Blue Water Acquisition Corp. III (BLUW) risk factors, FY2025 10-K

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1. 01Risks Relating to our Search for, Consummation of, or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination and Post-Business Combination Risks
2. 02As of April 14, 2026, our New Sponsor owns 20.9% of our issued and outstanding Ordinary Shares (excluding the Class A Ordinary Shares comprising part of the Private Placement Units and the Class A Ordinary Shares underlying the Private Placement Warrants held by the Sponsor)
3. 03Your only opportunity to effect your investment decision regarding a potential Business Combination may be limited to the exercise of your right to redeem your shares from us for cash
4. 04The ability of our public shareholders to redeem their shares for cash may make our financial condition unattractive to potential Business Combination targets, which may make it difficult for us to enter into a Business Combination with a target
5. 05The ability of our public shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares could increase the probability that our initial Business Combination would be unsuccessful and that you would have to wait for liquidation in order to redeem your shares
6. 06We may not be able to complete our initial Business Combination within the Completion Window, in which case we would redeem our Public Shares
7. 07We may decide not to extend the term we have to consummate our initial Business Combination, in which case we would redeem our Public Shares, and the Warrants may be worthless
8. 08If a shareholder fails to receive notice of our offer to redeem our Public Shares in connection with our initial Business Combination, or fails to comply with the procedures for submitting or tendering its shares, such shares may not be redeemed
9. 09You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of other blank check companies subject to Rule 419 of the Securities Act
10. 10If third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per-share redemption amount received by shareholders may be less than $10.00 per share
11. 11If our initial Business Combination involves a company organized under the laws of the United States (or any subdivision thereof), it is possible a U.S. federal excise tax could be imposed on us in connection with any redemptions of our Ordinary Shares after or in connection with such initial Business Combination
12. 12As a Cayman Islands exempted company, the Excise Tax is currently not expected to apply to redemptions of our Ordinary Shares (absent any regulations or other additional guidance that may be issued in the future)
13. 13Our directors may decide not to enforce the indemnification obligations of our Sponsor, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds in the Trust Account available for distribution to our public shareholders
14. 14We may not have sufficient funds to satisfy indemnification claims of our directors and officers
15. 15Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial Business Combination, and results of operations
16. 16If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete our initial Business Combination
17. 17Our search for a Business Combination, and any target business with which we ultimately consummate a Business Combination, may be materially adversely affected by new outbreaks, or continuation of any existing outbreaks, of any infectious disease (such as COVID-19) and the status of debt and equity markets
18. 18Changes in international trade policies, tariffs and treaties affecting imports and exports may have a material adverse effect on our search for an initial Business Combination target or the performance or business prospects of a post-Business Combination company
19. 19Macro-economic turbulence and instability relating to recent and ongoing global conflicts and other drivers of uncertainty may adversely affect our business, investments and results of operations and our ability to successfully consummate a Business Combination
20. 20Fluctuations in the rate of inflation in the United States and elsewhere could make it more difficult for us to complete our initial Business Combination
21. 21If we are unable to consummate our initial Business Combination within the Completion Window, our public shareholders may be forced to wait beyond 24 months before redemption from our Trust Account
22. 22Our shareholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them upon redemption of their shares
23. 23Because we are neither limited to evaluating a target business in a particular industry sector nor have we selected any target businesses with which to pursue our initial Business Combination, you will be unable to ascertain the merits or risks of any particular target business’s operations
24. 24We may seek business combination opportunities with an early stage company, a financially unstable business or an entity lacking an established record of revenue or earnings, which could subject us to volatile revenues, cash flows or earnings or difficulty in retaining key personnel
25. 25We may seek Business Combination opportunities in industries or sectors that may be outside of our management’s areas of expertise
26. 26Unlike some other similarly structured special purpose acquisition companies, our Class B Ordinary Share holders will receive additional Class A Ordinary Shares if we issue certain shares to consummate an initial Business Combination
27. 27We may issue our shares to investors in connection with our initial Business Combination at a price which is less than the prevailing market price of our shares at that time
28. 28We currently do not intend to rely on the “controlled company” exemption, but may do so in the future. Accordingly, if we choose to do so, you will not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of companies that are subject to all of the Nasdaq corporate governance requirements
29. 29We may engage in a Business Combination with one or more target businesses that have relationships with entities that may be affiliated with our Sponsor, officers, directors or existing holders which may raise potential conflicts of interest
30. 30On November 25, 2025, pursuant to a Purchase Agreement, our current Sponsor purchased from our prior sponsor all 6,325,000 Founder Shares and 430,000 Private Placement Units, collectively, the Acquired Securities, for an aggregate purchase price of $7,200,000
31. 31We may issue notes or other debt securities, or otherwise incur substantial debt, to complete a Business Combination, which may adversely affect our leverage and financial condition and thus negatively impact the value of our shareholders’ investment in us
32. 32We may attempt to simultaneously complete Business Combinations with multiple prospective targets, which may hinder our ability to complete our initial Business Combination and give rise to increased costs and risks that could negatively impact our operations and profitability
33. 33We may attempt to complete our initial Business Combination with a private company about which little information is available, which may result in a Business Combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all
34. 34We do not have a specified maximum redemption threshold. The absence of such a redemption threshold may make it possible for us to complete our initial Business Combination with which a substantial majority of our shareholders do not agree
35. 35We may be unable to obtain additional financing to complete our initial Business Combination or to fund the operations and growth of a target business, which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular Business Combination
36. 36Adverse developments affecting the financial services industry, including events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults or non-performance by financial institutions, could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations, or our prospects
37. 37Because we must furnish our shareholders with target business financial statements, we may lose the ability to complete an otherwise advantageous initial Business Combination with some prospective target businesses
38. 38Compliance obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may make it more difficult for us to effectuate our initial Business Combination, require substantial financial and management resources, and increase the time and costs of completing an initial Business Combination

Risks Relating to the Post-Business Combination Company

1. 39The officers and directors of an acquisition candidate may resign upon completion of our initial Business Combination. The loss of a Business Combination target’s key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our post-combination business
2. 40Our management may not be able to maintain control of a target business after our initial Business Combination. We cannot provide assurance that, upon loss of control of a target business, new management will possess the skills, qualifications or abilities necessary to profitably operate such business
3. 41We may have a limited ability to assess the management of a prospective target business and, as a result, may effect our initial Business Combination with a target business whose management may not have the skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company
4. 42We may seek Business Combination opportunities with a high degree of complexity that require significant operational improvements, which could delay or prevent us from achieving our desired results
5. 43Our initial Business Combination and our structure thereafter may not be tax-efficient to our shareholders and Warrant holders. As a result of our Business Combination, our tax obligations may be more complex, burdensome and/or uncertain

Risks Relating to Acquiring and Operating a Business in Foreign Countries

1. 44If we effect our initial Business Combination with a company located outside of the United States, we would be subject to a variety of additional risks that may adversely affect us
2. 45We may reincorporate in another jurisdiction, which may result in taxes imposed on shareholders or Warrant holders
3. 46We may reincorporate in or transfer by way of continuation to another jurisdiction in connection with our initial Business Combination, and the laws of such jurisdiction may govern some or all of our future material agreements and we may not be able to enforce our legal rights
4. 47We are subject to changing law and regulations regarding regulatory matters, corporate governance and public disclosure that have increased both our costs and the risk of non-compliance
5. 48If our management following our initial Business Combination is unfamiliar with United States securities laws, they may have to expend time and resources becoming familiar with such laws, which could lead to various regulatory issues
6. 49Exchange rate fluctuations and currency policies may cause a target business’ ability to succeed in the international markets to be diminished

Risks Relating to our Management Team

1. 50We are dependent upon our officers and directors and their loss, or a reduction in the amount of time they can dedicate to our initial Business Combination, could adversely affect our ability to operate
2. 51Our officers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to how much time to devote to our affairs. This conflict of interest could have a negative impact on our ability to complete our initial Business Combination
3. 52Our officers, directors, security holders and their respective affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with our interests
4. 53Members of our management team and affiliated companies may have been, and may in the future be, involved in civil disputes or governmental investigations unrelated to our business
5. 54Our letter agreement with our Sponsor, officers and directors may be amended without shareholder approval

Risks Relating to our Securities

1. 55You will not have any rights or interests in funds from the Trust Account, except under certain limited circumstances. Therefore, to liquidate your investment, you may be forced to sell your Public Shares or Warrants, potentially at a loss
2. 56Nasdaq may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions
3. 57or unwarranted in the opinion of Nasdaq. Such determination can be made even if we meet the standards for initial or continued listing
4. 58The value of the Founder Shares following completion of our initial Business Combination is likely to be substantially higher than the nominal price paid for them, even if the trading price of our Ordinary Shares at such time is substantially less than $10.00 per Public Share
5. 59We are an exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service of process within the United States upon our directors or officers, or enforce judgments obtained in the United States courts against our directors or officers
6. 60After our initial Business Combination, it is possible that a majority of our directors and officers will live outside the United States and all of our assets will be located outside the United States; therefore, investors may not be able to enforce federal securities laws or their other legal rights
7. 61Provisions in our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for our Class A Ordinary Shares and could entrench management
8. 62Ownership of our securities may result in uncertain U.S. federal income tax consequences
9. 63Whether a redemption of Class A Ordinary Shares will be treated as a sale of such Class A Ordinary Shares for U.S. federal income tax purposes will depend on a shareholder’s specific facts
10. 64A provision of our Warrant Agreement may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial Business Combination
11. 65We may redeem your unexpired Warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your Warrants worthless
12. 66Our Warrants may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares and make it more difficult to effectuate our initial Business Combination
13. 67Because each Unit contains one-half of one Warrant and only a whole Warrant may be exercised, the Units may be worth less than Units of other special purpose acquisition companies
14. 68Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares will not be entitled to vote on continuing the company in a jurisdiction outside of the Cayman Islands
15. 69You will not be permitted to exercise your Warrants unless we register and qualify the underlying Class A Ordinary Shares or certain exemptions are available
16. 70You may only be able to exercise your Public Warrants on a “cashless basis” under certain circumstances, and if you do so, you will receive fewer Class A Ordinary Shares from such exercise than if you were to exercise such Warrants for cash
17. 71The grant of registration rights to our New Sponsor, BTIG and their permitted transferee holders of our Private Placement Units may make it more difficult to complete our initial Business Combination, and the future exercise of such rights may adversely affect the market price of our Class A Ordinary Shares
18. 72We are a blank check company with no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective
19. 73Past performance by our management team, our advisors and their respective affiliates, including investments and transactions in which they have participated and businesses with which they have been associated, may not be indicative of future performance of an investment in the company
20. 74Cyber incidents or attacks directed at us could result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial loss
21. 75We may be a passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” which could result in adverse United States federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors
22. 76Changes in the market for directors and officers liability insurance could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to negotiate and complete an initial Business Combination