General Purpose Acquisition's biggest risks in the FY2025 10-K
- General Purpose Acquisition Corp. operates as a blank check company formed to complete an initial business combination.
- The company completed an initial public offering raising significant capital held in a trust account.
- Operations are focused on sourcing and consummating a qualifying business combination.
The risks most specific to General Purpose Acquisition
Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations
The company is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands solely to effect a merger or business combination.
Transaction costs amounted to $14,298,694, consisting of $4,600,000 of cash underwriting fee, $9,200,000 of deferred underwriting fee, and $498,694 of other offering costs
Management holds broad discretion over the application of $14,298,694 in transaction costs and net proceeds intended for a business combination.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2025, the company had $1,163,614 in cash and incurred significant costs pursuing financing and acquisition plans.
The Company has not considered the effect of the 11,500,000 Public Warrants in the calculation of diluted net loss per share, since the exercise of such warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive
Diluted net loss calculations exclude 11,500,000 Public Warrants because their exercise is contingent on future events and would be anti-dilutive.
Note 3 — Initial Public Offering
The company sold 23,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit in its initial public offering, each consisting of one share and half a warrant.
Note 4 — Private Placement
The sponsor and underwriters purchased 660,000 private placement units simultaneously with the initial public offering for $6,600,000.
Promissory Note — Related Party
The sponsor agreed to loan the company up to $300,000 under a promissory note to cover initial public offering expenses.
Administrative Services Agreement
The company pays the sponsor $25,000 per month for office space, secretarial, and administrative support under an administrative services agreement.
All 36 risk factors
Headings as the filing states them, in filing order.
Other
- 01Policy for Approval of Related Party Transactions
- 02The firm of WithumSmith+Brown, PC, or Withum, acts as our independent registered public accounting firm. The following is a summary of fees paid to Withum for services rendered
- 03Audit-Related Fees. During the period from July 25, 2025 (inception) through December 31, 2025, our independent registered public accounting firms fees were $0 for services related to the issuance of consents
- 04Item 15. Exhibits , Financial Statement Schedules
- 05Description of Registrant’s Securities*
- 06Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
- 07Opinion on the Financial Statements
- 08FOR THE PERIOD FROM JULY 25, 2025 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025
- 09Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations
- 10Transaction costs amounted to $14,298,694, consisting of $4,600,000 of cash underwriting fee, $9,200,000 of deferred underwriting fee, and $498,694 of other offering costs
- 11Liquidity and Capital Resources
- 12Emerging Growth Company Status
- 13Cash and Cash Equivalents
- 14Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
- 15The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature
- 16Derivative Financial Instruments
- 17Net Income per Ordinary Share
- 18The Company has not considered the effect of the 11,500,000 Public Warrants in the calculation of diluted net loss per share, since the exercise of such warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive
- 19Basic net income per ordinary share
- 20Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
- 21Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
- 22Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
- 23Note 3 — Initial Public Offering
- 24Note 4 — Private Placement
- 25Note 5 — Segment Information
- 26The CODM reviews cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account to measure and monitor shareholder value and determine the most effective strategy of investment with the Trust Account funds while maintaining compliance with the Trust Agreement
- 27On August 11, 2025, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value (the “Founder Shares”), in exchange for a $25,000 payment (approximately $0.004 per share) from the Sponsor to cover certain expenses on behalf of the Company
- 28Promissory Note — Related Party
- 29Administrative Services Agreement
- 30The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 Units to cover over-allotments, if any. On December 4, 2025, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option
- 31Class B Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue a total of 30,000,000 Class B ordinary shares at par value of $0.0001 each. As of December 31, 2025, there were 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding
- 32upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”); and
- 33Note 9 – Fair Value Measurements
- 34Recurring Fair Value Measurements
- 35Non- Recurring Fair Value Measurements
- 36Note 10 — Subsequent Events
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