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, 2024

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-41619

Mars Acquisition Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Cayman Islands		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


Americas Tower, 1177 Avenue of The Americas, Suite 5100 New York, NY 10036		10036
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(866) 667-6277

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name. former address and the former fiscal year, 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 $0.000125, and one right entitling the holder to receive 2/10 of an ordinary share	MARXU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Ordinary Shares, $0.000125 par value	MARX	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights to receive two-tenths (2/10) of one ordinary share	MARXR	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 preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☒
		Emerging Growth Company	☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No ☐

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court ☐ Yes ☐ No

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

As of June 30, 2024, there are 4,473,432 ordinary shares issued and outstanding.

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MARS ACQUISITION CORP.

FORM 10-Q FOR QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2024

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PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION		F-3
Item 1.	Financial Statements	F-3
	Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024 (unaudited) and September 30, 2023	F-3
	Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)	F-4
	Statements of Changes in Shareholder’s Equity (Deficit) for the Three and Nine Months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)	F-5
	Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)	F-6
	Notes to Financial Statements	F-7
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	1
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	4
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	5
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION		6
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	6
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	6
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	6
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	6
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	6
Item 5.	Other Information	6
Item 6.	Exhibits	7
SIGNATURES		8

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MARS ACQUISITION CORP.

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

MARS ACQUISITION CORP.

BALANCE SHEETS


	June 30, 2024		September 30, 2023
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash	$	206,762	$	178,793
Prepaid expenses		57,792		149,164
Investments held in trust account		22,836,871		72,587,820
Total Assets	$	23,101,425	$	72,915,777

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current Liabilities
Accrued expenses	$	146,477	$	16,363
Note payable – related party		452,088		—
Forward Purchase Agreement liability		293,000		—
Total current liabilities		891,565		16,363

Total Liabilities		891,565		16,363

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 2,081,432 and 6,900,000 shares, respectively, at redemption value of $10.97 and $10.52 per share, respectively		22,836,871		72,587,820

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Ordinary shares, $0.000125 par value; 800,000,000 shares authorized; 2,392,000 shares issued and outstanding ⁽¹⁾		299		299
Additional paid-in capital		—		—
(Accumulated deficit)/retained earnings		(627,310)		311,295
Total Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)		(627,011)		311,594
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)	$	23,101,425	$	72,915,777

(1)	Excludes 2,081,432 and 6,900,000 shares subject to possible redemption as of June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements

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MARS ACQUISITION CORP.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)


	Three months ended June 30,				Nine months ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Operating Expenses
General and administrative costs	$	322,770	$	155,416	$	538,440	$	391,047
Net loss from operations		(322,770)		(155,416)		(538,440)		(391,047)

Other Income (Expense)
Investment income on Trust Account		301,932		876,604		1,865,297		1,252,401
Fair value adjustment for Forward Purchase Agreement liability		(30,000)		—		(293,000)		—
Fair value adjustment for convertible notes		(51,008)				(107,165)		—
Total other income (expense)		220,924		876,604		1,465,132		1,252,401

Net income (loss)	$	(101,846)	$	721,188	$	926,692	$	861,354

Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted
Redeemable ordinary shares – basic and diluted		2,081,432		6,900,000		4,209,340		3,386,813
Non-redeemable ordinary shares – basic and diluted		2,392,000		2,392,000		2,392,000		2,052,392

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share
Redeemable ordinary shares – basic and diluted	$	(0.02)	$	0.08	$	0.17	$	0.18
Non-redeemable ordinary shares – basic and diluted	$	(0.02)	$	0.08	$	0.10	$	0.13

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements

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MARS ACQUISITION CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) (UNAUDITED)


						RETAINED
				ADDITIONAL		EARNINGS		TOTAL
	ORDINARY SHARES			PAID-IN		(ACCUMULATED		SHAREHOLDERS’
	SHARES	AMOUNT		CAPITAL		DEFICIT)		EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Balance – September 30, 2022	1,725,000	$	216	$	24,784	$	(50,210)	$	(25,210)
Issuance of Founder shares	—		—		—		—		—
Net loss	—		—		—		(195)		(195)
Balance – December 31, 2022	1,725,000		216		24,784		(50,405)		(25,405)
Issuance of private placement shares	391,000		49		3,909,951		—		3,910,000
Issuance of representative shares	276,000		34		2,724,893		—		2,724,927
Fair value of rights	—		—		876,833		—		876,833
Offering costs	—		—		(430,921)		—		(430,921)
Remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to redemption	—		—		(6,598,251)		—		(6,598,251)
Net income	—		—		—		140,362		140,362
Balance – March 31, 2023	2,392,000		299		507,289		89,957		597,545
Remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to redemption	—		—		(507,289)		(369,314)		(876,603)
Net income	—		—		—		721,188		721,188
Balance – June 30, 2023	2,392,000		299		—		441,831		442,130

Balance – September 30, 2023	2,392,000	$	299	$	—	$	311,295	$	311,594
Remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to redemption	—		—		—		(989,905)		(989,905)
Net income	—		—		—		900,522		900,522
Balance – December 31, 2023	2,392,000		299		—		221,912		222,211
Remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to redemption	—		—		—		(573,460)		(573,460)
Net income	—		—		—		128,016		128,016
Balance – March 31, 2024	2,392,000	$	299	$	—	$	(223,532)	$	(223,233)
Remeasurement of ordinary shares subject to redemption	—		—		—		(301,932)		(301,932)
Net loss	—		—		—		(101,846)		(101,846)
Balance – June 30, 2024	2,392,000		299		—		(627,310)		(627,011)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements

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MARS ACQUISITION CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)


	Nine months ended June 30,
	2024		2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	926,692	$	861,355
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Change in fair value of Forward Purchase Agreement liability		293,000		-
Fair value adjustment for convertible notes		107,165		-
Investment income received in Trust Account		(1,865,297)		(1,252,401)
Change in operating assets and liabilities
Accrued liabilities		130,114		(2,224)
Prepaid expenses		91,372		(204,185)
Net cash used by operating activities		(316,954)		(597,455)

Cash flows from investing activities
Cash deposited in Trust Account		—		(70,380,000)
Proceeds from sales of cash and cash equivalents in trust account		51,616,246		—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		51,616,246		(70,380,000)

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from note payable with related party		344,923		41,213
Payment for redemption of ordinary shares		(51,616,246)		—
Extinguishment of note payable with related party		—		(269,459)
Payment of underwriting fee and other offering costs		—		(1,466,354)
Proceeds from sale of units in IPO, including over-allotment		—		69,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of private placement ordinary shares		—		3,910,000
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(51,271,323)		71,215,400

Net increase in cash		27,969		237,945
Cash– beginning of the period		178,793		—
Cash – end of the period	$	206,762	$	237,945

Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities
Issuance of representative shares	$	—	$	2,724,927
Reclassification of offering costs related to public shares	$	—	$	(243,964)
Remeasurement adjustment on public shares subject to possible redemption	$	(1,865,297)	$	(7,474,854)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements

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MARS ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

Mars Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a Cayman Islands exempted company incorporated as a blank check company on April 23, 2021. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses that the Company has not yet identified (“Business Combination”). Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company intends to focus on opportunities in cryptocurrency and blockchain, automobiles, healthcare, financial technology, cyber security, cleantech, software, Internet and artificial intelligence, specialty manufacturing and any other related technology innovations market. On September 5, 2023, a Business Combination Agreement was entered into by the Company and ScanTech Identification Beam Systems, LLC (“ScanTech”), among others (see Note 6).

At June 30, 2024, the Company had not yet commenced operations. All activity through June 30, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation and initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering” or “IPO”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of an initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected September 30 as its fiscal year end date.

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 9, 2023. On February 16, 2023, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 6,900,000 units (“Units” and, with respect to the ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit, including 900,000 Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option, generating gross proceeds of $69,000,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 391,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit to the Company’s sponsor, Mars Capital Holding Corporation, a British Virgin Islands company (“Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $3,910,000 (see Note 4).

Offering costs amounted to $4,398,891 consisting of $1,430,000 of cash underwriting fees, non-cash underwriting fees of $2,724,927 represented by the fair value of 276,000 representative shares issued to the underwriter (see Note 6), and $243,964 of other offering costs.

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement, $70,380,000 of the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) and may be invested by the trustee only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, and will not be released from the Trust Account until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account.

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. The Company’s initial Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding taxes payable on interest earned in the trust account) at the time the Company signs a definitive agreement in connection with the initial Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act 1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act.

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The Company will provide holders of its Public Shares (the “Public 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. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially approximately $10.20 per share, 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).

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:

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conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers; and

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file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing the Company’s initial Business Combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial Business Combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies.

Such provisions may be amended if a special resolution passed by holders of at least two-thirds of the Company’s issued and outstanding ordinary shares who, being entitled to do so, attend and vote at a general meeting for which notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution has been given or by way of unanimous written resolution of all of the Company’s shareholders. Whether or not the Company maintains its registration under the Exchange Act or the Company’s listing on Nasdaq, the Company will provide its Public Shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares by one of the two methods listed above. Upon the public announcement of the Company’s initial Business Combination, if the Company elects to conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company or the Company’s Sponsor will terminate any plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 to purchase the Company’s ordinary shares in the open market, in order to comply with Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act.

In the event the Company conducts redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s offer to redeem will remain open for at least 20 business days, in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act, and the Company will not be permitted to complete its initial Business Combination until the expiration of the tender offer period. In addition, the tender offer will be conditioned on Public Shareholders not tendering more than a specified number of Public Shares, which number will be based on the requirement that the Company will only redeem its Public Shares so long as (after such redemption) the Company’s net tangible assets will be at least $5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination and after payment of underwriters’ fees and commissions (so that the Company is not subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules) or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement which may be contained in the agreement relating to the Company’s initial Business Combination. If the Public Shareholders tender more shares than the Company has offered to purchase, the Company will withdraw the tender offer and not complete the initial Business Combination.

If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by law or stock exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other legal reasons, the Company will conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules; and file proxy materials with the SEC.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of the Business Combination and the Company does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, 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 redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.

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The Company initially had until 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to consummate an initial Business Combination. However, if the Company anticipated that it may not be able to consummate the initial Business Combination within 12 months, it could extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination by two additional 3-month periods (for a total of up to 18 months) without submitting proposed extensions to its shareholders for approval or offering its public shareholders redemption rights in connection therewith. In connection with the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on January 30, 2024, the Company’s memorandum and articles of association were amended to allow for the Company to have 21 months from the closing of this offering (or 27 months from the closing of this offering, if the Company extends the period of time to consummate a Business Combination) to complete its initial Business Combination.

If the Company is unable to complete its initial Business Combination within such 21-month period (or 27-month period), the Company will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay the Company’s income taxes (less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), 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 liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and its board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and any Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination. In addition, the Company’s initial shareholders have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any founder shares held by them if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame. However, if the Company’s Sponsor or any of its officers, directors or affiliates acquires Public Shares in or after this offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame.

Liquidity and management’s plan

In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management believes that the funds which the Company has available following the completion of the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement may not be enough to sustain operations for a period of one year from the issuance date of these financial statements. If the Company is unable to complete the Extension or the Business Combination due to a lack of sufficient funds, the Company may be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following the Business Combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, the Company may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet the Company’s obligations. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a business combination will be successful within the Combination Period as described above. As a result, there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statement are issued or are available to be issued. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of the uncertainty.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the period from October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the period ending September 30, 2024, or any future period.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on December 28, 2023.

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Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments held outside the Trust Account with an initial maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, there were $206,762 and $178,793 of cash and cash equivalents, respectively.

Investments in Trust Account

The funds held in the Trust Account can be invested in United States government treasury bills, notes or bonds having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting the applicable conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, until the earlier of the consummation of its first business combination and the Company’s failure to consummate a business combination within 21 months (or 27 months as applicable) from the consummation of the IPO.

The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of investments held in Trust Account are included in investment income on trust account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in Trust Account are determined using available market information (see Note 8).

As of June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company had $22,836,871 and $72,587,820 held in the Trust Account, respectively.

Emerging growth company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012, (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and 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 Securities 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 accountant standards used.

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statement.

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statement, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

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Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption

The Company accounts for its ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” 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. The Company’s Public Shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2024, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at the redemption value of $10.97 per share as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid in capital or retained earnings (accumulated deficit) if additional paid in capital equals to zero.

In connection with the Shareholder Meeting to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the Company and its Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements (the “Non-Redemption Agreements”) on substantially the same terms with several unaffiliated third parties who are also the Company’s existing shareholders (the “Investors”), pursuant to which such Investors agreed not to redeem an aggregate of 1,813,380 Ordinary Shares of the Company in connection with the Extension Amendment Proposal. In exchange for the foregoing commitments not to redeem such Ordinary Shares of the Company, the Company and the Sponsor will agree to ScanTech AI Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Pubco”), to issue to Investors an aggregate of 362,676 common stock of Pubco following the consummation of the initial business combination.

Offering costs associated with the Initial Public Offering

The Company complies with the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standard Board (the “FASB”) ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A – “Expenses of Offerings.” Offering costs, consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the balance sheet date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering, were charged to shareholders’ equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.

The Company allocates offering costs between Public Shares, public warrants and public rights based on the estimated fair values of them at the date of issuance.

Deferred offering costs

Deferred offering costs consist of costs incurred in connection with preparation for the Initial Public Offering. These costs, together with the underwriting discounts and commissions, were be charged to additional paid in capital upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. As of June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company had no deferred offering costs. Upon consummation of the IPO on February 16, 2023, total offering costs related to the IPO were $4,398,891, and were allocated between the Public Shares and public rights based on their relative fair values at the date of issuance. Accordingly, $2,724,927 was allocated to the Public Shares and charged to temporary equity (see Note 3).

Income taxes

The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.

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The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statement. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.

Net income (loss) per share

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The Company applies the two-class method in calculating income (loss) per ordinary share. At June 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into shares of ordinary shares and then shares in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted income (loss) per share is the same as basic income (loss) per share for the periods presented.

The following tables reflect the calculation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per ordinary share (in dollars, except per share amounts):

Ordinary shares subject to possible redemption:


	For the three months ended June 30,				For the nine months ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Numerator:
Allocation of net income (loss)	$	(47,388)	$	535,536	$	698,373	$	600,584
Denominator
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding		2,081,432		6,900,000		4,209,340		3,386,813

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share	$	(0.02)	$	0.08	$	0.17	$	0.18

Ordinary shares not subject to possible redemption:


	For the three months ended June 30,				For the nine months ended June 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Numerator:
Allocation of net income (loss)	$	(54,458)	$	185,652	$	228,318	$	260,770
Denominator
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding		2,392,000		2,392,000		2,392,000		2,052,392

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share	$	(0.02)	$	0.08	$	0.10	$	0.13

Fair value of financial instruments

See Note 8 for discussion of short-term marketable securities.The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

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Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid to transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. US GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:

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Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;

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Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and

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Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

Forward Purchase Agreement Liabilities

The Company accounts for forward purchase agreements as liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the forward purchase agreement’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in FASB ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) The assessment considers whether the forward purchase agreement is a freestanding financial instrument pursuant to ASC 480 and meets the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, including whether the forward purchase agreement is indexed to the Company’s own common shares and whether the forward purchase agreement holder could potentially require “net cash settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of forward purchase agreement issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants forward purchase agreement are outstanding.

Convertible Promissory Note - Sponsor Working Capital Loan

The Company accounts for the convertible promissory notes under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). Under 815-15-25, the election can be made at the inception of a financial instrument to account for the instrument under the fair value option under ASC 825. The Company has made such election for the convertible promissory note. Using the fair value option, the convertible promissory note is required to be recorded at its initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the note are recognized as other income (expense) in the statements of operations.

Recent accounting pronouncements

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have an effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash 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.

NOTE 3 — INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

On February 16, 2023, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of 6,900,000 Units, including 900,000 Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $69,000,000.

Each Unit consists of one ordinary share and one right to receive two-tenths (2/10) of one ordinary share upon consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination (“Right”). The holder must hold Rights in multiples of 5 in order to receive shares for all of their Rights upon closing of a Business Combination (see Note 7).

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All of the 6,900,000 public shares sold as part of the public Units in the Initial Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, or in connection with the Company’s liquidation. In accordance with the SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity.

As of June 30, 2024, the ordinary shares subject to possible redemption reflected on the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table.


	As of June 30, 2024	As of September 30, 2023
Gross proceeds	$

SEC Form 10-Q filed by Mars Acquisition Corp.