IGTAW Inception Growth Acquisition Ltd

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 2024

 

INCEPTION GROWTH ACQUISITION LIMITED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware		001-41134		86-2648456
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

875 Washington Street New York, NY		10014
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (315) 636-6638

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act

 

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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. ☐

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one share of common stock, $0.0001 par value, one-half (1/2) of one redeemable warrant and one right entitling the holder to receive one-tenth of a share of common stock		IGTAU		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share		IGTA		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50		IGTAW		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Rights, each to receive one-tenth of one share of common stock		IGTAR		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

The disclosure contained in Item 2.03 is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01

 

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

On September 30, 2024, Inception Growth Acquisition Limited (the “Company”) issued an unsecured promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $420,000 (the “Note”) to Soul Venture Partners LLC, the Company’s initial public offering sponsor (“Sponsor”). The Note does not bear interest and matures upon the closing of a business combination by the Company. In the event that the Company does not complete an initial business combination by November 13, 2024 (as such deadline may be further extended), the Note shall be deemed to be terminated and no amounts will thereafter be due from the Company to the Sponsor under the Note.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Promissory note dated September 30, 2024
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	INCEPTION GROWTH ACQUISITION LIMITED
	By:	/s/ Cheuk Hang Chow
	Name:	Cheuk Hang Chow
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: October 4, 2024

 

 

2

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

 

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

Principal Amount: $420,000

Dated as of September 30, 2024

 

Inception Growth Acquisition Limited (the “Maker”), promises to pay to the order of Soul Venture Partners LLC or its registered assigns or successors in interest (the “Payee”) the principal sum of four hundred and twenty thousand U.S. Dollars ($420,000) in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by the Maker to such account as the Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the provisions of this Note.

 

1.	Principal. The principal balance of this Promissory Note (this “Note”) shall be payable  (a) in cash and/or (b) in such other form of payment as mutually agreed in writing by Maker and Payee, prior to or concurrently with the closing (the “Closing”) of an initial business combination (a “Business Combination”) with a target business (as described in the Maker’s initial public offering prospectus dated December 8, 2021 (the “Prospectus”)). Capitalized terms not defined in this Note shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Prospectus. In the event that a Business Combination does not close on or prior to October 13, 2024, as such deadline may be further extended, this Note shall be deemed to be terminated and no amounts will thereafter be due from Maker to Payee under the terms hereof. The principal balance may not be prepaid without the consent of the Payee.
2.	Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note.
3.	Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note.

 

4.	Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”):

 

(a)

Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal of this Note within five (5) business days following the date when due.

 

	(b)	Voluntary Liquidation, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a proceeding relating to its bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar action, or the consent by it to the appointment of, or taking possession by, a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
	(c)	Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, for the appointing of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) for Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of the affairs of Maker, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days.

 

 

5.

Remedies.

 

	(a)	Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 4(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable hereunder, shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.
	(b)	Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 4(b) and 4(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee.

 

6.	Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, and notice of protest with regard to the Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by Payee.
7.	Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder.
8.	Notices. Any notice called for hereunder shall be deemed properly given if (i) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, (ii) personally delivered, (iii) dispatched by any form of private or governmental express mail or delivery service providing receipted delivery or (iv) sent by facsimile or (v) to the following addresses or to such other address as either party may designate by notice in accordance with this Section 8:

 

If to Maker:

Inception Growth Acquisition Limited

875 Washington Street

New York, NY 10014

Attn: Felix Yun Pun Wong

 

If to Payee:

Soul Venture Partners LLC

875 Washington Street

New York, NY 10014

Attn: Cheuk Hang Chow

 

Notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of (i) actual receipt by the receiving party, (ii) the date shown on a facsimile transmission confirmation, (iii) the date reflected on a signed delivery receipt, or (iv) two (2) Business Days following tender of delivery or dispatch by express mail or delivery service.

 

 

9.	Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.
10.	Jurisdiction. The courts of New York have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this agreement (including a dispute relating to any non- contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this agreement) and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New York.
11.	Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
12.	Trust Waiver. Payee has read the Prospectus and understands that Maker has established the trust account described in the Prospectus, initially in an amount of $104,535,000, for the benefit of the public stockholders and the underwriters of Maker’s initial public offering (the “Underwriters”) and that, except for certain exceptions described in the Prospectus, Maker may disburse monies from the trust account only: (i) to the public stockholders in the event of the conversion of their shares or the liquidation of Maker; or (ii) to Maker and the Underwriters after consummation of a Business Combination.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Payee hereby agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies in the trust account (the “Claim”) and hereby waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with Maker and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason whatsoever.

 

13.	Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of the Maker and the Payee.
14.	Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void.
15.	Further Assurance. The Maker shall, at its own cost and expense, execute and do (or procure to be executed and done by any other necessary party) all such deeds, documents, acts and things as the Payee may from time to time require as may be necessary to give full effect to this Promissory Note.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker, intending to be legally bound hereby, has caused this Note to be duly executed by its Chief Financial Officer on the day and year first above written.

 

	Inception Growth Acquisition Limited
	By:	/s/ Felix Yun Pun Wong
	Name:	Felix Yun Pun Wong
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

Accepted and Agreed:
Soul Venture Partners LLC
By:	/s/ Cheuk Hang Chow
Name:	Cheuk Hang Chow
Title:	Manager

 

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