and $143,280 in formation, general and administrative expenses, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we had net losses of $103,801 and $143,212, respectively.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we had net losses per share of $0.09 and $0.77, respectively.
For the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, we had net losses per share of $0.05 and $0.76, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 24, 2021, an aggregate total of $58,075,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement Unit Purchase Agreement transaction completed with the Sponsor (as described in Item 3.02 below), Greenland Asset Management Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company, were deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders, established with Wilmington Trust, National Association acting as trustee.
Transaction costs for the IPO amounted to $2,887,500, consisting of $1,150,000 of underwriting fees, $1,437,500 of deferred underwriting fees and $300,000 of other offering costs. There was no cash balance as of June 30, 2022, cash of $0 was held outside of the Trust Account and is available for the payment of offering costs and for working capital purposes.
As of June 30, 2022, we had cash and marketable securities of $58,356,044 held in the trust account. 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.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash used in operating activities was $260,764, consisting primarily of a net loss of $413,647 and change in fair value of warrant liabilities of $77,883. Changes in our operating assets and liabilities provided cash of $75,000.
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $174,694, consisting primarily of a net loss of $199,991 and changes in our operating assets and liabilities provided cash of $25,365.
At June 30, 2022, we had cash of $0 held outside the Trust Account. 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.
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As of May 9, 2022, we have an outstanding working capital loan balance from the Sponsor in the aggregate amount of $385,000 in order to finance transaction costs in connection with the Business Combination. On May 9, 2022, we issued a promissory note of $1,000,000 to our Sponsor for our Sponsor to provide any additional working capital loan to the Company on an as-needed basis towards the consummation of a Business Combination. Outstanding working capital loans, if any, under this promissory note will be paid off by applying the proceeds from the Trust Account after the redemption upon the closing. As of June 30, 2022, we have a balance of $422,111 loan from our sponsor.
Other than as described above, in order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into Private Units, at a price of $10.00 per unit at the option of the lender.
Going concern consideration
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had working capital deficit of $634,611 and net loss of $413,647 for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition plans. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The management’s plan in addressing this uncertainty is through the Initial Public Offering as discussed in Note 4. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to raise capital or to consummate a business combination will be successful within the Combination Period. In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, the Sponsor, or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required up to $1,500,000 as discussed in Note 6. Based on the foregoing, the Company believes it will have sufficient cash to meet its needs to execute its intended initial Business Combination in the next twelve months from the date of the issuance of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Off-balance sheet financing arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2022. 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
As of June 30, 2022 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 24, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the business combination and the Company’s liquidation.
Critical Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of 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 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.
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Cash and Investments
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Company classifies marketable securities as available-for-sale at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such classification as of each balance sheet date. All marketable securities are recorded at their estimated fair value. Unrealized gains and losses for available-for-sale securities are recorded in other comprehensive 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.
Warrant Related Accounting Policies
The Company accounts for warrants as 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. Certain terms and conditions of the public warrants and private warrants result in the classification of these financial instruments as a liability as opposed to equity. The classification of these financial instruments as a liability results in the application of derivative liability accounting, which entails a quarterly valuation of these liabilities with any change in value required to be reflected in our quarterly and annual financial statements. The determination by us to classify the public warrants and private warrants as a liability results in us having to incur significant expense in valuing such liabilities on a quarterly and annual basis, and the resulting liability is and will be reflected on our financial statements, and such classification and ongoing expense may make it more difficult for us to complete an initial business combination.
Ordinary Shares as Temporary Equity
The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. 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. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, 5,750,000 ordinary shares subject to possible redemption which are subject to occurrence of uncertain future events and considered to be outside of the Company’s control, are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As of June 30, 2022, 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 the Trust Account, have been 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.
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Item 4. 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.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2022, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that, solely due to the events that led to the Company’s restatement of its financial statements to reclassify the Company’s Public Warrants, as well as the revision for the temporary equity subject to possible redemption, as described in the Company's Form 8-K filed on January 20, 2022, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
As a result, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this Form 10-Q present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.
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. To remediate this material weakness, 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.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Other than the remedial activities undertaken following the restatement of our financial statements, as described above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1A Legal Proceedings
The Company is not party to any legal proceedings as of the filing date of this Form 10-Q.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our annual report on the Form 10K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 under Forward-Looking Statements and Item 1A – Risk Factors, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) with its sponsor, Greenland Asset Management Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company (“Sponsor”) for the purchase of 270,500 Units (the “Private Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $2,705,000, pursuant to the Private Placement Unit Purchase Agreement dated June 17, 2021, a form of which was filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registration Statement as filed with the Commission and an executed copy of which is annexed hereto as Exhibit 10.4.
The Sponsor has previously advanced expenses or loaned the Company the sum of $453,364, evidenced in part by a note dated as of December 19, 2020 (as previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement) which loan was payable upon the earlier of completion of the IPO or December 31, 2021. In connection with the completion of the IPO, the note was repaid in full.
Each Private Unit purchased by the Sponsor consists of one Shares, one right to receive one-tenth (1/10) of a Share upon the consummation of a business combination and one private placement warrant exercisable to purchase one-half of one Share at a price of $11.50 per whole share.
The Sponsor was granted certain demand and piggyback registration rights in connection with the purchase of the Private Units and the original Shares (1,437,500 Ordinary Shares) acquired by it. The Sponsor, as holder of the 1,437,500 ordinary shares and the Private Units, and units that may be issued on conversion of working capital loans which may be obtained by the Company in the future (and any securities underlying the private placement units and the working capital loans) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to the registration rights agreement. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities for resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the Company’s completion of a business combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statement.
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.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not Applicable.
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Item 5. Other Information.
On May 9, 2022, we issued a promissory note of up to $1,000,000 to the Sponsor. The note was non-interest bearing and payable on the consummation of the Business Combination.
Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1* | Promissory note dated May 9, 2022. | |
31.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
31.2* | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
32.1** | Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
32.2** | Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | |
101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
104* | Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, included in the Exhibit 101 Inline XBRL Document Set. |
* | Filed herewith. |
** | Furnished herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
August 15, 2022 | GOLDEN PATH ACQUISITION CORPORATION | |
By: | /s/ Shaosen Cheng | |
Shaosen Cheng | ||
Chief Executive Officer and Principal Executive Officer | ||
By: | /s/ Teddy Zheng | |
Teddy Zheng | ||
Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer |
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