Quetta Acquisition Corp: Form 10-K for the period ended Dec 31, 2025
Filed with the SEC on Apr 23, 2026 and accepted by EDGAR at Apr 23, 2026, 10:40 ET.
Business
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In this Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Form 10-K”), references to the “Company,” “Quetta,” “QETA,” and to “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Quetta Acquisition Corporation.
Introduction
We are a blank check company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware on May 1, 2023 for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities, which we refer to throughout this report as our initial business combination. Our efforts to identify a prospective target business are not limited to a particular industry or geographic region, although we have historically intended to prioritize the evaluation of businesses in Asia.
On February 14, 2025, we entered into a Merger Agreement in connection with the proposed KM QUAD Business Combination. As of December 31, 2025, the KM QUAD Business Combination had not been consummated. On January 15, 2026, subsequent to December 31, 2025, the parties entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which the Merger Agreement was terminated. On March 6, 2026, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement with SMART KREATE GROUP LIMITED, SKG Merger Sub 1 Limited, SKG Merger Sub 2 Limited and Smart Kreate Group Limited.
Context and Competitive Advantage
We will seek to leverage our management team’s proprietary network of relationships with corporate executives, private equity, venture and growth capital funds, investment banking firms, consultants, family offices, and large corporations in order to source, acquire, and support the operations of the business combination target. We believe our team’s extensive and applicable experience investing in and operating businesses in Asia and North America will make us a preferred partner and allow us to source high-quality combination targets. Our efforts to identify a prospective target business will not be limited to a particular geographic region or industry, although the Company intends to focus on operating businesses in Asia.
Our team consists of experienced professionals and senior operating executives who bring a unique background and skill set that will be attractive to leading Asia-based companies. We believe that we will be able to leverage the following competitive strengths in identifying, structuring, and consummating a business combination:
- An extensive network across several industries in Asia; which includes longstanding relationships with leading executives, investors, entrepreneurs, and investment bankers in the Asia region and thus will provide us with access to proprietary investment opportunities and strong deal flow in our target sectors;
- Structuring and execution capabilities; through their respective careers, our team has extensive experience in identifying, evaluating and executing investments in companies at various stages of their life cycle. We believe that the combined and complementary expertise of our team will allow us to structure and execute a highly attractive transaction;
- U.S. and Asia cross-border deal experience; cross-border transactions require industry and local regulatory knowledge, rigorous due diligence and structuring creativity. Our team has significant transaction experience completing large-scale domestic and cross-border transactions, involving acquirers and targets located across the U.S. and Asia.
Our Sponsor is Yocto Investments LLC, which is controlled by Ms. Chen Chen, who is the wife of Mr. Hui Chen, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer. We seek to capitalize on the collective deal-making experience and business connections of our management team.
Hui Chen served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman from May 2023 until February 11, 2026. Mr. Chen is no longer serving as our Chief Executive Officer or Chairman. He has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Yotta Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: YOTA) since December 2021. Mr. Chen is a cross-industry expert in computer science and law. Mr. Chen founded Law Offices of Hui Chen & Associates, PC in 2012, a New York-based law firm. Mr. Chen focuses his practice on patent prosecution, copyright infringement, and other general intellectual property matters. Mr. Chen has also been an adjunct professor at Hofstra University since September 2019, where he instructs multiple undergraduate computer science programming courses in Visual C++. Before joining Hofstra University, Mr. Chen was an adjunct associate professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Pace University, Touro College, and Saint Francis College between 2000 and 2018 and was a full-time professor at Technical Career of Institute, College of Technology from December 2011 to December 2017. Before forming his law office in 2012, Mr. Chen worked for multiple Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Chen worked as an Oracle developer at eBay, Inc. from February 2008 to May 2015. Mr. Chen worked at IBM Global Services, where he was a solo back-end developer in designing and building the database and back-end process for DHS Inspection Application, from November 2007 to March 2008, and a programmer analyst between March 1998 and May 2004. Mr. Chen also worked at MultiPlan Inc. between June 2005 and February 2008 as a technical lead where he participated in designing new application systems and partnered with external vendors in coding and implementing new systems by using Java and Oracle PL/SQL. Before that, Mr. Chen worked at Pepsi Cola Inc. from January 2004 to June 2005, where he designed, coded, implemented, and documented a growth forecasting system and developed an automatic purchasing system. Mr. Chen received a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Shanghai Jiaotong University in 1992, a Bachelor’s degree in HVAC from Technical Career Institutes in 1997, a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Pace University in 2000, and his J.D. degree from Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University in 2010.
Zihan Chen has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors since February 11, 2026, and is our current Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Chen, age 34, holds a bachelor’s degree from Xiamen University of Technology. In connection with his appointment, the Company entered into an employment agreement (or offer letter) with Mr. Chen on February 11, 2026, pursuant to which he is entitled to a base salary of $2,000 per month. There are no family relationships between Mr. Zihan Chen and any director or executive officer of the Company, and there are no transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K between Mr. Zihan Chen and the Company.
Robert L. Labbe has been our Chief Financial Officer since May 2023. He serves as one of our directors as of the date of this report. He has been serving as the Chief Financial Officer and director of Yotta Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: YOTA) since December 2021. Mr. Labbe is a real estate veteran and real estate finance attorney licensed in California and New York with over thirty (30) years of experience in real estate. Mr. Labbe also has been a manager of MCAP Realty Advisors, LLC, a real estate advisor company, since January 2010. Mr. Labbe has been the general counsel of Global Premier Development Inc. and Global Premier America, LLC, real estate development companies, from March 2012 to December 2021. Mr. Labbe was a co-founder, general counsel, and managing director of Lenders Direct Capital, a wholesale lender, and its retail affiliate Lenders Republic Financial, a nationwide mortgage banker, from May 2003 to December 2007. Mr. Labbe was also a co-founder and partner at Mazda Butler LLP, a commercial and real estate law firm in California, from January 2003 to December 2007. Mr. Labbe co-founded First Allegiance Financial, a national specialty finance company, where he was the president and chairman from September 1996 to December 1998. First Allegiance Financial was acquired by City Holding Company, a financial holding company, for approximately $22 million in 1997. Mr. Labbe received his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Law (B.C.L.) and Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.) from McGill University in 1982 and 1983, respectively. Mr. Labbe also received his Diplome d’Etude Collegiale St. Lawrence College (Quebec) in 1978. Mr. Labbe is a licensed broker with the California Department of Real Estate since 1990. Mr. Labbe also holds the UC Irvine Extension Light Construction and Development Management Program Certificate.
Daniel M. McCabe has been serving as one of our independent directors since October 2023. He has been serving as a member of the board of directors of Yotta Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: YOTA) since April 2022. Mr. McCabe has been admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of Connecticut since 1974. Mr. McCabe’s legal career began as an assistant clerk of the Superior Court at Stamford from 1974 to 1976, and since then he has had his own legal practice, Daniel McCabe LLC, a general practice law firm in Connecticut founded in 1982. His work includes rendering legal advice to individuals and business entities concerning commercial transactions, business organizations, and complex litigation. Mr. McCabe is also an Adjunct Professor of Business Law at Sacred Heart University. Mr. McCabe previously was the Chairman of the Stamford Housing Authority, Co-chair of the Stamford Reapportionment Committee, Member of the Board of Parole for the State of Connecticut, Chairman of the Republican Town Committee of the City of Stamford and Counsel for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. He also served as Corporation Counsel for the City of Stamford where he held the position of chief legal counsel and advisor to Mayor Stanley Esposito of the City of Stamford. Mr. McCabe obtained his Juris Doctor degree from St. John’s University Law School in 1974.
Qi Gong has been serving as one of our independent directors since April 3, 2024. Ms. Gong has enjoyed a diverse career in both China and the United States across various domains. In March 2024, Ms. Gong founded the American Wall Street Listed Group Inc., a consulting company, and has been serving as its Chief Executive Officer since such time. Ms. Gong was also the founder and has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer for American Information Technology Inc., an information technology consulting company, since September 2022. She was also the founder and has been serving as the Chief Executive Officer for U.S. China Health Products Inc., a marketing consulting company, since December 2021. In addition, Ms. Gong founded the U.S.-China Service Inc., a wealth management consulting company, in July 2018 and has been serving as its Chief Executive Officer since such time. She has been serving as a member of the board of directors of Yotta since April 2024.
Ping Zhang has served as one of our independent directors since April 29, 2025. Since November 2020, Mr. Zhang has served as the General Manager of Green Leaf Air Freight Inc., a U.S.-based investment and air freight company. Prior to this role, he founded Shanghai Tongli Advertising Co., Ltd., an advertising company, and served as its General Manager from February 2006 to November 2020. Earlier in his career, Mr. Zhang founded Hunan Silver Fox Advertising Company, an advertising company in China, and served as its General Manager. Mr. Zhang has served as a member of the board of directors of Quartzsea Acquisition Corporation (Nasdaq: QSEA) since November 2024.
Since our initial public offering (the “IPO”), which was consummated on October 11, 2023, our sole business activity has been identifying and evaluating suitable acquisition transaction candidates. We presently have no revenue and have had losses since inception from incurring formation and operating costs. We have relied upon the sale of our securities and loans from the Sponsor and other parties to fund our operations. Our current activities previously focused on consummating the KM QUAD Business Combination. However, as disclosed elsewhere in this report, the Merger Agreement was terminated on January 15, 2026, and we are no longer pursuing the KM QUAD Business Combination. We will not limit our search of potential targets for the initial business combination. In particular we are interested in exploring the possibility of establishing a digital assets market in Asia.
The past performance of our management team, or their respective affiliates, is not a guarantee either (i) of success with respect to any business combination we may consummate or (ii) of our ability to identify another suitable candidate for our ability to identify another suitable candidate for our initial business combination following the termination of the KM QUAD Business Combination. No member of our management team has been an officer or director of a special purpose acquisition corporation in the past. You should not rely on the historical record of our management team’s or their respective affiliates’ performance as indicative of our future performance.
Our officers and directors may become officers or directors of another special purpose acquisition company with a class of securities intended to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the completion of our initial business combination.
Our Business Strategy and Acquisition Criteria
Since our initial public offering (the “IPO”), which was consummated on October 11, 2023, our sole business activity has been identifying and evaluating suitable acquisition transaction candidates. We presently have no revenue and have had losses since inception from incurring formation and operating costs. We have relied upon the sale of our securities and loans from the Sponsor and other parties to fund our operations. During the year ended December 31, 2025, our activities were primarily focused on the proposed KM QUAD Business Combination. As of December 31, 2025, the KM QUAD Business Combination had not been consummated. Subsequent to December 31, 2025, on January 15, 2026, subsequent to December 31, 2025, the parties entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which the Merger Agreement was terminated. On March 6, 2026, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement with SMART KREATE GROUP LIMITED, SKG Merger Sub 1 Limited, SKG Merger Sub 2 Limited and Smart Kreate Group Limited.
We believe that targeting companies with operations in Asia may present compelling opportunities because there is a significant pool of private companies that could benefit from access to the U.S. capital markets. We believe that Asia represents an attractive market environment with growth opportunities across a range of industries and that our management team’s experience, relationships and cross-border transaction expertise may assist us in identifying and evaluating potential business combination targets. Given the high level of business formation and development in Asia, and the number of emerging companies seeking access to the U.S. capital markets, we believe that we may be able to engage with attractive target businesses interested in a business combination.
We have identified the following general criteria and guidelines as we evaluate prospective target companies.
- Large underpenetrated markets with favorable industry dynamics. We intend to actively look for suitable investment opportunities with an enterprise value of approximately $250 million to $1 billion. We will prioritize targets that are already benefiting from or capitalizing on trends found within their respective sectors.
- Strong management team. The strength of the management team will be an important component in our review process. We will seek to partner with a visionary, experienced and professional management team that can drive growth, strategic decision making and long-term value creation.
- Defensible market position with sustainable competitive advantage. We intend to favor targets that have a strong competitive advantage or are category leaders in their respective verticals. We will target companies that have strong intellectual property, technology, or brand equity within their respective sectors and that can be further monetized on a global basis.
- Asia-domiciled but operating on a global basis. We will seek targets that have already established a strong operating history within Asia, but which possess a competitive edge to expand into new geographic regions where similar needs exist.
- Benefit from being a public company. We intend to only acquire businesses that would benefit from being publicly traded in the United States, including access to broader sources of capital and expanded market awareness. This improved access to capital could allow the targets to accelerate growth, pursue new projects, retain and hire employees, and expand into new geographies or businesses.
While we intend to use these criteria in evaluating the attractiveness of potential business combination opportunities, we may ultimately decide to enter into an initial business combination with a target business that does not meet these criteria. In the event that we decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet the above criteria and guidelines, we will disclose that the target business does not meet the above criteria and guidelines in stockholder communications related to our initial business combination, which would be in the form of tender offer documents or proxy solicitation materials that we would file with the SEC.
In evaluating a prospective target business, we expect to conduct a thorough due diligence review that will encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and employees, document reviews, interviews of customers and suppliers, inspection of facilities, as well as the review of financial and other information which will be made available to us. We will also utilize our operational and capital allocation experience. Our acquisition criteria, due diligence processes, and value creation methods are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be based, to the extent relevant, on these general guidelines as well as other considerations, factors, and criteria that our management may deem relevant.
Yotta Acquisition Corporation
Yotta Acquisition Corporation (“Yotta”), a Delaware corporation, was a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a business combination. Yotta consummated its initial public offering on April 12, 2022, and its units began trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.
Yotta subsequently entered into certain business combination agreements, which were not consummated.
Certain member of our management are officers and/or directors of Yotta, including Mr. Robert L. Labbe serves as the CFO and director, and each of Mr. Daniel M. McCabe and Ms. Qi Gong serves as an independent director, and each of the foregoing own fiduciary duties under Delaware general corporate law to Yotta. For more details about our management’s conflict of interests, see “Management-Conflicts of Interest” of this annual report on Form 10-K.
Acquisition Process
In evaluating a prospective target business, we expect to conduct an extensive due diligence review which may encompass, as applicable and among other things, meetings with incumbent management and employees, document reviews, interviews of customers and suppliers, inspection of facilities and a review of financial and other information about the target and its industry. We will also utilize our management team’s operational and capital planning experience as a part of our analysis of any potential target.
We are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a target that is affiliated with our Sponsor, officers, or directors nor making the initial business combination through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our Sponsor, officers, or directors. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with an initial business combination target that is affiliated with our Sponsor, officers, or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions that such an initial business combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view.
Our directors and officers may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination. More specifically, all of our officers and directors have fiduciary and contractual duties to Yotta Acquisition Corporation (“Yotta”), which executed a definitive merger agreement for its business combination on August 20, 2024. Yotta will have priority over us in connection with potential target businesses identified by its management. These conflicts of interests may limit the number of potential targets that our management presents to us for purposes of completing a business combination. For more details about our management’s conflict of interests, see “Conflicts of Interest” on page 28. If Yotta decides to pursue any such opportunity, we may be precluded from pursuing such opportunities. Subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Delaware law, none of the members of our management team who are also employed by, or directors of, our Sponsor or its affiliates have any obligation to present us with any opportunity for a potential business combination of which they become aware. Our Sponsor and directors and officers are also not prohibited from sponsoring, investing or otherwise becoming involved with, any other blank check companies, including in connection with their initial business combinations, prior to us completing our initial business combination. Our management team, in their capacities as directors, officers or employees of our Sponsor or its affiliates or in their other endeavors, may choose to present potential business combinations to the related entities described above, current or future entities affiliated with or managed by our Sponsor, or third parties, before they present such opportunities to us, subject to his or her fiduciary duties under Delaware law and any other applicable fiduciary duties.
Certain of our directors and officers currently have, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary, or contractual obligations to another entity pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity to such entity subject to his or her fiduciary duties. If any of our directors or officers becomes aware of a business combination opportunity that falls within the line of business of any entity to which he or she has then-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she may be required to present such business combination opportunity to such entity prior to presenting such business combination opportunity to us.
No members of our management team have any obligation to present us with any opportunity for a potential business combination of which they become aware, unless presented to such member specifically in his or her capacity as an officer or a director of the company. Members of our management team may be required to present potential business combinations to other entities to whom they have fiduciary duties before they present such opportunities to us. Any knowledge or presentation of such opportunities may therefore present conflicts of interest.
Initial Business Combination
Initially, we had nine (9) months from the closing of our IPO to consummate our initial business combination (“Combination Period”). If we anticipated that we might not be able to consummate our initial business combination within nine (9) months from the closing of our IPO, we could, but were not obligated to, if requested by our Sponsor or its affiliates, extend the Combination Period up to two times by an additional three months each time for a total of up to fifteen (15) months by depositing $600,000 (or $690,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised in full) in connection with each such extension into our trust account (the “Paid Extension Period”). In addition, we were entitled to an automatic six-month extension to complete a business combination (the “Automatic Extension Period”) if we had executed a letter of intent, agreement in principle or definitive agreement for an initial business combination during the Combination Period or Paid Extension Period.
On October 18, 2024, the Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI”) with QUAD regarding a potential business combination (the “Proposed Transaction”). Pursuant to the Company’s governing documents, the execution of the LOI triggered the Automatic Extension Period, and as a result, , the deadline by which the Company was required to complete its initial business combination was extended to January 10, 2025.
On January 10, 2025, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “January Special Meeting”). At the January Special Meeting, stockholders approved proposals to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and trust agreement to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from January 10, 2025 to October 10, 2026, on a month-by-month basis, by up to twenty-one (21) one-month extensions, by depositing $60,000 into the Company’s trust account for each such one-month extension. Stockholders also approved a proposal to include any entity with its principal business operations in the geographical regions of the People’s Republic of China, the Hong Kong special administrative region and the Macau special administrative region in the Company’s acquisition criteria in its search for a prospective target business for its business combination.
In connection with the January Special Meeting, holders of 5,199,297 shares of the Company’s common stock exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account. As a result, approximately $55.2 million was removed from the trust account to pay such redeeming stockholders, and approximately $18.0 million remained in the trust account following such redemptions.
Following the January Special Meeting, the Company had until October 10, 2026 to consummate a business combination, subject to making the applicable monthly extension deposits. In addition, in the event that the Company failed to timely make a required monthly extension payment, the Company would have a forty-five (45) day cure period to make such payment, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon at a rate of three percent (3%). If the Company failed to make any applicable past due payment during the cure period, the Company would cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and would redeem the public shares and liquidate with the same effect as if the Company had failed to complete a business combination within the applicable time period.
As previously disclosed in the Company’s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 14, 2025, on February 14, 2025, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Quetta Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“QETA”), Quad Global Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of QETA (“Purchaser”), Quad Group Inc., a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser (“Merger Sub,” together with QETA, Purchaser, the “Purchaser Parties”), KM QUAD, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“QUAD”), certain shareholders of QUAD (“Principal Shareholders”), and Mr. Junan Ke, as representative of the Principal Shareholders of QUAD. The Merger Agreement provided that, among other things and upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary conditions, the transactions contemplated thereby would be consummated (the “KM QUAD Business Combination”), in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth therein.
As of December 31, 2025, the KM QUAD Business Combination had not been consummated. Subsequent to December 31, 2025, on January 15, 2026, the parties entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which the Merger Agreement was terminated by mutual consent.
Merger Agreement with Smart Kreate Group Limited
On March 6, 2026, Quetta, SMART KREATE GROUP LIMITED, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“PubCo”), SKG Merger Sub 1 Limited, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub 1”), SKG Merger Sub 2 Limited, a business company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub 2”), and Smart Kreate Group Limited, a business company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“SKG”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “BCA”).
Pursuant to the BCA, the parties will consummate a business combination transaction (the “Business Combination”) through the following transactions: (i) Quetta will merge with and into Merger Sub 1 (the “Initial Merger”), with Merger Sub 1 surviving the Initial Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (ii) immediately following the Initial Merger, Merger Sub 2 will merge with and into SKG (the “Acquisition Merger”), with SKG surviving the Acquisition Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo. The transaction values merger at an enterprise value of US$200 million.
Subject to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the BCA, in connection with the Initial Merger, (i) every issued and outstanding share of common stock of QETA will automatically be cancelled in exchange for one PubCo Class A ordinary share and (ii) each issued and outstanding right of QETA will cease to exist and be assumed by PubCo and converted automatically into a right to purchase one PubCo Class A ordinary share on substantially the same terms (the “Rights”).
Termination
The BCA may be terminated under customary and limited circumstances prior to the closing of the Business Combination, including, but not limited to: (i) by mutual written consent of QETA and SKG, (ii) by either QETA and SKG if the Business Combination is not consummated by the 270th day after the date of the BCA and the delay in closing beyond such date is not due to the breach of the BCA by the party seeking to terminate, (iii) by either QETA or SKG if there is a final and nonappealable order prohibiting the Business Combination, (iv) by QETA if the representations and warranties of SKG are not true and correct at the standards specified in the BCA or if SKG fails to perform any covenant or agreement set forth in the BCA such that certain conditions to closing cannot be satisfied and the breach or breaches of such representations or warranties or the failure to perform such covenant or agreement, as applicable, are not cured or cannot be cured within certain specified time periods, (v) by SKG if the representations and warranties of QETA are not true and correct at the standards specified in the BCA or if QETA fails to perform any covenant or agreement set forth in the BCA such that certain conditions to closing cannot be satisfied and the breach or breaches of such representations or warranties or the failure to perform such covenant or agreement, as applicable, are not cured or cannot be cured within certain specified time periods, (vi) by QETA if the Business Combination and other related proposals are not approved by SKG’s shareholders, and (vii) by SKG if the Business Combination and other related proposals are not approved by QETA’s stockholders.
Shareholder Support Agreement
On or around the date of the BCA, certain shareholders of SKG entered into Shareholder Support Agreements with QETA, SKG and PubCo (the “Shareholder Support Agreement”), pursuant to which each such shareholder of the Company has agreed to, among other things, (i) vote all Company shares held by such shareholder in favor of the transactions contemplated by the BCA and the other transaction documents, (ii) vote against any proposals that would or would be reasonably likely to in any material respect impede the transactions contemplated by the BCA, (iii) not transfer any share of SKG until termination of the Shareholder Support Agreement, and (iv) within certain periods of time from the closing of the Business Combination and subject to certain exceptions, not sell, transfer, tender, grant, pledge, assign or otherwise dispose of (including by gift, tender or exchange offer, merger or operation of law), encumber, hedge or utilize a derivative to transfer the economic interest in any of the shares of PubCo issued in connection with the Acquisition Merger or upon settlement of equity awards issued by PubCo.
Sponsor Support Agreement
Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, QETA, PubCo, SKG, the Sponsor and certain directors and officers of QETA listed thereto entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor has agreed to, among other things, (i) vote all QETA shares held by Sponsor in favor of the transactions contemplated by the BCA and the other transaction documents and the related transaction proposals, (ii) vote against any proposals that would or would be reasonably likely to in any material respect impede the transactions contemplated by the BCA or any related transaction proposal, (iii) not transfer any share of QETA until termination of the Sponsor Support Agreement, (iv) waive or not otherwise perfect any anti-dilution or similar protection with respect to any shares of QETA, and (v) not elect to have any share of QETA redeemed in connection with the Business Combination. Each of the Sponsor and the directors of QETA has also agreed, within certain periods of time from the closing of the Business Combination and subject to certain exceptions, not to sell, transfer, tender, grant, pledge, assign or otherwise dispose of (including by gift, tender or exchange offer, merger or operation of law), encumber, hedge or utilize a derivative to transfer the economic interest in any of the PubCo Class A ordinary shares and PubCo Rights (as applicable) acquired in connection with the Initial Merger and PubCo Class A ordinary shares received upon the exercise of any PubCo Rights (as applicable). The Sponsor Support Agreement also provides for certain put and call rights between PubCo and the Sponsor with respect to certain PubCo Class A ordinary shares held by the Sponsor following the closing of the Business Combination, and provides for the allocation and sharing of certain deferred underwriting fees of QETA between SKG and the Sponsor, in each case subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein.
Our initial business combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the trust account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial business combination. If our board is not able to independently determine the fair market value of the target business or businesses, we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that is a member of FINRA, or an independent accounting firm with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. Our stockholders may not be provided with a copy of such opinion, nor will they be able to rely on such opinion.
We will either (1) seek stockholder approval of our initial business combination at a meeting called for such purpose, at which stockholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against, or abstain from voting on, the proposed business combination, for their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net of taxes payable), or (2) provide our stockholders with the opportunity to sell their shares to us by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a stockholder vote) for an amount equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net of taxes payable), in each case subject to the limitations described herein. The decision as to whether we will seek stockholder approval of our proposed business combination or allow stockholders to sell their shares to us in a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require us to seek stockholder approval. Any tender offer documents used in connection with a business combination will contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination as is required under the SEC’s proxy rules.
Pursuant to the Nasdaq listing rules, our initial business combination must occur with one or more target businesses having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the trust account (excluding any deferred underwriting discounts and taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account), at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial business combination, which we refer to as the 80% test. We are not required to obtain an opinion from an unaffiliated third party that the target business we select has a fair market value in excess of at least 80% of the balance of the trust account unless our board of directors cannot make such determination on its own. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine the fair market value of the target business or businesses, we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm that is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) or an independent valuation or appraisal firm with respect to satisfaction of such criteria. Our stockholders may not be provided with a copy of such opinion nor will they be able to rely on such opinion. We do not intend to purchase multiple businesses in unrelated industries in conjunction with our initial business combination. Subject to this requirement, our management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting one or more prospective businesses, although we will not be permitted to effectuate our initial business combination with another blank check company or a similar company with nominal operations. Additionally, pursuant to Nasdaq rules, any initial business combination must be approved by a majority of our independent directors.
We anticipate structuring our initial business combination so that the post-transaction company in which our public stockholders own shares will own or acquire 100% of the equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses. We may, however, structure our initial business combination such that the post-transaction company owns less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target business in order to meet certain objectives of the target management team or stockholders or for other reasons, but we will only complete such business combination if the post-transaction company owns 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise owns a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act. Even if the post-transaction company owns 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our stockholders prior to the business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in the business combination transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock of a target. In this case, we would acquire a 100% controlling interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our stockholders immediately prior to our initial business combination could own less than a majority of our outstanding shares subsequent to our initial business combination. If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company, the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% test. If the business combination involves more than one target business, the 80% of fair market value test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the target businesses and we will treat the target businesses together as the initial business combination for purposes of a tender offer or for seeking stockholder approval, as applicable.
The net proceeds of our IPO from the trust account upon the closing of our initial business combination may be used as consideration to pay the sellers of a target business with which we complete our initial business combination. If our initial business combination is paid for using equity or debt securities, or not all of the funds released from the trust account are used for payment of the consideration in connection with our initial business combination or used for redemption of our public shares, we may use the balance of the cash released to us from the trust account following the closing for general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of the post-transaction businesses, the payment of principal or interest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for working capital. In addition, we may be required to obtain additional financing in connection with the closing of our initial business combination to be used following the closing for general corporate purposes as described above. There is no limitation on our ability to raise funds through the issuance of equity or equity-linked securities or through loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of our initial business combination. At this time, we are not a party to any arrangement or understanding with any third party with respect to raising any additional funds through the sale of securities or otherwise. None of our Sponsor, officers, directors or stockholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after our initial business combination. We may also obtain financing prior to the closing of our initial business combination to fund our working capital needs and transaction costs in connection with our search for and completion of our initial business combination. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that, following our IPO and prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, we are prohibited from issuing additional securities that would entitle the holders thereof to (i) receive funds from the trust account or (ii) vote (a) on any initial business combination or (b) to approve a further amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to (x) extend the time we have to consummate a business combination beyond October 10, 2026 or (y) amend the foregoing provisions, unless (in connection with any such amendment to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation) we offer our public stockholders the opportunity to redeem their public shares.
Corporate Information
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 stockholder 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.
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 our IPO, (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common stock 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.
Additionally, we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited consolidated financial statements. We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the prior June 30th, or (2) our annual revenues exceed $100 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last completed fiscal year.
Facilities
We currently maintain our principal executive offices at 1185 6th, Suite 353, New York, NY 10036. The cost for this space is included in the $10,000 per-month fee payable to Yocto Investments LLC, for office space, utilities and secretarial services. We consider our current office space, combined with the other office space otherwise available to our executive officers, adequate for our current operations.
Employees
We have two executive officers. They are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters and intend to devote only as much time as they deem necessary to our affairs. The amount of time they will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected for the business combination and the stage of the business combination process the company is in. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the consummation of our initial business combination.
Legal Proceedings
There are no material litigation, arbitration, governmental proceeding or any other legal proceeding currently pending or known to be contemplated against us or any members of our management team in their capacity as such, and we and the members of our management team have not been subject to any such proceeding in the 10 years preceding the date of this annual report on Form 10-K.
Cybersecurity
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We are a special purpose acquisition company with no business operations. Since our IPO, our sole business activity has been identifying and evaluating suitable acquisition transaction candidates. Therefore, we do not consider that we face significant cybersecurity risk.
We have not adopted any cybersecurity risk management program or formal processes for assessing cybersecurity risk. Our management is generally responsible for assessing and managing any cybersecurity threats. If and when any reportable cybersecurity incident arises, our management shall promptly report such matters to our board of directors for further actions, including regarding the appropriate disclosure, mitigation, or other response or actions that the board deems appropriate to take.
As of the date of this report, we have not encountered any cybersecurity incidents since our IPO.
Properties
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We currently maintain our principal executive offices at 1185 6th Avenue, Suite 353, New York, NY 10036. The cost for this space is included in the $10,000 per-month fee payable to Yocto Investments LLC, for office space, utilities and secretarial services. We consider our current office space, combined with the other office space otherwise available to our executive officers, adequate for our current operations.
Legal proceedings
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We may be subject to legal proceedings, investigations and claims incidental to the conduct of our business from time to time. We are not currently a party to any material litigation or other legal proceedings brought against us. We are also not aware of any legal proceeding, investigation or claim, or other legal exposure that has a more than remote possibility of having a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
Management's discussion and analysis
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The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes related thereto which are included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on May 1, 2023. We were formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities, which we refer to herein as our “initial business combination.” Our efforts to identify a prospective target business are not limited to any particular industry or geographic region, although we have historically focused on opportunities involving businesses with operations in Asia.
Merger Agreement In Connection With KM QUAD Business Combination
On February 14, 2025, Quetta entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “KM QUAD Merger Agreement”) with KM QUAD, Quad Global Inc., Quad Group Inc., certain shareholders of KM QUAD and the shareholders’ representative. The KM QUAD Merger Agreement contemplated, among other things, the redomestication of Quetta into Purchaser and the acquisition by Purchaser of 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of KM QUAD. The aggregate consideration payable to KM QUAD shareholders was $300 million, payable in newly issued Purchaser ordinary shares valued at $10.00 per share. The KM QUAD Merger Agreement also contained customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties, including provisions relating to the allocation of certain transaction costs, public company expenses and extension-related fees.
Pursuant to the KM QUAD Merger Agreement, KM QUAD deposited $250,000 with the Company on or before February 14, 2025, representing the first installment of extension fees, in exchange for a promissory note issued by the Company. KM QUAD also deposited $290,000 with the Company on or before April 20, 2025, representing the second installment of extension fees, in exchange for a promissory note issued by the Company.
As of December 31, 2025, the KM QUAD Business Combination had not been consummated. On January 15, 2026, the parties entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which the KM QUAD Merger Agreement was terminated by mutual consent.
Merger Agreement with Smart Kreate Group Limited
On March 6, 2026, Quetta, SMART KREATE GROUP LIMITED, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“PubCo”), SKG Merger Sub 1 Limited, an exempted company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub 1”), SKG Merger Sub 2 Limited, a business company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo (“Merger Sub 2”), and Smart Kreate Group Limited, a business company with limited liability incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“SKG”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “BCA”). Pursuant to the BCA, the parties will consummate a business combination transaction (the “Business Combination”) through the following transactions: (i) Quetta will merge with and into Merger Sub 1 (the “Initial Merger”), with Merger Sub 1 surviving the Initial Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo; and (ii) immediately following the Initial Merger, Merger Sub 2 will merge with and into SKG (the “Acquisition Merger”), with SKG surviving the Acquisition Merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of PubCo. The transaction values merger at an enterprise value of US$200 million. Subject to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the BCA, in connection with the Initial Merger, (i) every issued and outstanding share of common stock of QETA will automatically be cancelled in exchange for one PubCo Class A ordinary share and (ii) each issued and outstanding right of QETA will cease to exist and be assumed by PubCo and converted automatically into a right to purchase one PubCo Class A ordinary share on substantially the same terms.
Extensions of Time Period to Complete a Business Combination
On October 18, 2024, the Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent (“LOI”) with QUAD regarding a potential business combination. As a result of the execution of the LOI, the deadline by which the Company was required to complete its initial business combination was extended to January 10, 2025.
On January 10, 2025, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “January Special Meeting”). At the January Special Meeting, stockholders approved proposals to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and trust agreement to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from January 10, 2025 to October 10, 2026, on a month-by-month basis, by up to twenty-one (21) one-month extensions, by depositing $60,000 into the Company’s trust account for each such one-month extension.
Redemption
In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the January Special Meeting of stockholders held by the Company on January 10, 2025, 5,199,297 shares were tendered for redemption. As a result, approximately $55,152,224 (approximately $10.608 per share) were removed from the Company’s trust account to pay such holders, without taking into account additional allocation of payments to cover any tax obligation of the Company, since that date. As a result, approximately $18,040,430 will remain in the trust account. Following the redemptions, the Company will have 3,747,748 ordinary shares outstanding.
Acquisition Criteria Expansion
In connection with the stockholders’ vote at the January Special Meeting of stockholders held by the Company on January 10, 2025, stockholders approved the proposal to include any entity with its principal business operations in the geographical regions of the People’s Republic of China, the Hong Kong special administrative region, and the Macau special administrative region in the Company’s acquisition criteria in its search for a prospective target business for its business combination.
Trust Amendment
At the January Special Meeting held on January 10, 2025, stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and trust agreement to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from January 10, 2025 to October 10, 2026, on a month-by-month basis, by up to twenty-one (21) one-month extensions, by depositing $60,000 into the Company’s trust account for each such one-month extension.
Under the amended terms, if the Company fails to timely make a payment for any given month during the twenty-one (21) month extension period, the Company has a forty-five (45) day cure period to make such payment, together with accrued but unpaid interest thereon at a rate of three percent (3%). If the Company fails to make any applicable past due payment during the cure period, the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up and will redeem the public shares and liquidate with the same effect as if the Company had failed to complete a business combination within the applicable time period.
Following the January Special Meeting, the Company deposited $60,000 into the trust account for each monthly extension from January 2025 through April 2026, thereby extending the date by which the Company could complete a business combination to May 10, 2026.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our activities through December 31, 2025 consisted of organizational activities, identifying and evaluating prospective target businesses, negotiating and documenting a potential initial business combination, and activities in connection with maintaining our status as a public company. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination.
We expect to continue to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and investments held in the trust account. We expect to continue to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company, including legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance costs, as well as due diligence and transaction expenses in connection with identifying, negotiating and pursuing a business combination.
For the year ended December 31, 2025, we had net loss of $780,924, which primarily consisted of interest income of $853,854, offset by general and administrative expenses of $1,306,931, related party administrative fees of $120,000, franchise tax expense of $40,800 and income tax expense of $167,047.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we had net income of $2,094,096, which consisted of interest income of $3,658,889, offset by general and administrative expenses of $623,356, related party administrative fees of $120,000, franchise tax expense of $67,178 and income tax expense of $754,259.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
On October 11, 2023, we consummated our initial public offering (“IPO”) of 6,900,000 units (the “Public Units”), including the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option of 900,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $69,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we consummated a private placement of 253,045 private units (the “Private Units”) to our Sponsor at $10.00 per Private Unit, generating gross proceeds of $2,530,450. Upon the closing of the IPO and the private placement, an aggregate of $69,690,000 was placed in a trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee.
On January 10, 2025, in connection with the special meeting of stockholders, holders of 5,199,297 shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds held in the trust account. As a result, approximately $55.2 million was removed from the trust account to pay such redeeming stockholders, and approximately $18.0 million remained in the trust account following such redemptions. Following the January 10, 2025 special meeting, the Company was permitted to extend the date by which it must consummate a business combination from January 10, 2025 to October 10, 2026 on a month-by-month basis, by up to twenty-one (21) one-month extensions, by depositing $60,000 into the trust account for each such one-month extension. The Company subsequently deposited $60,000 for each monthly extension from January 2025 through April 2026.
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the trust account, including any interest earned thereon not previously released to us to pay our taxes, to consummate our initial business combination. We may withdraw interest income from the trust account to pay taxes. To the extent that our capital stock or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our initial business combination, the remaining proceeds held in the trust account, as well as any other net proceeds not expended, will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business, make other acquisitions and pursue our business strategy.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $1,195 in cash and a working capital deficit of $2,630,904. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant professional costs to remain as a publicly traded company and to incur significant transaction costs in pursuit of the consummation of a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to raise capital will be successful. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, within one year after the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued. In addition, if the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company’s board of directors would proceed to commence voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful within the Combination Period. As a result, management has determined that such additional condition also raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern until the earlier of the consummation of the Business Combination or the date the Company is required to liquidate. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the Company’s inability to continue as a going concern.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2025. 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.
JOBS Act
On April 5, 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We will qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act will be allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions, we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis), and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our IPO or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than described below.
Administrative Service Agreement
We have entered into an administrative service agreement pursuant to which we will pay the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support. However, pursuant to the terms of such agreement, the Sponsor agreed to defer the payment of such monthly fee. Any such unpaid amount will accrue without interest and be due and payable no later than the date of the consummation of the initial Business Combination. For the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company has incurred $120,000 for both years in related party fees for the services provided by the Sponsor under this agreement.
Underwriting Agreement
Upon closing of a Business Combination, the underwriters will be entitled to a deferred fee of 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, or $2,415,000. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. Additionally, we issued the underwriters 69,000 shares common stock, or the representative shares, at the closing of the IPO as part of representative compensation.
Promissory Note In Connection With Extension Payments
In the event that the closing of the KM QUAD Business Combination does not occur by February 10, 2025, the Company shall have the right to extend the time to complete the KM QUAD Business Combination up to twenty-one (21) times for one month each time until October 10, 2026. QUAD shall be responsible for the extension fees covering nine extensions over nine months, in total amount of $540,000.
On or before February 14, 2025, KM QUAD wired the first installment of the prepaid extension fees, in the amount of $250,000, to the Company’s designated bank account in exchange for a promissory note issued by the Company. KM QUAD wired the second installment of the prepaid extension fees, in the amount of $290,000, to the Company’s designated bank account on or before April 20, 2025 in exchange for a promissory note issued by the Company. If the closing of the KM QUAD Business Combination does not occur prior to October 10, 2025 due to a delay in obtaining CSRC approvals, KM QUAD shall be responsible for any extension fees and other related fees incurred by the Company beyond October 10, 2025 not to exceed $100,000 per month. If the closing of the KM QUAD Business Combination or termination of the Agreement occurs prior to October 10, 2025, the Company shall return the remaining balance of the prepaid extension fees, if any, to KM QUAD on a pro rata basis. Alternatively, at the closing of the KM QUAD Business Combination, the Company shall have the right to convert any prepaid extension fees that were paid and not returned into Purchaser Class A Ordinary Shares at $10.00 per share.
As of December 31, 2025, the KM QUAD Business Combination had not been consummated. Subsequent to December 31, 2025, on January 15, 2026, the parties entered into a Termination Agreement pursuant to which the KM QUAD Merger Agreement was terminated by mutual consent.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have not identified any critical accounting policies and estimates.
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
Market risk
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As of December 31, 2025, we were not subject to any market or interest rate risk. Following the consummation of our IPO, the net proceeds of our IPO, including amounts in the Trust Account, have been invested in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 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.
Controls and procedures
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Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our management evaluated, with the participation of our current Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our “Certifying Officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2025, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our Certifying Officers concluded that, as of December 31, 2025, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting
As required by SEC rules and regulations implementing Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our consolidated financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of our company,
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors, and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect errors or misstatements in our consolidated financial statements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree or compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting on December 31, 2025. In making these assessments, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our assessments and those criteria, management determined that we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2025, due to the material weakness in our internal controls due to inadequate segregation of duties within account processes due to limited personnel and insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting, IT, and financial reporting and record keeping.
Management intends to implement remediation steps to improve our internal controls due to inadequate segregation of duties within account processes due to limited personnel and insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting, IT, and financial reporting and record keeping. We plan to further improve this process by enhancing the size and composition of our board upon the closing of the business and to identify third-party professionals with whom to consult regarding complex accounting applications and consideration of additional staff with the requisite experience and training to supplement existing accounting professionals and implemented additional layers of reviews in the financial close process.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to our status as an emerging growth company under the JOBS Act.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Figures reported in this filing
Standardized line items from the XBRL in this filing, for the period ended 2025-12-31. Comparative periods it repeats are left out.
| Line item | Period | Value | XBRL concept |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating income | 12 months2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | −$1.5m | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss |
| Income tax | 12 months2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | $167.0k | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit |
| Net income | 12 months2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | −$780.9k | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss |
| Operating cash flow | 12 months2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | −$1.8m | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities |
| Cash and equivalents | At period end2025-12-31 | $1.2k | us-gaap:Cash |
| Current assets | At period end2025-12-31 | $22.4k | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent |
| Total assets | At period end2025-12-31 | $19.3m | us-gaap:Assets |
| Current liabilities | At period end2025-12-31 | $2.7m | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent |
| Total liabilities | At period end2025-12-31 | $5.1m | us-gaap:Liabilities |
| Short-term borrowings | At period end2025-12-31 | $0 | us-gaap:ShortTermBorrowings |
| Shareholders' equity | At period end2025-12-31 | −$5.1m | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity |
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