References in this report (the “Annual Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” or “ALDF” refer to Aldel Financial II Inc. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Aldel Investors II LLC. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties
Certain statements in this annual report on Form 10-K (this “Form 10-K”) may constitute “forward-looking statements” for purposes of the federal securities laws. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K may include, for example, statements about:
| ● | our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses; |
| ● | our ability to complete our initial business combination; |
| ● | our expectations around the performance of the prospective target business or businesses; |
| ● | our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination; |
| ● | our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements; |
| ● | our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination; |
| ● | our pool of prospective target businesses; |
| ● | the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential acquisition opportunities; |
| ● | our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading; |
| ● | the lack of a market for our securities; |
| ● | the use of proceeds not held in the trust account (as described below) or available to use from interest income on the trust account balance; |
| ● | the trust account not being subject to claims of third parties; or |
| ● | our financial performance. |
The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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References in this report to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Aldel Financial II Inc.. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Aldel Investors II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on July 15, 2024 for the purpose of merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (“Business Combination”).While we are not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, we intends to focus on businesses in the financial services industry. We are an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of December 31 ,2024, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through December 31, 2024 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“IPO”), which is described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The registration statement for the Company’s IPO was declared effective on October 21, 2024. On October 23, 2024, the Company consummated its IPO of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”) at $10.00 per unit including the 3,000,000 Units that were issued pursuant to the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consist of one share of Class A ordinary share of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Public Share”) and one-half of one redeemable warrant ( “Public Warrant”), each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A ordinary share for $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $230,000,000. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of Business Combination and 12 months from the closing of the IPO and will expire five years after the completion of Business Combination or earlier upon Company’s liquidation.
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated private placements (the “Private Placements”) in which (i) Aldel Investors II LLC (the “Sponsor”) and BTIG LLC (“ Underwriter”) purchased 477,500 and 230,000 private units (the “Private Units”) respectively, at a price of $10.00 per Private Unit, generating total proceeds of $7,075,000, and (ii) the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 1,000,000 warrants (“$15 Private Warrant”) and, together with the Private Units, the “Private Placement Securities”) at a price of $0.10 per warrant, each exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at $15.00 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000.
Each Private Unit consist of one common share and one-half of one non-redeemable warrant (“Private Unit Warrant”). Each whole Private Unit Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share.
Each $15 Private Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $15.00 per each share, is exercisable for a period of 10 years from the date of Business Combination, is non-redeemable, and may be exercised on a cashless basis. Additionally, $15 Private Warrants and the shares issuable upon the exercise of the $15 Private Warrants are not be transferable, assignable or salable until after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.
Prior to the closing of the IPO, on July 19, 2024, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,750,000 shares of common stock (the “Founder Shares”) to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 in cash. On August 13, 2024, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 690,000 Founder Shares to members of the Company’s management and board of directors, resulting in the Sponsor holding 5,060,000 Founder Shares. Subsequently, on September 25, 2024, the Company issued an additional 410,714 Founder Shares to the Sponsor for an approximate aggregate purchase price of $1,666. The purchase price was satisfied against the promissory note between Company and Sponsor dated July 19, 2024. This resulted in Sponsor holding 5,470,714 Founder Shares.
Following the closing of the IPO, an amount of $231,150,000 ($10.05 per Unit) from the net proceed of the sale of Units in the IPO and the sale of Private Placement Securities were placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) and invested in 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 in any open-
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