1RT Acquisition's biggest risks in the FY2025 10-K
- ONCH is a blank check company with 73 risks highlighting potential SPAC structure challenges, redemption impacts, and regulatory compliance.
The risks most specific to 1RT Acquisition
- Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
If we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination, our initial shareholders and Management Team have agreed to vote in favor of such initial Business Combination, regardless of how our Public Shareholders vote
Our initial shareholders own 20% of our ordinary shares and have agreed to vote in favor of our initial Business Combination regardless of public shareholder votes.
- Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
Your 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
Public shareholders may not have the opportunity to vote on or evaluate the specific merits of our initial Business Combination before redeeming their shares.
- Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
We may not be able to complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, in which case we would redeem our Public Shares
We may fail to find a suitable target business and complete our initial Business Combination within the 24-month Combination Period.
- Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
If 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
Third-party claims could reduce the proceeds held in our Trust Account below $10.00 per share, decreasing the per-share redemption amount.
- Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
If 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
If we are deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may face burdensome compliance requirements that restrict our activities.
- Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
Unlike some other similarly structured SPACs, our initial shareholders will receive additional Class A Ordinary Shares if we issue certain shares to consummate an initial Business Combination
Unlike some other SPACs, our initial shareholders receive additional Class A Ordinary Shares if we issue certain shares to consummate a Business Combination.
- Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
On December 31, 2024, our Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.006 per share, to cover certain of our offering costs in exchange for 4,312,500 Founder Shares
Our Sponsor paid $25,000 for 4,312,500 Founder Shares on December 31, 2024, representing an initial cost of approximately $0.006 per share.
- Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
We 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
Our charter does not specify a maximum redemption threshold, allowing us to complete a Business Combination favored by few public shareholders.
All 73 risk factors
Headings as the filing states them, in filing order.
Risks Relating to our Search for, and Consummation of or Inability to Consummate, a Business Combination
- 01If we seek shareholder approval of our initial Business Combination, our initial shareholders and Management Team have agreed to vote in favor of such initial Business Combination, regardless of how our Public Shareholders vote
- 02Your 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
- 03The 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
- 04The ability of our Public Shareholders to exercise redemption rights with respect to a large number of our shares and the amount of the Deferred Fee may not allow us to complete the most desirable Business Combination or optimize our capital structure, and may substantially dilute your investment in us
- 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
- 06We may not be able to complete our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, in which case we would redeem our Public Shares
- 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
- 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
- 09You will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of other blank check companies subject to Rule 419 of the Securities Act
- 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
- 11Our 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
- 12We may not have sufficient funds to satisfy indemnification claims of our directors and officers
- 13Changes 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
- 14If 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
- 15If we are unable to consummate our initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, our Public Shareholders may be forced to wait beyond 24 months before redemption from our Trust Account
- 16Our 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
- 17Because 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
- 18We may seek Business Combination opportunities in industries or sectors that may be outside of our management’s areas of expertise
- 19Unlike some other similarly structured SPACs, our initial shareholders will receive additional Class A Ordinary Shares if we issue certain shares to consummate an initial Business Combination
- 20We 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
- 21We 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
- 22We 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
- 23On December 31, 2024, our Sponsor paid $25,000, or approximately $0.006 per share, to cover certain of our offering costs in exchange for 4,312,500 Founder Shares
- 24We 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
- 25We 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
- 26We 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
- 27We 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
- 28We 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
- 29Adverse 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
- 30Because 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
- 31Compliance 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
- 32The 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
- 33Our 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
- 34We 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
- 35We 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
- 36Our 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
- 37If 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
- 38We may reincorporate in another jurisdiction, which may result in taxes imposed on shareholders or warrant holders
- 39We 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
- 40We are subject to changing laws and regulations regarding regulatory matters, corporate governance and public disclosure that have increased both our costs and the risk of non-compliance
- 41If 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
- 42Exchange rate fluctuations and currency policies may cause a target business’s ability to succeed in the international markets to be diminished
Risks Relating to Our Management Team
- 43We 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
- 44The ownership interest of our Sponsor may change, and our Sponsor may divest its ownership interest in us before identifying a Business Combination, which could deprive us of key personnel and advisors
- 45Our 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
- 46Our officers, directors, security holders and their respective affiliates may have competitive pecuniary interests that conflict with our interests
- 47Members 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
- 48Our letter agreement with our Sponsor, officers and directors may be amended without shareholder approval
Risks Relating to Our Securities
- 49You 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
- 50Nasdaq 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
- 51(1) While the Public Shareholders’ investment is in both the Public Shares and the Public Warrants, for purposes of this table the full investment amount is ascribed to the Public Shares only
- 52(3) All Founder Shares would automatically convert into Class A Ordinary Shares at any time and from time to time at the option of the holders thereof or in connection with the consummation of our initial Business Combination
- 53The 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
- 54We 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
- 55After 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
- 56Provisions in our Amended and Restated Charter 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
- 57Our Amended and Restated Charter provides that the courts of the Cayman Islands will be the exclusive forums for certain disputes between us and our shareholders, which could limit our shareholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial forum for complaints against us or our directors, officers or employees
- 58Whether 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
- 59A provision of our warrant agreement may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial Business Combination
- 60We may redeem your unexpired Warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your Warrants worthless
- 61Our 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
- 62Because each Unit contains one-quarter of one Warrant and only a whole Warrant may be exercised, the Units may be worth less than Units of other SPACs
- 63Holders of Class A Ordinary Shares will not be entitled to vote on continuing the Company in a jurisdiction outside of the Cayman Islands
- 64You will not be permitted to exercise your Warrants unless we register and qualify the underlying Class A Ordinary Shares or certain exemptions are available
- 65You 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
- 66The grant of registration rights to our Sponsor, Cantor and other holders of our Private Placement Warrants 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
- 67We 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
- 68Past performance by our Management Team, our Advisory Team, 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
- 69Cyber incidents or attacks directed at us could result in information theft, data corruption, operational disruption and/or financial loss
- 70We are a passive foreign investment company, or “PFIC,” which could result in adverse United States federal income tax consequences to U.S. investors
- 71If our initial Business Combination involves a company organized under the laws of the United States (or any subdivision thereof), a U.S. federal excise tax could be imposed on us in connection with any redemptions of our Class A Ordinary Shares after or in connection with such initial Business Combination
- 72Changes 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
- 73Recent increases in inflation in the United States and elsewhere could make it more difficult for us to complete our initial Business Combination
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