PHYT Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO 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                  

PYROPHYTE ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

+1 (345) 769-4900

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Not Applicable

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

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

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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for 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, 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.

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 September 10, 2024, the Registrant had 11,321,961 Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value per share, issued and outstanding.

PYROPHYTE ACQUISITION CORP.

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements.

PYROPHYTE ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

PYROPHYTE ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

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

PYROPHYTE ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION AND
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

For the three months ended March 31, 2024

(Unaudited)

For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2023

(Unaudited)

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

PYROPHYTE ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

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

PYROPHYTE ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” or “Pyrophyte” refer to Pyrophyte Acquisition Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Pyrophyte Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and variations thereof and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company annual report for December 31, 2023 on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2024. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

We are a blank check company formed under the laws of Cayman Islands on February 12, 2021 for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses. While we may pursue an initial business combination opportunity in any industry or sector, we will seek targets around the world that we believe are market leaders in facilitating energy transition toward decarbonization and sustainable use of energy and natural resources, and are positioned to generate long-term value and growing cash flows. In particular, we will seek to identify companies provide the necessary products, equipment, services and technologies to support the energy transition, without the need to have their business rely solely on a single type of technology. We believe our leadership team’s broad and diverse global network of transaction sources and relationships across a wide spectrum of renewable energy sectors will allow us to effectively and efficiently identify and evaluate potential opportunities for our initial business combination.

We intend to effectuate our initial business combination, including the Sio Business Combination, using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, and our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt. Our registration statement for the Initial Public Offering became effective on October 26, 2021. We consummated the Initial Public Offering of 20,125,000 Units on October 29, 2021. Each Unit consisted of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant, including the issuance of 2,625,000 Units as a result of the underwriter’s exercise of its over-allotment option in full. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant, with each public warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $201,250,000, and incurred $11,068,750 in underwriting fees (inclusive of $8,443,750 in deferred underwriting fees).

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering on October 29, 2021, we completed the closing of the Private Placement of an aggregate 10,156,250 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of $10,156,250.

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the over-allotment and the Private Placement, $206,281,250 ($10.25 per unit) of the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering, the over-allotment and the Private Placement were placed in the Trust Account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. Such proceeds were invested in United States government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, as determined by us, until February 2024, when the trustee liquidated such investments and moved the proceeds to an interest-bearing demand deposit account. The proceeds will be held in such account until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a business combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.

On April 24, 2023, we held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “First Extension Meeting”), pursuant to which our shareholders approved an amendment to the Articles to extend the date by which the Company must complete initial business combination from April 29, 2023 to April 29, 2024 (or such earlier date as determined by our board of directors and included in a public announcement) (the “Extension”). In connection therewith, the Sponsor agreed to loan us $160,000 for each calendar month beginning on April 30, 2023 and ending on the earlier of the completion of a business combination or the date of the our liquidation in accordance with the terms of the Extension, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $1.92 million (the “Extension Contribution”). On May 4, 2023, we issued a convertible promissory note (the “Extension Note”) to the Sponsor with a principal amount up to $1.92 million. As of March 31, 2024, $960,000 has been drawn on the Extension Note and there were Trust Account deposits in connection with the Extension Note, totaling $960,000. On April 22, 2024, the Company deposited $960,000 into the Trust Account, which amount reflected the payment in full of the Company’s remaining commitment to make an aggregate of $1.92 million of cash contributions to the Trust Account in connection with the Extension. Pursuant to the Extension Note, the Sponsor may convert the principal outstanding into Private Placement Warrants at $1.00 per warrant. In connection with the vote to approve the Extension, the holders of 11,151,163 Class A ordinary shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.56 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $118 million, resulting in 8,973,837 public shares remaining.

At the First Extension Meeting, the shareholders also approved a proposal to provide the holders of the Class B ordinary shares with the right to convert such shares into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis prior to the closing of an initial business combination at the election of such holder. On April 28, 2023, the Sponsor elected to convert 5,031,250 Class B ordinary shares held by it, which represented all of the Class B ordinary shares outstanding into Class A ordinary shares on a one-for-one basis for no consideration.

Our management and our board of directors have broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, the over-allotment and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a business combination.

If we have not completed our initial business combination by the Extended Date, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the 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 on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us (less taxes payable and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of the then-outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

Business Combination with Sio

On November 13, 2023, Pyrophyte, Sio, Sio Newco and Pyrophyte Newco entered into a Business Combination Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Business Combination Agreement and the Plan of Arrangement, (i) Pyrophyte will deregister in the Cayman Islands and transfer by way of continuation from the Cayman Islands to the Province of Alberta, Canada in accordance with the Pyrophyte Articles and the Companies Act and continue as an Alberta corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of ABCA, (ii) Pyrophyte will amalgamate with Sio Newco, with Sio Newco surviving as Pubco in accordance with the terms of the Plan of Arrangement and (iii) Sio and Pyrophyte Newco will amalgamate, with Sio surviving the Sio Amalgamation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco, and such entity will continue the business operations currently undertaken by Sio.

Subscription Agreements

Concurrently with the execution of the Sio Business Combination Agreement, Pyrophyte, Sio and Sio Newco entered into subscription agreements with (i) a certain accredited investor (the “Non-Insider PIPE Investor”) and (ii) certain other accredited investors who are existing shareholders of Sio or the Company (the “Insider PIPE Investors” and, together with the Non-Insider PIPE Investor, the “PIPE Investors”), pursuant to which, among other things, Sio Newco agreed to issue and sell, in a private placement to close concurrently with and conditioned upon the effectiveness of the consummation of the Sio Business Combination, an aggregate of 3,114,258 Pubco Class A Common Shares (the “PIPE Investment”) to the PIPE Investors for an aggregate purchase price equal to $20,122,474.  

Non-Redemption Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Sio Business Combination Agreement, Pyrophyte and Sio Newco entered into a non-redemption agreement (the “Non-Redemption Agreement”) with a Company shareholders with respect to 100,000 Class A ordinary shares held by such shareholder (the “Non-Redemption SPAC Shares”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agreed to issue 58,570 Class A ordinary shares to such shareholder in consideration of such shareholder’s commitment not to redeem the Non-Redemption SPAC Shares held by it in connection with the approval of the Sio Business Combination by the Company’s shareholders (the “Non-Redemption Transaction”). 

Sponsor Support Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Sio Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor, entered into a letter agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”) with Sio, Sio Newco, Pyrophyte and the directors and officers (or otherwise a part of the management team) of Pyrophyte, solely for purposes of amending certain of the terms of the letter agreement signed by them in connection with the Company’s Initial Public Offering, pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor agreed to among other things, vote all Class A ordinary shares, or any securities convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for Class A ordinary shares, held by it or acquired after the date of the Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Covered Shares”) at the meeting of Pyrophyte shareholders to be held in connection with the Sio Business Combination in favor of the adoption and approval of the Sio Business Combination and each other proposal related to the Sio and not transfer any Covered Shares (other than Pubco Class A Common Shares issued upon exercise of any Private Placement Warrants held by the Sponsor) until the earlier of (A) one year after the Closing, (B) the first day the last sale price of Pubco Class A Common Shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-day trading period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing or (C) after the Closing, the date on which Pubco completes a liquidation, amalgamation, share exchange or similar transaction resulting in the shareholders of Pubco having the right to exchange their shares for consideration.

In addition, under the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement, the Pyrophyte Sponsor has agreed to subject up to 4,025,000 Class A ordinary shares (“Restricted Owned Shares”) to certain earn out restrictions, if and only to the extent such shares are used to obtain any additional PIPE Financing or other financing arrangements in connection with the consummation of the Sio Business Combination; provided that in no event shall the aggregate number of Restricted Owned Shares equal more than 4,025,000 Class A ordinary shares (the “Maximum Restricted Owned Shares”). If, prior to the Closing, the SPAC Proceeds are less than $70,000,000, then the number of Restricted Owned Shares will be adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement.

In connection with the Closing, each Restricted Owned Share will be exchanged on a one-for-one basis for Pubco Class A Common Shares pursuant to the Sio Business Combination and the Plan of Arrangement and such shares will be subject to forfeiture or release as follows: (i) half of the Restricted Owned Shares will be released to the Sponsor on the first day that the Trading Price (as defined in the Sio Business Combination Agreement) is at least $12.50, (ii) the other half of the Restricted Owned Shares will be released from forfeiture on the first day that the Trading Price is at least $15.00, in each case during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is three (3) years after the Closing Date (the “End Date”), and (iii) after the End Date, any Restricted Owned Shares that have not been released to the Sponsor pursuant to clauses (i) or (ii) above will be automatically forfeited for no consideration. If a change of control of Pubco occurs at any time between the Closing Date and the End Date and the price achieved per Restricted Owned Shares is at least $12.50 or $15.00, then the vesting conditions outlined will be considered to be met.

Sio Securityholder Support Agreements

In connection with the execution of the Sio Business Combination Agreement, on November 13, 2023, the Company, Sio, and certain securityholders of Sio entered into support agreements (the “Sio Securityholder Support Agreements”), pursuant to which, among other things, such shareholders agreed to vote (or cause to be voted) all of their Sio shares and other voting securities of Sio (“Subject Securities”) in favor of the special resolution of Sio shareholders in respect of the Plan of Arrangement, to be considered at Sio’s shareholders meeting to approve the Sio Business Combination. Additionally, such shareholders have agreed, among other things, not to, prior to the Closing, (a) transfer any of their Subject Securities (or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding in connection therewith other than pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement), subject to certain customary exceptions, or (b) enter into any voting arrangement that is inconsistent with the Sio Securityholder Support Agreements. Sio covenants in the Sio Business Combination Agreement that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain Sio Securityholder Support Agreements from at least 66⅔% of its shareholders as promptly as possible, but in any event, within five days of the execution date of the Sio Business Combination Agreement.

Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since February 12, 2021 (inception) have been organizational activities, the Initial Public Offering and identifying and evaluating a target company for an initial business combination and activities in connection with the Sio Business Combination. and those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering. We have not generated any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest or dividend income on the investments held in the Trust Account. There has been no significant change in our financial or trading position and no material adverse change has occurred since the date of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Since the Initial Public Offering, we have incurred increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, we had a net income of $1,939,948, which consists of general and administrative expenses of $717,287, offset by a change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of $1,010,937 and a gain on investments held in Trust Account of $1,646,298.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had a net income of $1,005,015, which consists of general and administrative expenses of $432,765 and a change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of $909,844, offset by a gain on investments held in Trust Account of $2,347,624.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, cash used in operating activities was $24,611. This was made up of a net income of $1,939,948, changes in operating assets and liabilities of $692,676, a decrease in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of $1,010,937 and offset by a $1,646,298 gain on investments held in Trust Account.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, cash used in operating activities was $12,714. This was made up of a net income of $1,005,015, changes in operating assets and liabilities of $420,051, an increase in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities of $909,844 and a $2,347,624 gain on marketable securities.

We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account, excluding deferred underwriting commissions, to complete our initial Business Combination. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a business combination.

Going Concern Considerations

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $62 in cash and no cash equivalents outside the Trust Account. Further, the Company has incurred and expects to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition plans. Management’s plans to address this need for capital through completing the Sio Business Combination and the IPO Working Capital Loan. The Company cannot assure that its plans to consummate an initial business combination will be successful. If the Company’s estimates of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence, and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to an initial business combination. The liquidation deadline for the Company is also currently within the next twelve months if an initial business combination is not consummated. The Company cannot assure that its plans to consummate the Sio Business Combination or any initial business combination will be successful.

The Company is a Special Purpose Acquisition Corporation with a currently scheduled liquidation date of April 29, 2025. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate an initial business combination by April 29, 2025 (or such date as such deadline may be extended). In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that if the Company is unable to complete an initial business combination and raise additional funds to alleviate liquidity needs and since the mandatory liquidation deadline is less than 12 months away, there is substantial doubt that the Company will operate 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 the Extended Date. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Commitments and Contractual Obligations

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, we did not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities.

Registration Rights

The holders of Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the IPO Working Capital Loan or the Extension Note (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants issued upon conversion of such loans), are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed in connection with the Initial Public Offering. These holders are entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights.

The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. These holders will be entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

We granted the underwriter a 45-day option from the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 2,625,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On October 29, 2021, the underwriter fully exercised its over-allotment option.

Additionally, the underwriter is entitled to a deferred underwriting discount of 4% of the gross proceeds of the base portion of the Public Offering and a deferred underwriting discount of 5.5% of the gross proceeds per over-allotment unit upon the completion of the Company’s initial business combination.

On June 8, 2023, the Company modified the terms of UBS’s deferred underwriting discount, which is effective as of the closing of the Sio Business Combination.

Administrative Support Agreement

The Company agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $15,000 per month, commencing on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, for utilities, secretarial and administrative support services provided to members of the management team, which amount was decreased to $5,000 per month in July 2022. Upon completion of the initial business combination or the liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. The Company incurred $15,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, in Sponsor administrative fees.

Due to Related Party

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company has an outstanding balance of $40,000 and $25,000 respectively due to the Sponsor for administrative support services, respectively.

IPO Working Capital Loan

The Sponsor has committed to loan us up to $1,500,000 for working capital loans (as amended and restated, the “IPO Working Capital Loan”). If the Company completes an initial business combination, the Company would repay the IPO Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. In the event that an initial business combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the IPO Working Capital Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the IPO Working Capital Loans. The IPO Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of an initial business combination or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such IPO Working Capital Loans may be convertible into Private Placement Warrants of the post-initial business combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant. As of March 31,2024 and 2023, the Company had $746,742 and $0 outstanding under the IPO Working Capital Loans.

Extension Note

In connection with the First Extension Meeting, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an amount equal to the lesser of (i) $0.04 per public share multiplied by the number of public shares then outstanding and (ii) $160,000, for each calendar month beginning on April 30, 2023 (each an “Extension Contribution”) until the earlier of (i) the completion of a business combination and (ii) the Company’s liquidation in accordance with the terms of the Extension, up to a maximum aggregate amount of $1.92 million. In connection with the vote to approve the Extension, the holders of 11,151,163 Class A ordinary shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.56 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $118 million, resulting in 8,973,837 public shares remaining. As of March 31, 2024, there were Trust Account deposits in connection with the extension loan, totaling $960,000. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had extension deposits of $960,000 due from Sponsor.

On May 4, 2023, we issued a convertible promissory note (the “Extension Note”) to the Sponsor with a principal amount up to $1.92 million. The Sponsor deposited the first Extension Contribution on April 30, 2023 into the Trust Account. In accordance with the terms of the Extension Note, the Sponsor may convert the principal outstanding thereunder into Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant. If the Company does not consummate an initial business combination by the Extended Date, the convertible promissory note will be repaid only from funds held outside of the Trust Account or will be forfeited, eliminated or otherwise forgiven. Upon maturity, the outstanding principal of the Note may be converted into warrants identical to the Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant, at the option of the Sponsor. As of March 31, 2024, $960,000 has been drawn on the Note.

Other Commitments

On March 18 and March 28, 2022, respectively, the Company engaged UBS, the underwriter in the Initial Public Offering, as a placement agent and to serve as financial advisor and capital markets advisor in connection with a specified de-SPAC transaction. Under that arrangement, the Company agreed to pay UBS a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of such transaction in an amount equal to $3,000,000. The letter of intent related to such potential de-SPAC transaction expired on July 1, 2022 and, as such, rendered the engagement letter void and no future accrual or expense thereunder was booked. The engagement letter also provided for up to $25,000 in reimbursable fees to UBS and as of the expiration date of the agreement, there are no reimbursable fees incurred by the Company.

On June 5, 2023, Sio Silica Corporation entered into an engagement letter with UBS and BMO Capital Markets (“BMO” and together with UBS, the “Placement Agents”), pursuant to which the Placement Agents agreed to serve as co-placement agents in connection with a proposed PIPE offering of securities of Sio NewCo in connection with the Sio Business Combination. Pursuant to a separate letter agreement entered into on the same day between the Company and the Placement Agents, the Company agreed that, in the event that the Sio Business Combination is not consummated, it would reimburse the Placement Agents for its reasonable, documented, out of pocket expenses incurred by such Placement Agent in their role as Placement Agents up to an aggregate amount of $300,000.

Non-Redemption Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company and Sio Newco entered into a non-redemption agreement with a Pyrophyte shareholder with respect to 100,000 Class A ordinary shares held by such shareholder (the “Non-Redemption SPAC Shares”), pursuant to which, among other things, Pyrophyte agreed to issue 58,570 Class A ordinary shares to such shareholder in consideration of such shareholder’s commitment not to redeem the Non-Redemption SPAC Shares held by it in connection with the approval of the Sio Business Combination by Pyrophyte’s shareholders.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

All of the Class A ordinary shares 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 shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s Charter. In accordance with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Therefore, all Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption have been classified outside of permanent equity.

The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.

Net Income Per Ordinary Share

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Net income per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of ordinary share outstanding during the period. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and Private Placements to purchase Class A ordinary shares in the calculation of diluted income per share, since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted income per share is the same as basic income per share for the period presented.

The Company historically had two classes of ordinary shares -- Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Upon the conversion event in April 2023 to convert the Class B ordinary shares into Class A ordinary shares, the Company now have redeemable and non-redeemable Class A ordinary shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the redeemable and non-redeemable Class A ordinary shares. Net income per share, basic and diluted for redeemable Class A ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the pro rata allocation of net income to redeemable Class A ordinary shares for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 by the weighted average number of redeemable Class A ordinary shares outstanding for the periods. Net income per share basic and diluted for non-redeemable Class A ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the pro rata allocation of net income to non-redeemable ordinary shares or the for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 by the weighted average number of non-redeemable Class A ordinary shares outstanding for the periods. Remeasurement associated with the redeemable shares of Class A ordinary shares is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.

Derivative Instruments

The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge its exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. Management evaluates all of the Company’s financial instruments, including issued warrants to purchase its Class A ordinary shares, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and ASC 815-15. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.

The Company issued 10,062,500 Public Warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares to investors in the Company’s Initial Public Offering and simultaneously issued 10,156,250 Private Placement Warrants. All of the Company’s outstanding warrants are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, we recognize the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjust the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re- measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our consolidated statements of income. The Company initially utilized a Monte Carlo simulation model to value the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants at each balance sheet date, with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of income. Inherent in pricing models are assumptions and inputs used to arrive the fair value of the Public and Private Placement warrants. The subsequent measurements of the Public Warrants after the detachment of the Public Warrants from the Units on December 17, 2021 were classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market under the ticker PHYT.WS. There was zero trading volume of the Company’s public warrants on March 31, 2024, a level 2 measurement. The close price of the Public Warrant was used as the fair value of the Public Warrants as of March 31, 2024. The Private Placement Warrants have a make-whole provision in place, which will enable them to have a fair value similar to Public Warrants as of March 31, 2024.

Both the Extension Note and the IPO Working Capital Loan (together, the “Convertible Promissory Notes”), contain a conversion feature, for which upon maturity, the outstanding principal of the Promissory Notes, at the option of the Sponsor, may be converted into warrants identical to the Private Placement capital warrants. The Company determined that the conversion option should be bifurcated and accounted for as a derivative in accordance with ASC 815. However, the exercise price of the underlying warrants was greater than the closing price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares as of March 31, 2024, and when the Promissory Notes were drawn on. The Company believes that the likelihood of the Sponsor’s exercise of the option to convert the Promissory Notes to warrants is de minimis. As a result, the Company recorded zero liability related to the conversion option on the Promissory Notes.

Investments held in Trust Account

Our portfolio of investments held in the Trust Account is money market funds solely comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities, or a combination thereof, until February 2024 when those investments were liquidated and funds moved into an interest-bearing demand deposit. The investments held in the Trust Account are classified as trading securities. Trading securities are presented on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities are included in gain on investments held in Trust Account on the statements of income. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.

On April 24, 2024, the Company amended the Trust Agreement in order to align the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account to permit the Trustee to hold the assets in the Trust Account in an interest-bearing demand deposit account or cash until the earlier of the consummation of an initial business combination or the Company’s liquidation. On the same day, the Company instructed the Trustee to liquidate the investments held in the Trust Account and move the funds to an interest-bearing demand deposit account, with Continental continuing to act as trustee. As a result, following the liquidation of investments in the Trust Account, the remaining proceeds from the initial public offering and the sale of the private placement warrants are no longer invested in U.S. government securities or money market funds.

Recent Accounting Standards

Refer to Note 2 of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

JOBS Act

On April 5, 2012, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act and are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We elected to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

As an “emerging growth company,” we are not required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis), and (iv) disclose comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five (5) years following the completion of our Public Offering or until we otherwise no longer qualify as an “emerging growth company.”

Recent Developments

On April 1, 2024, the Company amended and restated the Working Capital Loan to extend the maturity date thereunder to the earlier of (i) thirty months after the closing of the Public Offering and (ii) the consummation of a Business Combination. The Company also increased the principal amount from $1,500,000 to $1,840,616.

On April 22, 2024, the Company deposited $960,000 into the Trust Account, which amount reflected the payment in full of the Company’s remaining commitment to make an aggregate of $1.92 million of cash contributions to the Trust Account in connection with the Extension.

On April 24, 2024, in order to align the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account, the Company entered into an amendment to the Trust Agreement, to permit the Trustee to hold the assets in the Trust Account in an interest-bearing demand deposit account or cash until the earlier of the consummation of an initial business combination or the Company’s liquidation.

On April 26, 2024, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “Second Extension Meeting”) to vote on an amendment to its Articles to extend the date on which it had to consummate an initial business combination from April 29, 2024 to April 29, 2025. The shareholders voted to approve the amendment. The Sponsor agreed that if such amendment was approved and implemented, then it or its designee would deposit (the “Second Extension Contributions”) into the Trust Account as a loan $90,000 per month beginning on April 30, 2024 and ending on the earlier of (i) the Company’s liquidation, (ii) the consummation of an initial business combination and (iii) April 30, 2025. In connection with the Second Extension Meeting, holders of 2,683,126 Class A Ordinary Shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $11.35 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $30.4 million, resulting in 6,290,711 public shares remaining.

On April 26, 2024, in connection with the Second Extension Meeting, the Company issued a promissory note to the Sponsor in the amount of $1.08 million in connection with the Second Extension Contributions. As of September 6, 2024, $180,000 has been drawn on this note.

On April 26, 2024, the Company amended and restated the Working Capital Loan to extend the maturity date thereunder to the earlier of (i) forty-two months after the closing of the Public Offering and (ii) the consummation of a Business Combination.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this Item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report, as of March 31, 2024, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on such evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of March 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, due to the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as we experienced difficulty in the accounting and reporting related to the existence of assets, the accounting and reporting for the completeness and accuracy of our liabilities and the corresponding expenses, as well as the accounting for complex financial instruments, and related party transactions which we experienced and reported as a material weakness in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. As a result, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP. Accordingly, management believes that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2024. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

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.

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