UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024

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

For the transition period from ______________ to ______________

Commission File Number 001-41462

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

88-1192288

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

643 Ilalo St. #102

Honolulu, Hawaii 96813

Telephone: (808) 892-6611

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

N/A

(Former name, former address and 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 share of Class A Common Stock and one Redeemable Warrant	PTWOU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share	PTWO	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Redeemable Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	PTWOW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or 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 ☐

As of May 20, 2024, there were 5,216,290 shares of the registrant’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 1 share of the registrant’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.

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PART 1 - CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2024 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2023	1

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	2

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	3

	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023	4

	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	5

Item 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	24

Item 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK	30

Item 4.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES	30

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	31

Item 1A.	RISK FACTORS	31

Item 2.	UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS	32

Item 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	32

Item 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	32

Item 5.	OTHER INFORMATION	32

Item 6.	EXHIBITS	33

SIGNATURES		34

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	March 31, 2024			December 31, 2023
	(Unaudited)
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash	$	1,659,751		$	284,394
Prepaid expenses		109,652			110,149
Total Current Assets		1,769,403			394,543
Marketable securities held in Trust Account		17,980,652			20,850,793
Total Assets	$	19,750,055		$	21,245,336

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit):
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	59,950		$	43,910
Accrued expenses		510,433			480,050
Promissory Note		2,700,000			1,000,000
Franchise tax payable		43,272			72,978
Income tax payable		56,532			11,317
Excise tax payable		1,030,436			1,000,789
Total Current Liabilities		4,400,623			2,609,044
Deferred underwriting fee payable		4,025,000			4,025,000
Total Liabilities		8,425,623			6,634,044

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)		-			-
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, 213,605 and 1,922,750 shares at redemption value of $10.80 and $10.72 per share as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively	$	2,306,659		$	20,606,204

Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit):
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		—			—
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 5,002,685 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 213,605 and 1,922,750 shares subject to possible redemption as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively)		501			357
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 1 share issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023		—			—
Common stock value		—			—
Additional paid-in capital		15,305,087			—
Accumulated deficit		(6,287,815	)		(5,995,269	)
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)		9,017,773			(5,994,912	)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	$	19,750,055		$	21,245,336

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

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

		2024			2023
	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2024			March 31, 2023
Operating and formation costs	$	462,639		$	374,488
Franchise tax expense		42,027			13,959
Loss from Operations		(504,666	)		(388,447	)

Other Income:
Interest and dividend income on investments held in Trust Account		257,335			1,264,475
(Loss) income before income taxes		(247,331	)		876,028
Income tax expense		(45,215	)		(262,695	)
Net (loss) income	$	(292,546	)	$	613,333

Basic weighted average shares outstanding, Class A common stock		5,324,422			12,191,875
Basic net (loss) income per share, Class A common stock	$	(0.05	)	$	0.04
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A common stock		5,486,070			12,191,875
Diluted net (loss) income per share, Class A common stock	$	(0.05	)	$	0.04
Basic weighted average shares outstanding, Class B common stock		1			2,875,000
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		1			2,875,000
Basic net (loss) income per share, Class B common stock	$	(0.05	)	$	0.04
Basic net income per share	$	(0.05	)	$	0.04
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class B common stock		1			2,875,000
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		1			2,875,000
Diluted net (loss) income per share, Class B common stock	$	(0.05	)	$	0.04
Diluted net income per share	$	(0.05	)	$	0.04

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

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’

EQUITY (DEFICIT) (UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024

	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Deficit
	Class A Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Additional Paid-in			Accumulated			Total Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Equity
Balance at December 31, 2023		3,566,874	$	357		1	$	—	$	—		$	(5,995,269	)	$	(5,994,912	)
Reclassification of Class A common stock upon purchase by Holder and forfeiture of redemption rights		1,435,811		144		—		—		15,504,766			—			15,504,910
Excise tax		—		—		—		—		(29,647	)		—			(29,647	)
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to redemption to redemption amount		—		—		—		—		(170,032	)		—			(170,032	)
Net loss		—		—		—		—		—			(292,546	)		(292,546	)
Balance at March 31, 2024		5,002,685	$	501		1	$	—	$	15,305,087		$	(6,287,815	)	$	9,017,773

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023


	Class A Common Stock				Class B Common Stock				Additional Paid-in		Accumulated			Total Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital		Deficit			Deficit
Balance at December 31, 2022		691,875	$	69		2,875,000	$	288	$	—	$	(3,359,028	)	$	(3,358,671	)
Balance		691,875	$	69		2,875,000	$	288	$	—	$	(3,359,028	)	$	(3,358,671	)
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to redemption to redemption amount		—		—		—		—		—		(987,821	)		(987,821	)
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		613,333			613,333
Balance at March 31, 2023		691,875	$	69		2,875,000	$	288	$	—	$	(3,733,516	)	$	(3,733,159	)
Balance		691,875	$	69		2,875,000	$	288	$	—	$	(3,733,516	)	$	(3,733,159	)

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

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

		2024			2023
	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2024			March 31, 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net (loss) income	$	(292,546	)	$	613,333
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
Interest and dividend income on investments held in Trust Account		(257,335	)		(1,264,475	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		497			(13,716	)
Accounts payable		16,040			(2,829	)
Accrued expenses		30,383			122,817
Franchise tax payable		(29,706	)		(111,644	)
Income tax payable		45,215			262,695
Net cash used in operating activities		(487,452	)		(393,819	)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Proceeds from Trust Account for payment to redeeming stockholders		2,964,667			—
Proceeds from Trust Account to pay taxes		162,809			125,603
Net cash provided by investing activities		3,127,476			125,603

Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from convertible promissory note		1,700,000			—
Payment to redeeming stockholders		(2,964,667	)		—
Net cash used in financing activities		(1,264,667	)		—

Net Change in Cash		1,375,357			(268,216	)
Cash - Beginning of period		284,394			485,564
Cash - End of period	$	1,659,751		$	217,348

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to redemption to redemption amount	$	170,032		$	987,821
Reclassification of Class A common stock upon purchase by Holder and forfeiture of redemption rights	$	15,504,910		$	—
Excise tax related to redemption of Class A common stock	$	29,647		$	—

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

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN

Pono Capital Two, Inc. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on March 11, 2022. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “business combination”). The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a business combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from March 11, 2023 (inception) through March 31, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation and initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) and activity related to identifying and completing the business combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a 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 December 31 as its fiscal year end.

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 4, 2022. On August 9, 2022, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000 units, (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), including 1,500,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000, which is discussed in Note 3.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 634,375 units (the “Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit in a private placement to Mehana Capital LLC (the “Sponsor”), including 63,000 Placement Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $6,343,750, which is described in Note 4.

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on August 9, 2022, an amount of $117,875,000 ($10.25 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Placement Units was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), and will be invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with maturities of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a business combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds held in the Trust Account, as described below.

Transaction costs related to the issuances described above amounted to $6,637,645, consisting of $1,955,000 of cash underwriting fees, $4,025,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $67,275 of costs related to Representative Shares and $590,370 of other offering costs. In addition, at March 31, 2024, $1,659,751 of cash was held outside of the Trust Account and is available for working capital purposes.

On September 23, 2022, the Company announced that the holders of the Units may elect to separately trade the Public Shares and the Public Warrants (as defined in Note 3) commencing on September 26, 2022. Those Public Shares not separated will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “PTWOU,” and the Class A Common Stock and warrants that are separated will trade on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols “PTWO” and “PTWOW,” respectively.

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a business combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a business combination successfully. The Company must complete a business combination with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into an initial business combination. 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 of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company will provide its holders of Public Shares (the “Public Stockholders”) 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 stockholder meeting called to approve the business combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a business combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $10.25 per Public 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). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a business combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. The Public Shares subject to redemption will be recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”).

The Company will proceed with a business combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon consummation of such business combination and a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the business combination. If the Company seeks stockholder approval of a business combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”) provides that a Public Stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to 15% or more of the Public Shares without the Company’s prior written consent.

If a stockholder vote is not required and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will offer such redemption pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a business combination.

The Sponsor has agreed (a) to vote its Class B common stock, the common stock included in the Placement Units and the Public Shares purchased in the Initial Public Offering in favor of a business combination, (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with respect to the Company’s pre-business combination activities prior to the consummation of a business combination unless the Company provides dissenting Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment; (c) not to redeem any shares (including the Class B common stock) and Placement Units (including underlying securities) into the right to receive cash from the Trust Account in connection with a stockholder vote to approve a business combination (or to sell any shares in a tender offer in connection with a business combination if the Company does not seek stockholder approval in connection therewith) or a vote to amend the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation relating to stockholders’ rights of pre-business combination activity and (d) that the Class B common stock and Placement Units (including underlying securities) shall not participate in any liquidating distributions upon winding up if a business combination is not consummated. However, the Sponsor will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares purchased in the Initial Public Offering if the Company fails to complete its business combination.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, the Company had until 9 months (or up to 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering at the election of the Company pursuant to nine one month extensions subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including the deposit of $379,500 ($0.033 per unit) for such one month extension, into the Trust Account, or as extended by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation) from the closing of the Initial Public Offering to consummate a business combination (the “Combination Period”). On February 5, 2024, the Company filed an amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (i) to extend the Combination Period from February 9, 2023 to November 9, 2024 for no additional amount to be paid by the Sponsor into the Trust Account and (ii) to provide for the right of a holder of Class B common stock to convert such shares into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of a business combination at the election of the holder If the Company is unable to complete a business combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned (net of taxes payable and less interest to pay dissolution expenses up to $100,000), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to the deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a business combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit ($10.00).

The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company, if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below $10.25 per share, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except for the Company’s independent registered accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Going Concern and Liquidity

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $1,659,751 in cash held outside of the Trust Account, working capital deficit, net of income, franchise, and excise tax payable of $1,500,980 and accumulated deficit of $6,287,815. The Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of the Company’s financing and acquisition plans. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company had loss from operations of $504,666 and $388,447, respectively and net cash used in operating activities was $487,452 and $393,819, respectively. Management plans to address this uncertainty with the successful closing of the business combination. The Company expects that it will need additional capital to satisfy its liquidity needs beyond the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering held outside of the Trust Account for paying existing accounts payable and consummating the Business Combination. Although certain of the Company’s initial stockholders, officers and directors or their affiliates have committed up to $1,500,000 Working Capital Loans (see Note 5) from time to time or at any time, there is no guarantee that the Company will receive such funds. In addition, the Company will have until November 9, 2024 to consummate a business combination. If a business combination is not consummated November 9, 2024, less than one year after the date these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. Management has determined that the mandatory liquidation, along with the lack of liquidity, should a business combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after November 9, 2024. The Company intends to complete the initial business combination before the mandatory liquidation date. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any business combination by November 9, 2024.

Risks and Uncertainties

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023 (the “Excise Tax”). The Excise Tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the Excise Tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the Excise Tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the Excise Tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the Excise Tax.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs on or after January 1, 2023, in connection with a business combination, votes relating to certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise, may be subject to the Excise Tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the Excise Tax in connection with a business combination, votes relating to certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the business combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a business combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a business combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a business combination but issued within the same taxable year of a business combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. The mechanics of any required payment of the Excise Tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a business combination and in the Company’s ability to effect an extension of the time in which the Company must complete a business combination or complete a business combination.

Consideration of IR Act Excise Tax

On May 8, 2023 and February 5, 2024, the Company’s stockholders redeemed 9,577,250 and 273,334 Class A shares, respectively, for a total of $100,078,879 and $2,964,667, respectively. The Company evaluated the classification and accounting of the stock redemption under ASC 450, “Contingencies”. ASC 450 states that when a loss contingency exists the likelihood that the future events will confirm the loss or impairment of an asset or the incurrence of a liability can range from probable to remote. A contingent liability must be reviewed at each reporting period to determine appropriate treatment. The Company evaluated the current status and probability of completing a Business Combination as of March 31, 2024 and determined that a contingent liability should be calculated and recorded. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company recorded $1,030,436 and $1,000,789, respectively, of excise tax liability calculated as 1% of shares redeemed.

Proposed Business Combination

On January 31, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”, as amended and restated on June 21, 2023, and as amended by the Fourth Amendment to the Merger Agreement on April 22, 2024, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Pono Two Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation incorporated in January 2023, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“SBC”), Mehana Capital, LLC, in its capacity as Purchaser Representative, and Yoshiyuki Aikawa, in his capacity as seller representative.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into SBC, with SBC continuing as the surviving corporation. The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are referred to herein as the “Business Combination.”

As a condition to closing of the Business Combination, SBC will complete certain restructuring transactions pursuant to which SBC Medical Group Co., Ltd., a Japanese corporation (“SBC-Japan”) and certain related entities which carry on the business of SBC-Japan and such other related entities, will become subsidiaries of SBC.

As consideration for the Business Combination, the holders of SBC securities as of the closing of the Business Combination, collectively will be entitled to receive from the Company, in the aggregate, a number of the Company’s securities with an aggregate value equal to (a) $1,200,000,000, minus (b) the amount, if any, by which $3,000,000 exceeds SBC’s net working capital, plus (c) the amount, if any, by which SBC’s net working capital exceeds $3,000,000, minus (d) the aggregate amount of any outstanding indebtedness (minus cash held by SBC) of SBC at closing, minus (e) specified transaction expenses of SBC associated with the Business Combination.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

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The Merger Consideration (as defined below) otherwise payable to SBC stockholders at the closing is subject to a number of shares of Pono Class A common stock equal to three percent (3.0%) of the Merger Consideration being placed in escrow with an escrow agent to be agreed by the parties, for post-closing adjustments (if any) to the Merger Consideration.

The Merger Consideration is subject to adjustment after the closing based on confirmed amounts of the closing net indebtedness, net working capital and transaction expenses as of the closing date. If the adjustment is a negative adjustment in favor of Pono, the escrow agent shall distribute to Pono a number of shares of Pono Class A common stock with a value equal to the absolute value of the adjustment amount. If the adjustment is a positive adjustment in favor of SBC, Pono will issue to the SBC stockholders an additional number of shares of Pono Class A common stock with a value equal to the adjustment amount.

On April 26, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the other parties thereto. Prior to the Amendment, the Merger Agreement provided that the 1,200,000 newly issued shares of Class A Common Stock (“Sponsor Shares”) will be issued to the Sponsor on the date that is the earlier of (a) the six (6) month anniversary of the Closing or (b) the expiration of the “Founder Shares Lock-up Period” (as defined in the Company’s insider letter with the initial stockholders). Pursuant to the Amendment, the Sponsor in its sole discretion may direct the Company to issue all or a portion of the Sponsor Shares on an earlier or later date as it may determine, which date will not be earlier than the closing. In addition, pursuant to the Amendment, the date by which (i) SBC will complete its agreed upon disclosure schedules, (ii) the Company will complete its due diligence review of SBC, and (iii) the parties to the Merger Agreement will agree upon any modifications or amendments to the Merger Agreement to the terms and conditions therein, among other related matters, was extended from April 28, 2023 to May 31, 2023. SBC also agreed to purchase, or to cause one of its affiliates to purchase, equity in the Sponsor in an amount equal to $1,000,000, by way of a separate agreement. In the event that the parties failed to agree upon and execute the investment documents by May 5, 2023, then, for a period of two business days thereafter, either party could have terminated the Merger Agreement by providing written notice to the other party. In the event that the investment documents were agreed upon and executed by all parties by May 5, 2023, but SBC did not make payment for the investment on or before May 15, 2023, then, for a period of two business days thereafter, the Company could have terminated the Merger Agreement by providing written notice to SBC. Neither party provided notice of termination of the Merger Agreement within two business days as a result of failing to agree upon the investment documents by May 5, 2023.

On May 5, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), and the chairman adjourned the Special Meeting to May 8, 2023. During the Special Meeting, stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from May 9, 2023 to February 9, 2024 for no additional amount to be paid by the Sponsor into the Trust Account and (ii) to provide for the right of a holder of Class B common stock to convert such shares into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of a Business Combination at the election of the holder (the “Extension Amendment”). The Company’s stockholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 9,577,250 shares of Class A common stock of the Company in connection with the Special Meeting. Following such redemptions, the amount of funds remaining in the trust account is approximately $20.0 million.

In connection with the Special Meeting, the Company and the Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements with certain unaffiliated stockholders owning, in the aggregate, 998,682 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, pursuant to which such stockholders agreed, among other things, not to redeem or exercise any right to redeem such public shares in connection with the Extension Amendment. In connection with the non-redemption agreements, the Sponsor agreed to transfer to the stockholders that entered into such agreements Sponsor Shares upon the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

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On May 8, 2023, the Sponsor converted 2,874,999 Founder Shares into 2,874,999 shares of Class A common stock, pursuant to the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.

On January 11, 2024, the Company entered into a non-redemption agreement with an unaffiliated investor (the “Holder”) which agreed to acquire from public stockholders of the Company 1,500,000 to 1,700,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company in the open market, at a prices no higher than the redemption price per share payable to stockholders who exercise redemption rights in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the Company’s proposed business combination with SBC, prior to the stockholder meeting to vote on the Extension Amendment (the “Meeting Date”) and to agree to waive its redemption rights and hold the shares until after the closing of the Business Combination. In consideration of the Holder’s agreement to waive its redemption rights with respect to the shares, and subject to (i) the Holder acquiring 1,500,000 to 1,700,000 shares of Class A common stock in the open market, and (ii) Holder’s satisfaction of its other obligations under the non-redemption agreement, the Company, on the closing date of the Business Combination, provided that Holder has continued to hold the Holder’s shares through the closing date, SBC and Yoshiyuki Aikawa, the chief executive officer of the Target, shall cause to be issued or transferred to Holder the incentive shares, which will equal one (1) incentive share for each public share purchased in the open market pursuant to the non-redemption agreement that is continuously owned by holder until the closing date of the Business Combination. This non-redemption agreement originally terminated on the earliest to occur of (i) the closing date of the Business Combination, (ii) the termination of the related Business Combination Agreement, or (iii) April 30, 2024 if the Company had not cleared all SEC comments to its proxy statement in connection with the Business Combination by that date. On March 15, 2024, the parties to the non-redemption agreement entered into an amendment to the non-redemption agreement to extend the clearance date to June 30, 2024, and to agree to close the business combination on or before August 31, 2024.

As of March 31, 2024, the Holder had purchased 1,435,811 Class A common stock, and had forfeited the redemption rights in relation to those shares. As such, it has been determined that the Holder has not yet met the minimum shares required for the transfer of the incentive shares.

On February 5, 2024, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Second Special Meeting”). During the Second Special Meeting, stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from February 9, 2024 to November 9, 2024 for no additional amount to be paid by the Sponsor into the Trust Account and (ii) to provide for the right of a holder of Class B common stock to convert such shares into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of a business combination at the election of the holder (the “Extension Amendment”). The Company’s stockholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 273,334 shares of Class A common stock of the Company in connection with the Second Special Meeting. Following such redemptions, the amount of funds remaining in the trust account is approximately $17.9 million.

Amended and Restated Merger Agreement

On June 21, 2023, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “A&R Merger Agreement”) with the parties thereto. Prior to the A&R Merger Agreement, the Merger Agreement provided that by June 22, 2023: (i) SBC shall complete its agreed upon disclosure schedules, (ii) the Company shall complete its due diligence review of SBC, and (iii) the parties to the Original Agreement shall agree upon any modifications or amendments to the Original Agreement to the terms and conditions therein. The parties entered into the A&R Merger Agreement in connection with such requirements.

The A&R Merger Agreement revised the target companies to be directly or indirectly purchased by the Company following a restructuring of SBC’s corporate structure, to include only the Service Companies and Other Entities, and to no longer include the direct or indirect purchase of SBC’s Medical Corporations, and as a result, removed other references to the Medical Corporations, including the related representations and warranties, among others. Pursuant to the A&R Merger Agreement, the parties agreed that, following the date of the A&R Merger Agreement, SBC used its commercially reasonable efforts to complete its disclosure schedules and delivered them to the Company by August 31, 2023. Upon delivery of the disclosure schedules to the Company, the disclosure schedules were deemed to modify and supplement SBC’s representations and warranties set forth in the A&R Merger Agreement. The A&R Merger Agreement also extended the date by which the Closing shall occur from September 30, 2023 (subject to extension) to December 31, 2023. Pursuant to the A&R Merger Agreement, the parties also agreed that any future expenses incurred in connection with the extension of the time by which the Company must complete its initial business combination shall be borne entirely by the Company, which replaces and supersedes the prior requirement under the Original Agreement for the Company and SBC to share such expenses equally. See the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on June 22, 2023 for additional details.

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On September 8, 2023, Pono entered into the First Amendment to the A&R Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the parties thereto. Prior to the Amendment, the A&R Merger Agreement provided for the holders of SBC securities collectively to be entitled to receive from Pono, in the aggregate, a number of Pono securities with an aggregate value equal to (the “Merger Consideration”) (a) $1,200,000,000, minus (b) the amount, if any, by which $3,000,000 exceeds SBC’s Net Working Capital, plus (c) the amount, if any, by which SBC’s Net Working Capital exceeds $3,000,000, minus (d) the aggregate amount of any outstanding indebtedness (minus cash held by SBC) of SBC at Closing, minus (e) specified transaction expenses of SBC associated with the Business Combination. Pursuant to the Amendment, the $1,200,000,000 amount in the Merger Consideration calculation above was reduced to $1,000,000,000.

Second Amendment to Merger Agreement

On October 26, 2023, Pono entered into the Second Amendment to the A&R Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the parties thereto. Prior to the Amendment, the Pono board of directors as of the Closing was to be designated as follows: (i) three persons designated prior to the Closing by SBC, two of whom must qualify as independent directors; (ii) one person designated prior to the Closing by Pono; and (iii) one person mutually agreed upon and designated prior to the Closing by Pono and SBC, who must qualify as an independent director. Following the Amendment, the Pono board of directors as of the Closing will be designated as follows: (i) three persons designated prior to the Closing by SBC, at least one of whom must qualify as an independent director; (ii) one person designated prior to the Closing by Pono, who must qualify as an independent director; and (iii) one person mutually agreed upon and designated prior to the Closing by Pono and SBC, who must qualify as an independent director.

Third Amendment to Merger Agreement

On December 28, 2023, the parties entered into the Third Amendment to the A&R Merger Agreement (the “Third Amendment”) with the parties thereto. The Third Amendment was entered into solely to extend the Outside Date (as defined in the A&R Merger Agreement) from December 31, 2023 to March 31, 2024.

Fourth Amendment to Merger Agreement

On April 22, 2024, Pono entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Pono Two Merger Sub, Inc., SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, Mehana Capital, LLC, and Dr. Yoshiyuki Aikawa. The Amendment was entered into solely to extend the Outside Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to September 30, 2024.

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 19, 2024. The interim results for three months ended March 31, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the period ending December 31, 2024 or for any future periods.

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Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that 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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.

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

Cash

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

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Investments Held in Trust Account

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which were invested in U.S. Treasury securities. All of the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Such trading securities are presented on the balance sheets 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 interest and dividend income on investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information. The Company had $17,980,652 and $20,850,793 in investments held in the Trust Account as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

All of the Class A common stock sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the business combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. In accordance with ASC 480, conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including shares of Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) is classified as temporary equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of ASC 480. Although the Company did not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides that currently, the Company will not redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (stockholders’ equity) to be less than $5,000,001. However, the threshold in its charter would not change the nature of the underlying shares as redeemable and thus Public Shares would be required to be disclosed outside of permanent equity. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Such changes are reflected in additional paid-in capital, or in the absence of additional paid-in capital, in accumulated deficit.

As of March 31, 2024, the Class A common stock reflected in the balance sheets is reconciled in the following table:


Gross proceeds	$	115,000,000
Less:
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants		(2,978,500	)
Issuance costs allocated to Class A common stock		(6,432,257	)
Plus:
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to redemption to redemption amount		15,095,840
Redemption of Class A common stock subject to redemption		(100,078,879	)
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption as of December 31, 2023		20,606,204
Plus:
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to redemption to redemption amount		170,032
Redemption of Class A common stock subject to redemption		(2,964,667	)
Reclassification of Class A common stock upon purchase by Holder and forfeiture of redemption rights		(15,504,910	)
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption as of March 31, 2024	$	2,306,659

Income Taxes

The Company complies with the accounting and reporting requirements of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 740 - Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) 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 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined the United States is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

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Net (Loss) Income Per Share

Net (loss) income per share is computed by dividing net (loss) income by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Therefore, the income per share calculation allocates income shared pro rata between Class A and Class B common stock. As a result, the calculated net (loss) income per share is the same for Class A and Class B common stock. The Company has not considered the effect of the Public Warrants (as defined in Note 3) and Placement Warrants (as defined in Note 4), to purchase an aggregate of 12,134,375 shares in the calculation of income per share, since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events.

The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:

	Class A			Class B			Class A		Class B
	For the three months ended
	March 31, 2024						March 31, 2023
	Class A			Class B			Class A		Class B
Basic net (loss) income per share
Numerator:
Net (loss) income	$	(292,546	)	$	—		$	496,299	$	117,034
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		5,324,422			1			12,191,875		2,875,000
Basic net (loss) income per share	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.05	)	$	0.04	$	0.04

Diluted net (loss) income per share
Numerator:
Net (loss) income	$	(292,546	)	$	—		$	496,299	$	117,034
Denominator:
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding		5,486,070			1			12,191,875		2,875,000
Diluted net (loss) income per share	$	(0.05	)	$	(0.05	)	$	0.04	$	0.04

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company applies ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and clarifies the definition of fair value within that framework. ASC 820 defines fair value as an exit price, which is the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the Company’s principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy established in ASC 820 generally requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the entity’s own assumptions based on market data and the entity’s judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are to be developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The carrying amounts reflected in the balance sheet for current assets and current liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:

Level 1 — Assets and liabilities with unadjusted, quoted prices listed on active market exchanges. Inputs to the fair value measurement are observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

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Level 2 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are determined using prices for recently traded assets and liabilities with similar underlying terms, as well as direct or indirect observable inputs, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

Level 3 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are unobservable inputs, such as estimates, assumptions, and valuation techniques when little or no market data exists for the assets or liabilities.

See Note 9 for additional information on assets measured at fair value.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statement of operations. For derivative instruments that are classified as equity, the derivative instruments are initially measured at fair value (or allocated value), and subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity.

Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815. The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.

For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as liabilities at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statement of operations.

The warrants are not precluded from equity classification, and are accounted for as such on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter.

Offering Costs

The Company complies with the requirements of ASC Topic 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A-Expenses of Offering. Offering costs consist of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial Public Offering date that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. The Company recorded offering costs as a reduction of temporary equity in connection with the warrants and shares.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

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Recent Accounting Standards

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures,” which requires public entities to disclose consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and for income taxes paid. It also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. The guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The accounting pronouncement is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 4, 2022. On August 9, 2022, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 11,500,000 Units, including 1,500,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $115,000,000. Each Unit consisted of one share of Class A common stock and one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share (see Note 7).

NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 634,375 Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit in a private placement to the Sponsor, including 63,000 Placement Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $6,343,750. Each Placement Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock (“Placement Share”) and one warrant (“Placement Warrant”). The proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a business combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units held in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Placement Units will expire worthless.

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

On May 17, 2022, the Sponsor was issued 2,875,000 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of Class B common stock for an aggregate price of $25,000. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 375,000 shares of Class B common stock subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsor would own, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering. The underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full, so those shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

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The Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Class B common stock (except to certain permitted transferees as disclosed herein) until, with respect to any of the Class B common stock, the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a business combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a business combination, with respect to the remaining any of the Class B common stock, upon six months after the date of the consummation of a business combination, or earlier, in each case, if, subsequent to a business combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their common stock for cash, securities or other property. On May 8, 2023, the Sponsor converted 2,874,999 Founder Shares of Class B common stock into 2,874,999 shares of Class A common stock, which shares include these same transfer restrictions.

Administrative Support Agreement

The Company’s Sponsor has agreed, commencing from the date of the Initial Public Offering through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a business combination and its liquidation, to make available to the Company certain general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative services, as the Company may require from time to time. The Company has agreed to pay to Mehana Capital LLC, the Sponsor, $10,000 per month for these services to complete a business combination. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, $30,000 were incurred and paid to Mehana Capital LLC for these services.

Convertible Promissory Note

On May 18, 2023, the Company entered into a Convertible Promissory Note with SBC, pursuant to which SBC agreed to loan the Company an aggregate principal of $1,000,000 (the “Convertible Promissory Note”). The Convertible Promissory Note is non-interest bearing and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the first business day following the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination and (ii) May 17, 2024, unless accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default.

On February 27, 2024, the Company and SBC entered into an Amendment to the Note (the “Amended Note Purchase Agreement”), which increased the purchase price of the note from $1,000,000 to $2,700,000 and amended the maturity date to the earlier to occur of (i) the first business day following the consummation of the Company’s initial Business Combination and (ii) August 29, 2024, unless accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default. In consideration for entering into the Amended Note, each of the parties to the Merger Agreement agreed to release each other party from any claims arising out of any termination of the Merger Agreement or failure to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. The Convertible Promissory Note will automatically convert into Class A Common Stock at one share for each $10 in outstanding principal amount. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the outstanding balance under the Convertible Promissory Note amounted to an aggregate of $2,700,000 and $1,000,000, respectively.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with the initial business combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If the Company completes the initial business combination, the Company will repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial business combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, including the repayment of loans from the Sponsor to pay for any amount deposited to pay for any extension of the time to complete the initial business combination, but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit at the option of the lender, upon consummation of the initial business combination. The Units would be identical to the Placement Units. The terms of such loans by the Company’s officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company did not have any outstanding related party loans.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

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Non-redemption Agreement

On May 5, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”), and the chairman adjourned the Special Meeting to May 8, 2023. On May 8, 2023, the Company held the Special Meeting. During the Special Meeting, stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to extend the date by which the Company has to consummate a business combination from May 9, 2023 to February 9, 2024 for no additional amount to be paid by the Sponsor into the Trust Account, and (ii) to provide for the right of a holder of Class B common stock to convert such shares into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of a business combination at the election of the holder. As approved by the stockholders of the Company, the Company filed an amendment to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 8, 2023. The Company’s stockholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 9,577,250 shares of Class A common stock of the Company in connection with the Special Meeting. Following such redemptions, the amount of funds remaining in the trust account was approximately $20 million.

In connection with the Special Meeting, the Company and the Sponsor entered into non-redemption agreements with certain unaffiliated stockholders owning, in the aggregate, 998,682 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, pursuant to which such stockholders agreed, among other things, not to redeem or exercise any right to redeem such public shares in connection with the Extension Amendment. On February 5, 2024, the Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a business combination from February 9, 2024 to November 9, 2024.

The Company estimated the aggregate fair value of the 339,565 Sponsor Shares attributable to the Non-Redeeming Stockholders to be $709,691 or $2.09 per share. Each Non-Redeeming Stockholder acquired from the Sponsor an indirect economic interest in the Sponsor Shares. The excess of the fair value of the Sponsor Shares was determined to be an offering cost in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A. Accordingly, in substance, it was recognized by the Company as a capital contribution by the Sponsor to induce these holders of the Class A shares not to redeem, with a corresponding charge to additional paid-in capital to recognize the fair value of the shares transferred as an offering cost.

On January 11, 2024, the Company entered into a non-redemption agreement with the Holder which agreed to acquire from public stockholders of the Company 1,500,000 to 1,700,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company in the open market, at a prices no higher than the redemption price per share payable to stockholders who exercise redemption rights in connection with the stockholder vote to approve the Company’s proposed business combination with the Target, prior to the Meeting Date and to agree to waive its redemption rights and hold the shares until after the closing of the Business Combination. In consideration of the Holder’s agreement to waive its redemption rights with respect to the shares, and subject to (i) the Holder acquiring 1,500,000 to 1,700,000 shares of Common Stock in the open market, and (ii) Holder’s satisfaction of its other obligations under the non-redemption agreement, the Company, on the closing date of the Business Combination, provided that Holder has continued to hold the Holder’s shares through the closing date, Target and Yoshiyuki Aikawa, the chief executive officer of the Target, shall cause to be issued or transferred to Holder a number of shares of Common Stock held by Dr. Aikawa (the “Incentive Shares”), which will equal one (1) Incentive Share for each public share purchased in the open market pursuant to the non-redemption agreement that is continuously owned by Holder until the closing date of the Business Combination. This non-redemption agreement terminates on the earliest to occur of (i) the closing date of the Business Combination, (ii) the termination of the related Business Combination Agreement, or (iii) April 30, 2024 if the Company has not cleared all SEC comments to its proxy statement in connection with the Business Combination by that date. On March 15, 2024, the parties to the non-redemption agreement entered into an amendment to the non-redemption agreement to extend the Clearance Date to June 30, 2024, and to agree to close the business combination on or before August 31, 2024.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

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NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Registration and Stockholder Rights Agreement

The holders of the Founder Shares and Placement Units (including securities contained therein) and Units (including securities contained therein) that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans and extension loans, and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Warrants and any shares of Class A common stock and warrants (and underlying Class A common stock) that may be issued upon conversion of the Units issued as part of the working capital loans and extension loans and Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the Founder Shares, will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to the Class A common stock). The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial business combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act.

Underwriting Agreement

Simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,500,000 Units at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $15,000,000.

The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $0.17 per Unit, or $1,955,000 in the aggregate, upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, $0.35 per unit, or $4,025,000 in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Representative Shares

Upon closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company issued 57,500 shares of Class A common stock to the underwriters. The underwriters have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell the Representative Shares until the completion of the initial business combination. In addition, the underwriters have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to the Representative Shares in connection with the completion of the initial business combination and (ii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to the Representative Shares if the Company fails to complete its initial business combination within 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering.

The Representative Shares are subject to a lock-up for a period of 180 days immediately following the commencement of sales of the registration statement pursuant to Rule 5110(e)(1) of FINRA’s NASD Conduct Rules. Pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(e)(1), these securities may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated or the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction that would result in the economic disposition of the securities by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the effective date of the registration statement, nor may they be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated for a period of 180 days immediately following the commencement of sales of the Initial Public Offering except to any underwriter and selected dealer participating in the Initial Public Offering and their bona fide officers or partners, registered persons or affiliates or as otherwise permitted under Rule 5110(e)(2).

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

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The initial measurement of the fair value of the Representative Shares was determined using the market approach to value the subject interest. Based on the indication of fair value using the market approach, the Company determined the fair value of the Representative Shares to be $1.17 per share or $67,275 (for the 57,500 Representative Shares issued) as of the date of the Initial Public Offering (which is also the grant date).

Right of First Refusal

For a period beginning on the closing of the Initial Public Offering and ending 12 months from the closing of a business combination, the Company has granted EF Hutton a right of first refusal to act as lead-left book running manager and lead left manager for any and all future private or public equity, convertible and debt offerings during such period. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(3)(A)(i), such right of first refusal shall not have a duration of more than three years from the effective date of the registration statement.

NOTE 7. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

Preferred stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Class A common stock — The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 5,216,290 and 5,489,624 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, including 213,605 and 1,922,750 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption and classified as temporary equity. As of March 31, 2024, the remaining 5,002,685 shares are classified as permanent equity and are comprised of 2,874,999 shares that were converted from Class B common stock into Class A common stock, 634,375 shares included in the Placement Units, 57,500 Representative Shares, and 1,435,811 shares purchased by the Holder for which the Holder forfeited redemption rights. As of December 31, 2023, the remaining 3,566,874 shares are classified as permanent equity and are comprised of 2,874,999 shares that were converted from Class B common stock, 634,375 shares included in the Placement Units and 57,500 Representative Shares.

Class B common stock — The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was 1 share of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.

The holders of record of the common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by stockholders. In connection with any vote held to approve the initial business combination, the insiders, officers and directors, have agreed to vote their respective shares of common stock acquired in the Initial Public Offering or following the Initial Public Offering in the open market, in favor of the proposed business combination.

Shares of Class B common stock shall be convertible into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis automatically on the closing of the business combination at a ratio for which the numerator shall be equal to the sum of 20% of all shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding or issuable (upon the conversion or exercise of any Equity-linked Securities or otherwise) by the Company, related to or in connection with the consummation of the initial business combination (excluding any securities issued or issuable to any seller in the initial business combination, any Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans to the Company) plus the number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the closing of the initial business combination; and the denominator shall be the number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the closing of the initial business combination.

On May 8, 2023, the Sponsor converted 2,874,999 Founder Shares of Class B common stock into 2,874,999 shares of Class A common stock.

PONO CAPITAL TWO, INC.

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Warrants — As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 11,500,000 Public Warrants and 634,375 Placement Warrants outstanding. Each whole Public Warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing on the later of 12 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering and 30 days after the completion of the initial business combination. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its Public Warrants only for a whole number of shares of Class A common stock. No fractional Public Warrants will be issued upon separation of the units and only whole Public Warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of the initial business combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days after the closing of the initial business combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants, to cause such registration statement to become effective and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock until the Public Warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effe

SEC Form 10-Q filed by Pono Capital Two Inc.