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 June 30, 2021

 

orFor the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to             

For the transition period from ______ to _____

Commission File Number:Number 001-40734

 

Pono Capital CorpAERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

(Exact nameName of registrantRegistrant as specifiedSpecified in its charter)Charter)

 

Delaware 86-2049355

(State or other jurisdictionOther Jurisdiction of

incorporationIncorporation or organization)Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

   
643 Ilalo StreetShiba Koen Annex 6 f, Honolulu1-8, Shiba Koen 3-chome, HawaiiMinato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 96813105-0011
(Address of principal executive offices)Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

+(808)813-892-66116409-6761

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

N/ASecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.000001 par value per shareAWINThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per shareAWINWThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

Title of each class
N/A

 

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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes ☒ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “non-accelerated filer”“smaller reporting company,” and “smaller reporting“emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
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.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ YesNo No ☐

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)There were [56,139,855] shares of the Act:registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding as of May 12, 2023.

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered

Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock, three-quarters of one Redeemable Warrant

PONOUThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A Common stock, $0.000001 par value per sharePONOThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per sharePONOWThe Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

As of September 24, 2021, 11,500,000 shares of Class A common stock, $0.000001 per share par value, and 2,875,000 shares of Class B common stock, $0.000001 par value, were issued and outstanding, respectively.

 

 

 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Note About Forward-Looking Statements
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PART IFINANCIAL INFORMATION:INFORMATION14
   
Item 1.InterimConsolidated Financial Statements:Statements4
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 CondensedConsolidated Balance SheetSheets as of June 30, 2021March 31, 2023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20224
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 Condensed StatementConsolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Period from February 12, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2021three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)5
2Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity as of March 31, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)6
 Condensed StatementConsolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ EquityCash Flows for the Period from February 12, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2021three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (Unaudited)37
 Condensed Statement of Cash Flows for the Period from February 12, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2021 (Unaudited)4
 Notes to CondensedConsolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)8
5
Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations21
16
Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative DisclosuresDisclosure About Market Risk30
20
Item 4.Controls and Procedures30
21
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION:INFORMATION31
21
Item 1.Legal Proceedings31
21
Item 1A.Risk Factors31
21
Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds31
21
Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities31
22
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures31
22
Item 5.Other Information31
22
Item 6.Exhibits2231

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Interim Financial Statements

PONO CAPITAL CORP

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

June 30, 2021

(UNAUDITED)

     
ASSETS    
Current assets    
Cash $25,005 
Prepaid expenses  10,000 
Total current assets  35,005 
Non-current assets    
Deferred offering costs  78,792 
Total non-current assets  78,792 
Total assets $113,797 
     
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
Current liabilities    
Promissory note- related party $88,792 
Total current liabilities  88,792 
     
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)  - 
     
Stockholders’ Equity    
Preferred stock, $0.000001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; NaN issued and outstanding   
Common stock value  - 
Class A common stock, $0.000001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; NaN issued and outstanding   
Class B common stock, $0.000001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; 2,875,000 shares issued and outstanding (1)  3 
Additional paid in capital  25,226 
Accumulated deficit  (224)
Total stockholders’ equity  25,005 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $113,797 

 (1)Includes an aggregate of
375,000 shares of Class B common stock subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part.Signatures34

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

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PONO CAPITAL CORP

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 12, 2021 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

     
Other operating expenses $(224)
Net loss $(224)
     
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted (1)  2,500,000 
Basic and diluted net loss per common share $0.00 

(1)Excludes up to an aggregate of 375,000 shares of Class B common stock subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part.

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

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PONO CAPITAL CORPCAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 12, 2021 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

  Shares  Amount  Shares(1)  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
  Class A  Class B  Additional     Total 
  Common Stock  Common Stock  Paid in  Accumulated  Stockholders’ 
  Shares  Amount  Shares(1)  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Equity 
                      
Balance - February 12, 2021 (inception)    $     $  $  $  $ 
Balance    $     $  $  $  $ 
Issuance of Class B Common stock to Sponsor (1)        2,875,000   3   24,997      25,000 
Capital contribution              229      229 
Net loss                 (224)  (224)
Balance - June 30, 2021    $   2,875,000  $3  $25,226  $(224) $25,005 
Balance    $   2,875,000  $3  $25,226  $(224) $25,005 

(1)Includes up to an aggregate of 375,000 shares of Class B common stock subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the documents incorporated herein by reference contain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about AERWINS Technologies Inc.’s industry, management beliefs, and assumptions made by management. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict; therefore, actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. Although we believe the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it is not possible to foresee or identify all factors that could have a material effect on the future financial performance of the Company. The accompanying notesforward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are an integral partmade on the basis of these unaudited condensed financialmanagement’s assumptions and analyses, as of the time the statements are made, in light of their experience and perception of historical conditions, expected future developments and other factors believed to be appropriate under the circumstances. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we disclaim any obligation or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the information incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

 

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PONO CAPITAL CORP

CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE PERIOD FROM FEBRUARY 12, 2021 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2021

(Unaudited)PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

     
Cash flow from operating activities:    
Net loss $(224)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:    
Formation costs paid by the Sponsor in the form of capital contribution  229 
Net cash provided by operating activities  5 
     
Cash flows from financing activities:    
Proceeds from issuance of Class B common stock to Sponsor  25,000 
Net cash provided by financing activities  25,000 
     
Net change in cash  25,005 
Cash at the beginning of the period   
Cash at the end of the period $25,005 
     
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:    
Deferred offering costs paid by Sponsor $78,792 
Prepaid costs paid by Sponsor $10,000 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed financial statementsAERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

  March 31,  December 31, 
  2023  2022 
  (unaudited)    
ASSETS      
Current Assets:        
Cash and cash equivalents $235,741  $1,278,026 
Notes receivable  -   3,488 
Accounts receivable, net  795,934   980,688 
Others receivable  1,746,985   2,089,921 
Advances and prepayments to suppliers  1,568,211   611,959 
Inventory  3,687,779   2,687,092 
Escrow deposit  -   575,000 
Total current assets  8,034,650   8,226,174 
         
Long-term Assets        
Property and equipment, net  1,287,113   1,390,547 
Intangible assets, net  167,421   150,576 
Investment-equity method  955,985   997,470 
Operating lease right-of-use assets  577,173   693,474 
Long-term loans receivable  106,972   107,735 
Other non-current assets  203,221   213,370 
Total long-term assets  3,297,885   3,553,172 
         
Total Assets $11,332,535  $11,779,346 
         
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current Liabilities:        
Short-term loans payable $1,506,592  $- 
Accounts payable  4,813,440   3,333,675 
Notes payable  1,580,000   - 
Others payable  1,317,972   230,060 
Accrued expenses  582,040   402,036 
Contract liabilities  833,461   1,104,582 
Current portion of long-term loans  101,333   54,624 
Finance leases liabilities-current  101,856   102,114 
Operating leases liabilities-current  254,541   293,710 
Other current liabilities  165,561   380,344 
Total Current Liabilities  11,256,796   5,901,145 
         
Longer-term liabilities        
Long-term loans  3,170,983   3,259,237 
Warrant liabilities  556,962   - 
Finance leases liabilities-non-current  62,605   87,056 
Operating leases liabilities-non-current  323,771   397,720 
Other long-term liabilities  180,122   225,284 
Total long-term liabilities  4,294,443   3,969,297 
         
Total Liabilities  15,551,239   9,870,442 
         
Stockholders’ Equity (deficit):        
Common stock, par value $0.000001, 400,000,000 shares authorized; 56,139,855 and 46,929,065 shares issued and outstanding, respectively  56   47 
Preferred stock, par value $0.000001, 20,000,000 shares authorized; No shares issued and outstanding  -   - 
Additional Paid-in capital  51,603,397   49,299,343 
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficiency)  (54,274,448)  (46,472,904)
Treasury stock  (575,000)  - 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)  (972,709)  (917,582)
Stockholders’ Equity (deficit)  (4,218,704)  1,908,904 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $11,332,535  $11,779,346 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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PONO CAPITAL CORP

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSAERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

 

Note 1 — CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Description

  2023  2022 
  Three months ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  (unaudited) 
       
Revenues $1,265,883  $2,038,656 
Cost of revenues  955,071   1,956,702 
Gross profit  310,812   81,954 
         
Operating expenses:        
Selling expenses  40,382   7,906 
General and administrative expenses  6,222,451   1,508,270 
Research and development expenses  2,090,219   2,325,999 
Total operating expenses  8,353,052   3,842,175 
         
Loss from operations  (8,042,240)  (3,760,221)
         
Other income (expenses):        
Interest income (expenses), net  (6,847)  (7,466)
Gain (Loss) on foreign currency transaction  (11,005)  46,948 
Gain (Loss) on disposal of fixed assets  (9,943)  - 
Equity in earnings of investee  6,176   20,773 
Other income (expenses), net  262,315   307,963 
Total other income  240,696   368,218 
         
Loss before income tax provision  (7,801,544)  (3,392,003)
         
Income tax expense  -   - 
         
Net loss $(7,801,544) $(3,392,003)
         
Other comprehensive loss:        
Foreign currency translation adjustment  (55,127)  (195,256)
Total comprehensive loss $(7,856,671) $(3,587,259)
         
Net loss per common share from continuing operations        
Basic $(0.15) $(0.08)
Diluted $(0.15) $(0.08)
         
Weighted average common shares outstanding        
Basic  53,023,366   41,907,613 
Effect of dilutive securities        
Conversion of option warrants  3,451,984   4,977,392 
Diluted  56,475,350   46,885,005 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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AERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIENCY)

  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit)  Stock  Income  Totals 
  Common Stock 400,000,000 authorized
$0.000001 Par Value
  Preferred stock 20,000,000 authorized
$0.000001 Par Value
  Additional Paid-in (Registered)  Retained Earnings (Accumulated  Treasury  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
    
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit)  Stock  Income  Totals 
                            
Balance at January 1, 2022  41,206,803  $41   -  $-  $32,288,699  $(31,993,085) $-  $(238,057) $57,598 
                                     
Corporate bond conversion  2,034,611   2   -   -   8,399,182   -   -   -   8,399,184 
                                     
Net income (unaudited)  -   -   -   -   -   (3,392,003)  -   -   (3,392,003)
                                     
Other comprehensive income (unaudited)  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (195,256)  (195,256)
                                     
Balances at March 31, 2022 (unaudited)  43,241,414  $43   -  $-  $40,687,881  $(35,385,088) $-  $(433,313) $4,869,523 
                                     
                                     
Balance at January 1, 2023  46,929,065  $47   -  $-  $49,299,343  $(46,472,904) $-  $(917,582) $1,908,904 
                                     
Issuance of common stock prior to the closing of Business Combination  5,000,000   5   -   -   (1,156,124

)

  -   -   -   (1,156,119)
                                     
Reverse recapitalization  3,740,187   4   -   -   (878,120)  -   -   -   (878,116)
                                     
Issuance of common stock warrants for services  413,103   0   -   -   4,338,298   -   -   -   4,338,298 
                                     
Acquisition of treasury stock  57,500   -   -   -   -   -   (575,000)  -   (575,000)
                                     
Net income  -   -   -   -   -   (7,801,544)  -   -   (7,801,544)
                                     
Other comprehensive income  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (55,127)  (55,127)
                                     
Balances at March 31, 2023  56,139,855  $56   -  $-  $51,603,397  $(54,274,448) $(575,000) $(972,709) $(4,218,704)

* Retrospectively restated for effect of Organization and Business Operationsthe business combination on February 6, 2023.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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AERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

  2023  2022 
  Three months ended March 31, 
  2023  2022 
  (unaudited) 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net loss $(7,801,544) $(3,392,003)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:        
Depreciation expenses  98,541   72,145 
Amortization expenses  12,930   13,992 
Non-cash lease expense  111,654   109,103 
Share-based compensation  3,338,298   - 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities  (86,251)  - 
Revert of bad debt expenses  7,392   (731)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets  9,943   - 
Equity in earnings of investee  (6,176)  (20,773)
         
Decrease (Increase) in operating assets:        
Accounts receivable  174,308   316,743 
Others Receivable  328,912   (353,492)
Prepaid expenses  125,108   7,344 
Advances and prepayments to suppliers  (62,211)  (43,630)
Inventory  (1,022,122)  64,688 
Other current assets,  -   (10,825)
Other non-current assets  8,659   (1,293)
         
Increase (Decrease) in operating liabilities:        
Accounts payable  74,318   (699,512)
Notes payable  3,731   - 
Others payable  1,092,114   29,154 
Accrued expenses  183,283   298,105 
Deferred revenue  (263,921)  191,962 
Operating lease liabilities-current  (37,177)  (6,604)
Other current liabilities  (212,591)  (209,910)
Operating lease liabilities-Non-current  (71,301)  (103,828)
Other non-current liabilities  (43,670)  (49,706)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities  (4,037,773)  (3,789,071)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES        
Purchase of fixed assets  (14,676)  (19,313)
Purchase of intangible assets  (30,883)  - 
Repayment of loans receivable  -   17,189 
Net cash (used) by investing activities  (45,559)  (2,124)
         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES        
Proceeds from loans  2,263,446   - 
Repayments to loans  (771,375)  (74,163)
Payments for finance leases  (21,185)  (23,704)
Proceeds from reverse recapitalization  1,595,831     
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities  3,066,717   (97,867)
         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (1,016,615)  (3,889,062)
Effects of exchange rates change on cash  (25,670)  (354,401)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period  1,278,026   10,020,459 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $235,741  $5,776,996 
         
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:        
Cash paid (received) during year for:        
Interest $6,821  $7,844 
Income taxes $-  $- 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Pono Capital Corp (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on

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February 12, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company is an emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.

AERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2023

(unaudited)

 

As of June 30, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from February 12, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering (as defined below). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

The Company’s sponsorAERWINS Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “AERWINS”) together with its wholly owned subsidiary AERWINS, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, A.L.I. Technologies Inc., a Japanese corporation (“ALI”) is the developer and manufacturer of air mobility platform, COSMOS (Centralized Operating System for Managing Open Sky), and the XTURISMO Limited Edition Hoverbike. All refences in this report on Form 10-Q to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “AERWINS” include both AERWINS and ALI.

Pono Capital Corp Merger

On February 3, 2023, we consummated a merger (the “Merger”) with Pono Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, then called Pono with and into AERWINS, Inc. (formerly named AERWINS Technologies Inc.), a Delaware corporation pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger, dated as of September 7, 2022 (as amended on January 19, 2023, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Pono, Merger Sub, AERWINS, Mehana Equity LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”(“Sponsor” or “Purchaser Representative”) in its capacity as the representative of the stockholders of Pono, and Shuhei Komatsu in his capacity as the representative of the stockholders of AERWINS, Inc. (“Seller Representative”). The registration statement forMerger and other transactions contemplated thereby (collectively, the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective“Business Combination”) closed on August 11, 2021. On August 13, 2021,February 3, 2023 when pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into AERWINS, Inc. with AERWINS, Inc. surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pono, and Pono changed its name to “AERWINS Technologies Inc.” and the business of the Company consummated its Initial Public Offeringbecame the business of 10,000,000 units (the “Units”AERWINS, Inc., and with respect tothis business section primarily includes information regarding the Class A common stock included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”)AERWINS’, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $100,000,000 (see Note 6) (the “Initial Public Offering”). The Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,500,000 Units at the Initial Public Offering price to cover over-allotments, if any.

Simultaneously with the consummation of the closing of the Offering, the Company consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 469,175 units (the “Placement Units”) to the Sponsor at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $4,691,750 (the “Private Placement”).

Subsequently, on August 18, 2021, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full, and the closing of the issuance and sale of the additional Units occurred (the “Over-allotment Option Units”). The total aggregate issuance by the Company of 1,500,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit resulted in total gross proceeds of $15,000,000. On August 18, 2021, simultaneously with the sale of the Over-allotment Option Units, the Company consummated the private sale of an additional 52,500 Placement Units, generating gross proceeds of $525,000. The Placement Units were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as the transactions did not involve a public offering.

A total of $116,725,000, comprised of the proceeds from the Offering and the proceeds of private placements that closed on August 13, 2021 and August 18, 2021, net of the underwriting commissions, discounts, and offering expenses, was deposited in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders.

Transaction costs of the Initial Public Offering amounted to $6,168,893, consisting of $1,950,000 of underwriting fees, $3,450,000 of deferred underwriting fees (see Note 6) and $768,893 of other costs.

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and full exercise of underwriter’s over-allotment option, $823,378 of cash was held outside of the Trust Account available for working capital purposes. As of June 30, 2021, we have available to us $25,005 of cash on our balance sheet and a working capital deficit of $53,787.

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. NASDAQ rules provide that the Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the balance in the Trust Account (as defined below) (less any deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of a definitive agreement to enter a Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1 — Description of Organization and Business Operations (Continued)Inc. business.

 

The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization under the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). AERWINS was determined to be the accounting acquirer and Pono was treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the financial statements of the combined company represent a continuation of the financial statements of AERWINS.

On February 2, 2023, the Company will provide its stockholdersentered into a Subscription Agreement (the “Agreement”) with AERWINS, Inc., and certain investors (collectively referred to herein as the opportunity“Purchasers”). Pursuant to redeem all or a portionthe Agreement, the Purchasers agreed to purchase an aggregate 3,196,311 shares of theircommon stock (the “Shares”) of AERWINS, Inc. which was immediately exchanged for 5,000,000 Public Shares upon the completionconsummation of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by meansin exchange for an aggregate sum of a tender offer. In connection$5,000,000 (the “Purchase Price”) with a proposed Business Combination, the Company may seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which stockholders may seekPurchase Price being paid to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against a Business Combination. The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the outstanding shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination.

The Company will have until August 13, 2022 (or upAERWINS, Inc. prior to February 11, 2023, as applicable) to consummate a Business Combination. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within 12 months (or up to 18 months from the closing of this offering at the election of the Company in two separate three month extensions subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including the deposit of up to $1,000,000, or $1,150,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full ($0.10 per unit in either case) for each three month extension, into the trust account, or as extended by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with our amended and restated certificate of incorporation) from the closing of the Offering to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”“Closing”),. Effective immediately prior to the Company will (i) cease all operations exceptClosing, AERWINS, Inc. issued the Shares to the Purchasers and thereafter immediately upon the Closing, the Shares were exchanged for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than five business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the outstanding Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal toand the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned (net of taxes payable and less interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rightswere issued as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approvala registered issuance of the remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company, subject in each case to its obligations to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of applicable law.

The underwriter has agreed to waive its rights to the deferred underwriting commission held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the amount per Unit in the trust account ($10.15).

The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company, if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below $10.15 per share (whether or not the underwriters’ over-allotment option is exercised in full), except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilitiessecurities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). In the event that, pursuant to an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditorseffective registration filed by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except for the company’s independent registered accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements withon Form S-4 which was declared effective by the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.Securities and Exchange Commission on January 13, 2023.

 

On February 3, the Company received from the Business Combination with Pono net cash of $1,595,831. The Company also assumed $25,750 in prepaid expenses, $1,432,603 in other payable, $1,580,000 in notes payable, $643,213 in warrant liabilities, common stock of $9 and additional paid-in capital of $(2,034,244).The notes payable of $1,580,000 were issued to cover the transaction costs and will be paid within the year ending December 31, 2023. As a result of the merger, the Company reclassified escrow deposit of $575,000 to treasury stock.

The total funds from the Business Combination of $1,595,831 was available to repay certain indebtedness, transaction costs and for general corporate purposes, which primarily consisted of investment banking, legal, accounting, and other professional fees as follows:

SCHEDULE OF BUSINESS COMBINATION

     
Cash—Pono trust and working capital cash $1,802,594 
Cash—Subscription agreement made immediately before the closing  5,000,000 
Less: transaction costs and advisory fees  5,206,763 
Total funds from the Business Combination $1,595,831 

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PONO CAPITAL CORPNOTE 2 - GOING CONCERN

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 — DescriptionThe Company’s consolidated financial statements are prepared using U.S. GAAP applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of Organizationassets and Business Operations (Continued)the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As of and for the year ended March 31, 2023, the Company has incurred operating losses of $8,042,240 and accumulated deficit of $54,274,448. These factors raise substantial doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

LiquidityAlthough the Company has commenced operations and Management’s Plans

Priorattempting to generate sufficient revenue, the completionCompany’s cash position may not be sufficient to support the Company’s daily operations. Management intends to raise additional funds by way of debt, or a private or public offering. While the Company believes in the viability of its strategy to commence operations and generate sufficient revenue and in its ability to raise additional funds, there can be no assurances to that effect. The ability of the Initial Public Offering, the Company lacked the liquidity it needed to sustain operations forcontinue as a reasonable period of time, whichgoing concern is considered to be one year from the issuance date of the financial statements. The Company has since completed its Initial Public Offering at which time capital in excess of the funds deposited in the Trust Account and/or used to fund offering expenses was released to the Company for general working capital purposes. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor may provide us up to $1,500,000 under Working Capital Loans (see Note 5). Accordingly, management has since reevaluateddependent upon the Company’s liquidityability to further implement its business plan and financial conditiongenerate sufficient revenue and determined that sufficient capital existsits ability to sustain operations through the earlierraise additional funds by way of the consummation ofdebt, or a Business Combinationpublic or one year from this filing and therefore substantial doubt has been alleviated. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate an initial Business Combination will be successful within the Combination Period.private offering. The financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result frombe necessary should the outcome of this uncertainty.Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Risks and Uncertainties

NOTE 3 -

Management is currently evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the financial statement. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting PoliciesSUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The Company applies equity method to the following investment in the entity.

SCHEDULE OF SUBSIDIARIES

     Percentage of Effective Ownership 
Name of entity Place of Organization  March 31, 2023  December 31, 2022 
ASC TECH Agent  Japan   48.81%  48.81%

Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Information

 

The accompanying interim consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2023, the interim consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss), consolidated statements of changes in shareholders’ equity (deficiency), and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 and the related notes to such interim consolidated financial statements are unaudited. These unaudited condensedinterim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted inU.S. GAAP. In management’s opinion, the United States of America (“GAAP”)unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual financial statements and reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments necessary for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-Xfair statement of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation ofCompany’s financial position as of March 31, 2023 and the Company’s consolidated results of operations or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s prospectus for its Initial Public Offering as filed with the SEC on August 11, 2021, as well as the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on August 16, 2021. The interimconsolidated results of operations for the periodthree months ended June 30, 2021 March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the periodfull year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future

periods.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)2023.

 

Use of Estimates

The preparation ofIn preparing the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP, requiresthe management is required to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

Making These estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimateare based on information available as of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the consolidated financial statements, whichstatements. Significant estimates required to be made by management considered in formulating its estimate, could change ininclude, but are not limited to, the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly,allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives of property and equipment, the actualimpairment of long-lived assets, and valuation allowance of deferred tax assets. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with anCash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and deposits in banks that are unrestricted as to withdrawal or use, and which have original maturitymaturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company had $25,005 in cash and 0 cash equivalents as of June 30, 2021.less.

 

Deferred Offering CostsAccounts Receivable

Accounts receivable, net represent the amounts that the Company has an unconditional right to consideration, which are stated at the original amount less an allowance for doubtful receivables. The Company reviews the accounts receivable on a periodic basis and makes general and specific allowances when there is doubt as to the collectability of individual balances. The Company usually determines the adequacy of reserves for doubtful accounts based on individual account analysis and historical collection trends. The Company establishes a provision for doubtful receivables when there is objective evidence that the Company may not be able to collect amounts due. The allowance is based on management’s best estimates of specific losses on individual exposures, as well as a provision on historical trends of collections. The provision is recorded against accounts receivables balances, with a corresponding charge recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Delinquent account balances are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is remote. In circumstances in which the Company receives payment for accounts receivable that have previously been written off, the Company reverses the allowance and bad debt.

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Inventories

Inventories consist principally of raw materials used for rendering computing sharing services and for manufacturing hoverbikes. Work in progress represents the costs incurred to date on unfinished products or services. The costs recognized as work in progress include direct materials, direct labor, and overhead costs that are directly attributable to the production of the unfinished product or service. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value, cost being determined by the first-in, first-out method for merchandise. Net realizable value is calculated at estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. Loss from inventories written down to net realizable value should be recognized whenever the utility of goods is impaired by damage, deterioration, obsolescence, changes in price levels, or other causes. When inventories have been written down below cost, the reduced amount is to be considered the cost for subsequent accounting purposes.

Fixed assets

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives, as more details follow:

SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATED USEFUL LIVES OF FIXED ASSETS

Depreciation MethodUseful Life
Building and building accessoriesStraight-line method8-38 years
Office equipment and furnitureStraight-line method2-10 years
SoftwareStraight-line method5 years
Design rightStraight-line method7 years
Patent rightStraight-line method8 years

Expenditures for maintenance and repairs, which do not materially extend the useful lives of the assets, are charged to expense as incurred. Expenditures for major renewals and betterments which substantially extend the useful life of assets are capitalized. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of assets retired or sold are removed from the respective accounts, and any gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

Lease-Lessee

In accordance with the Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) the Company determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at inception of the contract and whether that lease meets the classification criteria of a finance or operating lease. Lease terms of certain operating leases include the non-cancellable period for which the Company has the right to use the underlying asset, together with renewal option periods when the exercise of the renewal option is reasonably certain.

The Company leases office facilities, office equipment and furniture, and a vehicle, which are classified as operating leases and leases containers, which are classified as a finance lease in accordance with Topic 842. Under Topic 842, lessees are required to recognize the following for all leases on the commencement date: (i) lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (ii) right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, operating lease liabilities, current, and operating lease liabilities, non-current, and finance leases are included in property and equipment, finance lease liabilities, current, and finance lease liabilities, non-current in the consolidated balance sheet.

The operating lease right-of-use asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. All operating lease right-of-use assets are reviewed for impairment annually.

As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.

The Company has elected the short-term lease exception, and therefore operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities do not include leases with a lease term of twelve months or less.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets with finite lives, primarily property and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If the estimated cash flows from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition are below the asset’s carrying value, then the asset is deemed to be impaired and written down to its fair value.

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Equity Method

We apply the equity method to an investment in unconsolidated entities over which we have the ability to exercise significant influence. We initially record our investments based on the acquisition cost. Under the equity method, the carrying amount of the investment is adjusted to recognize changes in the Company’s share of net assets of the investment.

Warrant Liabilities

We account for the Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815-40 — Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815), under which the Warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as liabilities. Accordingly, we classify the Warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjust the Warrants to fair value at each reporting period. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our consolidated statements of operations. The Placement Warrants and the Public Warrants for periods where no observable traded price was available are valued using a Black Scholes model.

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The Company complies withmaintains its books and record in its local currency, Japanese YEN (“JPY”), which is a functional currency as being the requirementsprimary currency of the ASC 340-10-S99-1economic environment in which its operation is conducted. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A - Expenses of Offering. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred throughliabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet date thatdates. The resulting exchange differences are related torecorded in the IPO. Offering costs are charged against the carrying valuestatements of Class A common stock or the statement of operations based on the relative value of the Class A common stock and the Warrants to the proceeds received from the Units sold upon the completion of the IPO. As of June 30, 2021, the Company had deferred offering costs of $78,792.operations.

 

The reporting currency of the Company is the United States Dollars (“US$”), and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in US$. In accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “Translation of Financial Statements”, assets and liabilities of the Company whose functional currency is not US$ are translated into US$, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from the translation of financial statements are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within the statements of changes in shareholders’ deficit.

Translation of amounts from the local currency of the Company into US$1 has been made at the following exchange rates:

SCHEDULE OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

  2023  2022  2022 
  

Three months ended March 31,
(unaudited)

  Year ended
December 31,
 
  2023  2022  2022 
Current JPY: US$1 exchange rate  132.75   121.44   131.81 
Average JPY: US$1 exchange rate  132.44   116.36   131.46 
Foreign exchange rate  132.44   116.36   131.46 

Income TaxesConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

The Company compliesIn accordance with FASB ASC 830-230, “Statement of Cash Flows”, cash flows from the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approachCompany’s operations are calculated based upon the functional currency. As a result, amounts related to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences betweenreported on the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will resultcash flows may not necessarily agree with changes in future taxable or deductible amounts, basedthe corresponding balances on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined the United States is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits, if any, as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30 2021 and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.balance sheet.

Revenue Recognition

 

The provision for income taxes was deemed to be immaterial for the periodCompany recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, “Revenue from February 12, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2021.Contracts with Customers”.

 

To determine revenue recognition for contracts with customers, the Company performs the following five steps : (i) identify the contract(s) with the customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, including variable consideration to the extent that it is probable that a significant future reversal will not occur, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the respective performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Revenue amount represents the invoiced value and net of a value-added tax (“Consumption Tax”). The Consumption Tax on sales is calculated at 10% of gross sales.

When another party is involved in providing goods or services to our customer, we apply the principal versus agent guidance in ASC Topic 606 to determine if we are the principal or an agent to the transaction. When we control the specified goods or services before they are transferred to our customer, we report revenue gross, as principal. If we do not control the goods or services before they are transferred to our customer, revenue is reported net of the fees paid to the other party, as agent.

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PONO CAPITAL CORPCost of Revenues

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 2 — SummaryCost of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)revenues primarily consists of salaries and related expenses (e.g. bonuses, employee benefits, and payroll taxes) for personnel directly involved in the delivery of services and products directly to customers. Cost of revenues also includes royalty/license payments to vendors, and hosting and infrastructure costs related to the delivery of the Company’s products and services.

 

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible RedemptionAdvertising Expenses

All of the Class A common stock 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 stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation. In accordance with ASC 480, conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including shares of Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of ASC 480. Although the Company did not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides that currently, the Company will not redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (stockholders’ equity) to be less than $5,000,001. However, the threshold in its charter would not change the nature of the underlying shares as redeemable and thus public shares would be required to be disclosed outside of permanent equity. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value ($10.15 per share) at the end of each reporting period. Such changes are reflected in additional paid-in capital, or in the absence of additional capital, in accumulated deficit.

 

On June 30, 2021,Advertising expenses consist primarily of costs of promotion and marketing for the Company’s image and products, and costs of direct advertising, and are included in selling expenses. The Company expenses advertising costs as there are incurred, in accordance with the ASC 720-35, “Advertising Costs”. The advertising expenses for three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited) were $040,382 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding, and $07,906 shares of Class A Common Stock are subject to possible redemption., respectively.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of accounts and other receivables. The Company does not require collateral or other security to support these receivables. The Company conducts periodic reviews of the financial condition and payment practices of its customers to minimize collection risk on accounts receivable.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, Customer C accounts for respectively 29.8% of the Company’s total revenues.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, Customer A and Customer B accounts for respectively 25.0% and 20.9% of the Company’s total revenues.

As of December 31, 2022, Customer E, Customer F and Customer G accounts for respectively 16.2%, 15.1% and 12.8% of the Company’s total accounts receivable. Customer C, Customer F and Customer J accounts for respectively 37.2%, 18.4% and 10.7% of the Company’s total accounts receivable

For the three months ended March 31, 2023, Vendor A and Vendor B accounts for respectively 29.3% and 25.2% of the Company’s total raw material purchases.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, Vendor E and Vendor A accounts for respectively 36.9% and 24.6% of the Company’s total raw material purchases.

As of December 31, 2022, Vendor A, Vendor C and Vendor D account for respectively 20.1%, 7.8% and 6.0% of the Company’s total accounts payable. As of March 31, 2023, Vendor A, Vendor B and Vendor C account for respectively 14.8%, 9.9% and 8.8% of the Company’s total accounts payable.

Comprehensive Income or Loss

ASC 220, “Comprehensive Income,” establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income or loss, its components and accumulated balances. Comprehensive income or loss as defined includes all changes in equity during a cash accountperiod from non-owner sources. Accumulated other comprehensive loss, as presented in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverageaccompanying consolidated statements of $250,000. On June 30, 2021, the Company had not experiencedchanges in shareholders’ deficit, consists of changes in unrealized gains and losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.foreign currency translation.

 

Net LossEarnings (Loss) Per Share

 

Net incomeThe Company computes basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common stock shares outstanding forduring the reporting period. The calculation of diluted incomeDiluted earnings (loss) per share does not considerreflects the effectpotential dilution that could occur if stock options and other commitments to issue common shares were exercised or equity awards vest resulting in the issuance of common shares that could share in the earnings (loss) of the warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and warrants issued as components of the Private Placement Units (the “Placement Warrants”) since the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.Company.

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PONO CAPITAL CORPRelated Parties and Transactions

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 2 — SummaryThe Company identifies related parties, and accounts for, discloses related party transactions in accordance with ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosures” and other relevant ASC standards.

Parties, which can be an entity or individual, are considered to be related if they have the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the Company or exercise significant influence over the Company in making financial and operational decisions. Entities are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or common significant influence.

Transactions involving related parties cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s-length basis, as the requisite conditions of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)competitive, free market dealings may not exist. Representations about transactions with related parties, if made, shall not imply that the related party transactions were consummated on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm’s-length transactions unless such representations can be substantiated.

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Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Under this method, income tax expense is recognized for the amount of: (i) taxes payable or refundable for the current period and (ii) deferred tax consequences of temporary differences resulting from matters that have been recognized in an entity’s financial statements or tax returns. Deferred tax assets also include the prior years’ net operating losses carried forward. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce the deferred tax assets reported if based on the weight of the available positive and negative evidence, it is more likely than not some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

The Company follows ASC 740, which prescribes a more-likely-than-not threshold for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. ASC 740 also provides guidance on recognition of income tax assets and liabilities, classification of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities, accounting for interest and penalties associated with tax positions, accounting for income taxes in interim periods, and income tax disclosures.

Under the provisions of ASC 740, when tax returns are filed, it is likely that some positions taken would be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities, while others are subject to uncertainty about the merits of the position taken or the amount of the position that would be ultimately sustained. The benefit of a tax position is recognized in the financial statements in the period during which, based on all available evidence, management believes it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of appeals or litigation processes, if any. Tax positions taken are not offset or aggregated with other positions. Tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold are measured as the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement with the applicable taxing authority. The portion of the benefits associated with tax positions taken that exceeds the amount measured as described above is reflected as a liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying balance sheets along with any associated interest and penalties that would be payable to the taxing authorities upon examination. Interest associated with unrecognized tax benefits is classified as interest expense and penalties are classified in selling, general and administrative expenses in the statements of operations.

 

Fair Value of Financial InstrumentsMeasurements

 

The Company performs fair value measurements in accordance with ASC 820. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale ofto sell an asset or paid forto transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAPASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy which prioritizesthat requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs used inand minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assetsAn asset’s or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:

● Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;

● Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and

● Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorizeda liability’s categorization within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy is based onupon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. ASC 820 establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly; or
Level 3: unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair values of the assets or liabilities.

NOTE 4 — ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

Accounts receivable, net consists of the following:

SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

  

March 31,
2023
(unaudited)

  December 31,
2022
 
Accounts receivable $803,309  $980,688 
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts  (7,375)  - 
Accounts receivable, net $795,934  $980,688 

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Allowance for doubtful accounts movement is as follows:

SCHEDULE OF ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS

  

March 31,
2023
(unaudited)

  December 31,
2022
 
Beginning balance $-  $(739)
Change during the year  (7,392)  739 
Foreign currency translation adjustment  17   - 
Ending balance $(7,375) $- 

Other receivable movement is as follows:

SCHEDULE OF OTHER RECEIVABLE

 

March 31,
2023
(unaudited)

  December 31,
2022
 
Beginning balance $2,089,921  $1,034,690 
Change during the year  (328,912)  1,189,020 
Foreign currency translation adjustment  (14,024)  (133,789)
Ending balance $1,746,985  $2,089,921 

The change during the year in 2022 is mainly from increase of consumption tax receivable that will be refunded in the next fiscal year.

 

NOTE 5 — Derivative Financial InstrumentsINVENTORY

Inventory consists of the following:

SCHEDULE OF INVENTORY

  

March 31,
2023
(unaudited)

  December 31,
2022
 
Raw materials $2,337,941  $1,533,784 
Work in progress  1,339,454   1,135,852 
Stored item  10,384   17,456 
Total $3,687,779  $2,687,092 

NOTE 6 — SEGMENT INFORMATION

Management determined the Company’s operations constituted one reportable segment in accordance with ASC 280—Air mobility segment. Revenue by each service line can be found in Note 7 below.

NOTE 7 — REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

The Company accountscurrently generates its revenue from the following main sources:

Revenue from Sales of Computing Equipment

Revenues from the sale of equipment are recognized at the point in time when obligations under the terms of a contract with our customer are satisfied and control has been transferred to the customer. For equipment placements that require us to install the product at the customer location, revenue is normally recognized when the equipment has been delivered and installed at the customer location. Sales of customer installable products are recognized upon shipment or receipt by the customer according to the customer’s shipping terms.

Revenue from Computing Power Sharing services with Equipment Installation

The Company provides customers with computing power sharing services with equipment installation, which includes a one-time equipment installation and a certain period of time technology service. The Company recognizes revenue from one-time equipment installation at the point in time when the installation is completed and accepted by the customer. The Company recognizes revenue from technology service over time when the service is rendered and accepted by the customer, normally monthly.

Revenue from Computing Power Sharing services without Equipment Installation

The Company also provides customers with computing power sharing services without equipment installation, which includes a one-time platform set up without equipment installation, and a certain period of time technology service. The Company recognizes revenue from one-time platform set up at the point in time when the platform is set up to function and accepted by the customer. The Company recognizes revenue from technology service over time when the service is rendered and accepted by the customer, normally monthly.

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Revenue from Air Mobility Drone Solution

The Company provides customers with air mobility drone solution, which includes UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) main equipment, laser scanner, software package, camera system, etc. The solution includes a one-time system set up and a certain period of time technology service. The Company recognizes revenue from one-time system set up at the point in time when the system is set up to function and accepted by the customer. The Company recognizes revenue from technology service over time when the service is rendered and accepted by the customer, normally monthly.

Revenue from Project Management

The Company provides customers with project management, which includes project planning and implementation, and providing needed technology human resources, such as construction engineers and software engineers for derivative financial instrumentsvarious projects. The Company recognizes revenue from project management over time when the service is rendered and accepted by the customer, normally monthly.

Revenue from Outsourcing Service

The Company provides customers with outsourcing service of temporary staffing for construction or technology industries. The Company recognizes revenue from outsourcing over time as the service is rendered, normally monthly. Revenue from Outsourcing Service is included in accordance with ASC Topic 815. income from discontinued operations.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The Company disaggregates its revenues from contracts by service types, as the Company believes it best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of the revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. The Company’s disaggregation of revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is as following (unaudited):

SCHEDULE OF DISAGGREGATION OF REVENUE

  2023  2022 
  

Three months ended March 31,

 
  (unaudited) 
  2023  2022 
Revenue from Sales of Computing Equipment&Drone $62,870  $682,392 
Revenue from Computing Power Sharing services  61,718   417,009 
Revenue from Project Management for Computing Share  6,418   30,673 
Revenue from Air Mobility Drone Solution  736,642   854,222 
Revenue from Project Management  45,304   37,734 
Other  352,931   16,626 
Total Revenue $1,265,883  $2,038,656 

For derivative financial instruments thatthe three months ended March 31 in 2023 and 2022 (unaudited), almost all of the revenue generated are accounted for as liabilities,attributed to the derivative instrument is initially recorded atCompany’s operation in Japan.

Contract Liability

As of March 31, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022, the Company recognizes contract liability of $833,461 and $1,104,582 respectively. Contract liability primarily represents the Company’s remaining performance obligations under its fair value upon issuance and remeasured at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. The classification of derivative financial instruments is evaluatedservice agreement at the end of the period, for which consideration has been received and revenue had not been recognized.

NOTE 8 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Guarantee provided by a director of A.L.I.

For the three months ended March 31 in 2023, the Company received a debt guarantee from the Representative Director of A.L.I. Daisuke Katano for a particular building lease agreement. The transaction amount is $6,343 which is calculated by the total rental fees paid during the period from January 1, 2023 to March 31, 2023 for the contracts for which guarantees were provided as of March 31, 2023. No warranty fees are paid.

Short-termLoan from a former director of Aerwins

On February 27, 2023, the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary in Japan, A.L.I. Technologies, entered into a loan agreement with Shuhei Komatsu, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Komatsu agreed to lend A.L.I. 200,000,000 yen (approximately $1,506,592 US Dollars based on a conversion rate of 0.007532 US Dollar for each reporting$1 yen as of March 31, 2023). The maturity date of the loan was April 15, 2023, and has been extended to June 30, 2023. The Company recognizes the loan as Shor-term loans payable in its balance sheet.

The interest rate under the agreement is 2.475% per annum, and the interest period is from February 27, 2023 until the maturity date. The Company has paid 100,000,000 yen (approximately $753,266) as of May 22, 2023.

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NOTE 9 — PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property and equipment consist of the following:

SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

  

March 31,
2023
(unaudited)

  December 31,
2022
 
Building $232,213  $233,869 
Accessory equipment  212,639   211,879 
Structures  47,231   47,568 
Vehicles  4,480   4,512 
Tools, furniture and fixtures  1,733,708   1,751,969 
Lease assets  185,548   186,871 
Construction in process  -   - 
Property and equipment, gross        
Accumulated depreciation and impairment  (1,128,706)  (1,046,121)
Property and equipment, net $1,287,113  $1,390,547 

Depreciation expense for three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, were respectively $98,541 and $72,145.

NOTE 10 — INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

The components of intangible assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS

  March 31,  December 31, 
  

2023

(unaudited)

  2022 
      
Software $707,270  $706,320 
Design right  110,546   111,334 
Patent right  24,859   - 
Intangible assets, gross        
Accumulated amortization  (675,254)  (667,078)
Intangible assets, net $167,421  $150,576 

Amortization expense for three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, were respectively $12,930 and $13,992.

NOTE 11 — LEASES

The components of lease costs are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF LEASE COSTS

  2023  2022 
  For the Three months Ended 
  March 31, (unaudited) 
  2023  2022 
Short-term lease costs $132  $284 
Finance lease costs  24,691   25,066 
Operating lease costs  100,844   112,972 
Total lease costs $125,667  $138,322 

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As of March 31, 2023, the future maturity of lease liabilities is as follows:

SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MATURITY OF LEASE LIABILITIES

Year ending December 31,

 

Finance
lease

  

Operating
lease

 
2023 $105,026  $258,924 
2024  32,845   227,033 
2025  11,191   99,106 
2026  11,191   - 
Thereafter  11,191   - 
Total lease payments  171,444   585,063 
Less: imputed interest  (6,983)  (6,751)
Total lease liabilities  164,461   578,312 
Less: current portion  101,856   254,541 
Non-current lease liabilities $62,605  $323,771 

The following table presents supplemental information related to the Company’s leases:

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION RELATED TO LEASE

  2023  2022 
  For the Three months Ended 
  March 31, (unaudited) 
  2023  2022 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:      
Operating cash flows from operating leases  108,478   110,432 
Financing cash flows from finance lease  21,185   23,704 
Weighted average remaining lease term (years)        
Finance leases  1.2   2.0 
Operating leases  1.2   1.4 
Weighted-average discount rate: (per annum)        
Finance leases  2.59%  2.34%
Operating leases  0.94   0.94 

Pursuant to the operating lease agreements, the Company made security deposits to the lessors. The amount of security deposits as of March 31, 2023 and as of December 31, 2022 is $168,794 and 174,111 respectively.

NOTE 12 — OTHER PAYABLE

The Company’s Other payable includes a liability arising from factoring of consumption tax receivable of $1,034,271. The liability from the factoring has been repaid on April 17, 2023.

NOTE 13 — LONG-TERM DEBTS

The Company’s long-term debts included bond payable, and loans borrowed from banks and other financial institutions, which consist of the following:

SCHEDULE OF LONG-TERM DEBTS INCLUDED BOND PAYABLE, AND LOANS BORROWED FROM BANKS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Name of Lender Original Amount Borrowed
(JPY)
  Loan
Duration
 Annual
Interest Rate
  

Balance as of
March 31,
2023

(unaudited)

  Balance as of
December 31,
2022
 
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.  40,000,000  1/22/2021
1/22/2028
  0.00%  301,318   303,467 
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.  60,000,000  1/22/2021
1/22/2028
  0.00%  451,977   455,201 
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.  50,000,000  1/22/2021
1/22/2028
  1.70%  376,648   379,334 
Japan Finance Corporation  50,000,000  12/29/2020
12/31/2027
  1.11%  259,134   279,190 
Japan Finance Corporation  250,000,000  12/29/2020
1/31/2026
  0.50%  1,883,239   1,896,669 
Aggregate outstanding principal balances            3,272,316   3,313,861 
Less: current portion            (101,333)  (54,624)
Non-current portion           $3,170,983  $3,259,237 

Interest expense for long-term debts was $6,805 and $7,538 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited), respectively.

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NOTE 14 — INCOME TAXES

United States

Aerwins Technologies Inc. is a holding company registered in the State of Delaware incorporated in June 2022. The U.S. federal income tax rate is 21%.

Japan

The Company conducts its major businesses in Japan and is subject to tax in this jurisdiction. During the three months periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, all taxable income (loss) of the Company is generated in Japan. Income taxes in Japan applicable to the Company are imposed by the national, prefectural, and municipal governments, and in the aggregate resulted in an effective statutory rate of approximately 34.59% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company’s income tax expenses are as follows:

SCHEDULE OF COMPANY'S INCOME TAX EXPENSES

   2023   2022 
   For the Three months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2023   2022 
Current $-  $- 
Deferred  -   - 
Total $-  $- 

A reconciliation of the effective income tax rates reflected in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations to the Japanese statutory tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:

SCHEDULE OF EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATES OF OPERATIONS TO THE JAPANESE STATUTORY TAX RATE

  2023  2022 
  For the Three months Ended 
  March 31, 
  2023  2022 
Japanese statutory tax rate  34.59%  34.59%
Change in valuation allowance  (34.59)%  (34.59)%
Effective tax rate  (0.00)%  (0.00)%

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)

The Company’s provision for income taxes for interim periods was determined using an estimate of its annual effective tax rate. Each quarter, the Company updates its estimate of the annual effective tax rate, and if the estimated annual effective tax rate changes, the Company makes a cumulative adjustment in such period.

 

The Company recognized no income tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 because the Company did not recognize profit in the both periods.

NOTE 15— Recent Accounting StandardsEQUITY METHOD

As of March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company holds a 48.81% interest in ASC TECH Agent. Accordingly, the Company applies the equity method of accounting to its investment. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and (unaudited), net income from ASC TECH Agent is recognized as equity in earnings of investee of $6,176, and $20,773 in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

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NOTE 16 – SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

The Company is authorized to issue 400,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.000001 per share (“Common Stock”), and 20,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, par value of $0.000001 per share. Before the Business Combination, the Company was authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share, and 20,000,000 shares of preferred shares, par value of $0.0001 per share.

Business combination with Pono Capital Corp

On February 3, 2023, the Company consummated the Merger with Pono and issued an aggregate of 51,986,565 shares of its common stock to the former shareholders of AERWINS, Inc. On February 2, 2023, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with the Purchasers and issued 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock in exchange for $5,000,000. As of January 25, 2023 shareholders of the Company holding 11,328,988 shares of Common Stock elected to redeem such shares for an aggregate payment of approximately $118,954,374.

Shares issued to service providers

The Company agreed with service providers to pay the service fees by issuing common stock warrants which can be transferred to 882,394 shares of common stock with fair value of $4,338,298 in total. After the closing of the Business Combination, the Company issued 413,103 shares of common stock in response to the request to transfer the warrants to shares from the service providers. As some service fees were related to future services, $1,000,000 were recognized as prepaid when the warrants were exercised.

The net number of the Company’s outstanding shares increased by 9,210,790 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and recognized Common stock of $9 and Additional Paid-in Capital of $2,304,054. As of March 31, 2023, there were 56,139,855 of common shares issued. The number of shares of Common stock are retrospectively presented to reflect the legal capital of post-merger AERWINS.

NOTE 17 – EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE

Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated on the basis of weighted-average outstanding common shares. Diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed on the basis of basic weighted-average outstanding common shares adjusted for the dilutive effect of stock options. Dilutive common shares are determined by applying the treasury stock method to the assumed conversion of share repurchase liability to common shares related to the early exercised stock options.

The computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is as follows:

SCHEDULE OF COMPUTATION OF BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE

  2023  2022 
  For the Three months Ended 
  

March 31,

(unaudited)

 
  2023  2022 
Earnings (loss) per share – basic      
Numerator:      
Net loss $(7,801,544) $(3,392,003)
Denominator:        
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding used in calculating basic earnings (loss) per share  53,023,366   41,907,613 
Denominator used for earnings (loss) per share        
Loss per share (basic and diluted) $(0.15) $(0.08)

Basic loss per share equals diluted loss per share because the calculation of diluted loss per share would be anti-dilutive.

NOTE 18 – STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

On July 27, 2022, Aerwins issued stock options to certain directors of the Company which can be exercised for a total of 2,648,000 shares (before the pre-merger basis) of the Company’s common stock with an exercise price of $0.00015 per share and a vesting period shall commence on the first business day following the occurrence of going public (the “Trigger Date”), and thereafter (i) one third of the option shall vest on the three months anniversary of the Trigger Date, (ii) one third of the option shall vest on the fifteen month anniversary of the Trigger Date; and (iii) the remaining one third of the option shall vest on the twenty seven month anniversary of the Trigger Date. The remaining weighted average contractual life as of March 31, 2023, is 9.33 years.

SCHEDULE OF STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

Grant date July 27, 2022 
Number of shares at grant date  4,142,277 
Outstanding at January 31, 2023  4,142,277 
Forfeiture  (2,969,049)
Outstanding at March 31, 2022  1,173,228 
Exercise price $0.00015 
Consideration paid to the Company at the grant date $132 

The number of shares is retrospectively presented to reflect the Business Combination with Pono.

The Company estimated the fair value of the stock-based compensation at $0.00005 using the Binomial Option Pricing Model with the following assumption inputs.

SCHEDULE OF FAIR VALUE OF THE STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

Exercise period 5 years 
Share price on the issuance date $0.0001 
Volatility  64.22%
Expected dividend rate  0%
Risk-free interest rate  2.88%

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NOTE 19 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

 

In August 2020,The estimated fair value of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt — Debt with ConversionCompany’s financial instrument at March 31, 2023 and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversionDecember 31, 2022 are set forth below. The following summary excludes cash and cash conversion features from convertible instrumentsequivalents, accounts receivable, other receivable, short-term loans payable, accounts payable, accrued expenses, contract liability, current portion of long-term debts, current operating and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosuresfinance lease liabilities and other current liabilities for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020- 06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2022 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s condensed financial statements.which fair values approximate their carrying amounts.

SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE OF THE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT 

  Amount at Fair
Value
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3 
March 31, 2023                
Liabilities                
Public Warrants $517,500  $517,500  $-  $- 
Placement Warrants $39,462  $-  $39,462  $- 

Note 3 —Initial Public Offering

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Over-allotment Option Units, the Company sold 11,500,000 Units at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of 1common stock and three-quarters of 1redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase three-quarters of one common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share.

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PONO CAPITAL CORP

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 4 — Private Placement

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Over-allotment Option Units, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 521,675 Private Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $5,216,750.

 

The proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units will be added to the net proceeds from the Offering heldPublic Warrants are classified as Level 1 in the Trust Account.fair value hierarchy because they valued using quoted market prices. The Placement UnitsWarrants are identical to the Units soldclassified as Level 2 in the Initial Public Offering, except forfair value hierarchy. This classification is based on the placement warrants (“Placement Warrants”), as describedavailability of significant inputs used in Note 7. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination withinBlack-Sholes model including stock price, strike price and remaining term, which are observable in the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Placement Units will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Placement Warrants will expire worthless.market.

 

Note 5 — Related Party TransactionsTransfers to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the end of the reporting period in which a change in valuation technique or methodology occurs.

 

Founder SharesNOTE 20 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On March 22, 2021,April 12, 2023, the Company issued an aggregate of 2,875,000 shares of Class B common stockentered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with Lind Global Fund II LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Investor”). Pursuant to the Sponsor for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 in cash. Such Class B common stock includes an aggregate ofSPA, the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Investor up to 375,000 shares that were subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsor will collectively own at least 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Offering (assuming the initial stockholders do not purchase any Public Sharesthree promissory notes (the “Notes”) for a total investment in the Offering and excluding the Placement Units and underlying securities). The underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full so those shares are no longer subject to forfeiture.

The initial stockholders have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Class B common stock (except to certain permitted transferees) until, with respect to any of the Class B common stock, the earlier of (i) six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or (ii) the date on which the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing after a Business Combination, with respect to the remaining any of the Class B common stock, upon six months after the date of the consummation of a Business Combination, or earlier, in each case, if, subsequent to a Business Combination, the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their common stock for cash, securities or other property.

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PONO CAPITAL CORP

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 5 — Related Party Transactions (Continued)

Promissory Note — Related Party

On March 22, 2021, the Sponsor committed to loan the Company an aggregate of up to $300,000 5,000,000, which Notes are convertible into shares of common stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”); and to cover expenses relatedissue to the Initial Public Offering pursuant to a promissory note (the “Note”). The Note was non-interest bearing and was payable on the earlier of July 31, 2021 or the completion of the Initial Public Offering. On June 30, 2021, the Company had borrowed $88,792 under the Note. On August 17, 2021, the outstanding balance owed under the Note was repaid in full.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor may provide us with a loan to the CompanyInvestor up to $1,500,0005,601,613 as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be converted upon consummation of a Business Combination into additional Placement Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. As of June 30, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.

If the Company anticipates that it may not be able to consummate the initial Business Combination within 12 months, the Company may, by resolution of the board if requested by the Sponsor, extend the period of time to consummate a Business Combination up to two times, each by an additional three months (for a total of up to 18 months to complete a Business Combination), subject to the Sponsor depositing additional funds into the trust account as set out below. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the trust agreement to be entered into between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, in order for the time available for the Company to consummate the initial Business Combination to be extended, the Sponsor or its affiliates or designees, must deposit into the Trust Account $1,150,000 with the underwriters’ over-allotment option exercised in full ($0.10 per unit in either case), on or prior to the date of the applicable deadline, for each of the available three month extensions, providing a total possible Business Combination period of 18 months at a total payment value of $2,300,000 with the underwriters’ over-allotment option exercised in full ($0.10 per unit). Any such payments would be madewarrants in the form of a loan. Any such loans will be non-interest bearing and payable upon the consummation of a Business Combination out of the proceeds of the trust account released to it.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 5 — Related Party Transactions (Continued)

Administrative Support Agreement

The Company’s Sponsor has agreed, commencing from the date that the Company’s securities are first listed on NASDAQ through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination and its liquidation, to make availableas attached to the Company certain general and administrative services, including office space, utilities and administrative services, as the Company may require from timeSPA (the “Warrants”) to time. The Company has agreedacquire up to pay to Mehana Equity LLC, the Sponsor $10,0005,601,613 per month for these services during the 18-month period to complete a business combination. The Sponsor has agreed to pay for the formation cost of $229 and waived to seek reimbursement from the Company for such cost.

Note 6 — Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights

The holders of the founder shares and placement units (including securities contained therein) and units (including securities contained therein) that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans, and anyadditional shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the placement warrants and any shares of Class A common stock and warrants (and underlying Class A common stock) that may be issued upon conversion of the units issued as part of the working capital loans and Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the founder shares, will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of this offering, requiring us to register such securities for resale (in theCommon Stock, in each case of the founder shares, only after conversion to our Class A common stock). The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of our initial business combination and rights to require us to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, under FINRA Rule 5110, the underwriters and/or their designees may only make a demand registration (i) on one occasion and (ii) during the five-year period beginning on the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Offering, and the underwriters and/or their designees may participate in a “piggy-back” registration only during the seven-year period beginning on the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Offering.

Underwriters Agreement

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions.

The underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting discount of: (i) two percent (2.00%) of the gross proceeds of the Offering, or $2,300,000. In addition, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of three percent (3.00%) of the gross proceeds of the Offering upon closing of the Business Combination, or $3,450,000. The deferred fee will be paid in cash upon the closing of a Business Combination from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement.

On August 13, 2021, the underwriter has given the Company a rebatement of $350,000.SPA. The total cash underwriting fee is $1,950,000Notes and deferred underwriting fee is $3,450,000.

Right of First Refusal

For a period beginning on the closing of this offering and ending 12 months from the closing of a business combination, we have granted EF Hutton a right of first refusal to act as lead-left book running manager and lead left manager for any and all future private or public equity, convertible and debt offerings during such period. In accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(g)(3)(A)(i), such right of first refusal shall not have a duration of more than three years from the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 7 – Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $0.000001 per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. On June 30, 2021, there were 0 preferred shares issued or outstanding.

Class A Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $0.000001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. On June 30, 2021, there were 0 Class A common stock issued or outstanding.

Class B Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $0.000001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. On March 22, 2021, there were 2,875,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding and were held by the Sponsor. Effective as of April 15, 2021, the Sponsor transferred 100,000 shares of Class B common stock among the chief financial officer and the three independent directors. On June 30, 2021, there were 2,875,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding (includes an aggregate of 375,000 shares subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part). Shares of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the Company’s initial business combination on a one-for-one basis.

WarrantsIn accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40, the warrants issued in the Initial Public Offering do not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, each warrant must be recorded as a liability. The Company will classify each warrant as a liability at its fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s statement of operations.

Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination and will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.in three separate closings.

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A common issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock is available, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 7 – Stockholders’ Equity (Continued)

The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of its initial Business Combination, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a post-effective amendment to the registration statement or a new registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, to cause such registration statement to become effective and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after the closing of the Company’s initial business combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the Company’s shares of Class A common stock are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, it may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event it does not so elect, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis.

Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:

● in whole and not in part;

● at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

● upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, or the 30-day redemption period, to each warrant holder; and

● if, and only if, the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Window and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.

The Placement Warrants will be identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the Public Offering, except that the Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

On June 30, 2021, there are 0 Public Warrants nor Placement Warrants outstanding.

Note 8 – Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statement was issued. Based upon this review, other than the events included in the above notes, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statement.

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ItemITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

References in this report (this “Quarterly Report”) to the “Company,” “Pono Capital Corp,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Pono Capital Corp. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Mehana Equity, LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensedour audited financial statements and the notes related thereto contained elsewherewhich are included in “Item 1. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this report.Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Cautionaryas a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

ThisStatements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A ofand “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) filed with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. We have based these forward-looking statementsCommission (“Commission”) on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings.March 31, 2023.

Overview

 

AERWINS Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “AERWINS”) together with its wholly owned subsidiary AERWINS, Inc., a Delaware corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, A.L.I. Technologies Inc., a Japanese corporation (“ALI”) is the developer and manufacturer of air mobility platform, COSMOS (Centralized Operating System for Managing Open Sky), and the XTURISMO Limited Edition Hoverbike. All references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “AERWINS” include both AERWINS and ALI, except that references to the “Company” “we,” “us,” or “Pono” in this Item 2 refer to Aerwins Technologies Inc. f/k/a Pono Capital Corp.

We are a blank check companywere originally incorporated in Delaware on February 12, 2021. We were2021 under the name “Pono Capital Corp” as a special purpose acquisition company, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, sharecapital stock exchange, asset acquisition, sharestock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businessesbusinesses. On August 13, 2021, we consummated an initial public offering. On February 3, 2023, we consummated a merger (the “Business Combination”“Merger”). We are an emerging growth company with Pono Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and as such, we are subject to alla wholly-owned subsidiary of the risks associatedCompany, then called Pono Capital Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Pono”) with emerging growth companies.

Our sponsor isand into AERWINS, Inc. (formerly named AERWINS Technologies Inc.), a Delaware corporation pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger, dated as of September 7, 2022 (as amended on January 19, 2023, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Pono, Merger Sub, AERWINS, Mehana Equity LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sponsor” or “Purchaser Representative”) in its capacity as the representative of the stockholders of Pono, and Shuhei Komatsu in his capacity as the representative of the stockholders of AERWINS, Inc. (“Seller Representative”). The registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effectiveMerger and other transactions contemplated thereby (collectively, the “Business Combination”) closed on August 11, 2021. On August 13, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 10,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respectFebruary 3, 2023 when pursuant to the Class A common stockMerger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into AERWINS, Inc. with AERWINS, Inc. surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pono, and Pono changed its name to “AERWINS Technologies Inc.” and the business of the Company became the business of AERWINS, Inc. The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Pono Capital Corp was treated as the acquired company and AERWINS, Inc. was treated as the acquirer for financial statement reporting purposes.

The Business Combination occurred during the period for which the financial information herein is presented. The financial information included in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” reflects the Units being offered,historical operations of the “Public Shares”), including 1,500,000Company prior to the Business Combination and the combined operations after the Business Combination, unless otherwise noted. For additional Units to cover over-allotments (the “Over-Allotment Units”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceedsinformation on the Business Combination please see the “Explanatory Note” on page 1 of $115 million, and incurring offering coststhis Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. For additional information on the corporate history of $6,168,893 consistingour Company please see the section titled “Corporate History” on page 70 of $1,950,000 of underwriting fees, $3,450,000 of deferred underwriting fees (see Note 6) and $768,893 of other costs.our Annual Report.

Business Overview

 

Simultaneously withWe were incorporated in the closingState of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placementDelaware on June 9, 2022. We conduct business activities principally through our 100%-owned subsidiary, A. L. I. Technologies Inc., a Japanese corporation (“Private Placement”A. L. I. Technologies”) of an aggregate of 469,175 units (the “Placement Units”) to the Sponsor at a price of $10.00 per Placement Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $4,691,750., which was established in Japan in September 2016 and was acquired by us in August, 2022.

 

Subsequently, on August 18, 2021, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full, and the closing of the issuance and sale of the additional Units occurred (the “Over-allotment Option Units”). The total aggregate issuance by the Company of 1,500,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit resulted in total gross proceeds of $15,000,000. On August 18, 2021, simultaneouslyWe are developing our air mobility business with the saleaim of contributing to society as a global company that leads the Over-allotment Option Units,air mobility society by providing infrastructure that enables anyone to use the Company consummatedairspace safely, securely, and conveniently through the private saleconstant challenge of an additional 52,500 Placement Units, generating gross proceeds of $525,000. The Placement Units were issued pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as the transactions did not involve a public offering.new technologies and their implementation in society.

 

A totalTo realize this vision, we are developing the following business areas:

(1) manned air mobility area, which involves the sale and development of $116,725,000, comprisedhoverbikes that can float at low altitude through difficult-to-move zones in times of disaster,

(2) unmanned air mobility domain, which provides solutions utilizing industrial drones (integrated provision of R&D, aircraft rental or sales, operators, operation management, and other software); and

(3) the computing power sharing domain, which provides services such as blockchain verification and AI.

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Significant Market Opportunities

In today’s increasingly populated and interconnected world, traditional modes of urban transportation continue to create congestion and pollution, and dependent on land-based infrastructure. Transportation for the future requires a revolutionary solution.

The market opportunities based on our technologies are significant. According to an analysis by Frost & Sullivan, the autonomous vehicle services market is expected to grow from a mere $1.1 billion in 2019 to $202.5 billion in 2030 at a CAGR of 60.1%, facilitated by mutually beneficial business models across the entire mobility value chain. To capture the significant growth potential in the AAV market, we strive to continue to innovate and expand the boundaries for air-based mobility.

We have already completed our first manned flight test of the proceedsXTURISMO LTD EDITION prototype 1 which we tested in 2019. The current XTURISMO LTD EDITION made a debut to the public in October 2021 at Fuji Speedway Circuit in Japan. We will further develop the product to be resistant to wind of 6 meters per second and further to 8 meters per second to increase its safety features. In the future, we are also preparing to develop new models ranging from unmanned versions for logistical purposes to potentially hydrogen-based models. On the Offeringsoftware side, we are currently further developing our traffic management system and developing a digital sky road infrastructure based on our existing air traffic control system.

Our air mobility enables urban mobility to expand into three-dimensional space. We believe our technology will change the proceedsfuture of private placements that closed on August 13, 2021transportation, improve lives, and August 18, 2021, netcreate new industries. The XTURISMO LTD EDITION is a full spec version ranging from high quality carbon and equipped with intensive software capability which allows manual/autonomous/remote control driving experience. Each XTURISMO LTD EDITION is built to order, and accordingly, we begin production of each specific unit when a confirmed order is received by us. Due to the cost of the underwriting commissions, discounts,XTURISMO LTD EDITION, we have decided to limit the production of the XTURISMO LTD EDITION to 200 units. Most of the parts were created exclusively for the product with small unit orders resulting in the purchase price to be relatively expensive. The price of the current XTURISMO LTD EDITION is 77.7 million yen ($550,000 USD) per unit (including insurance and offering expenses, was depositedinstallation program) in Japan. We believe the price of the supply parts can be decreased if we are able to obtain further orders, and at such time we may be able to mass produce a less expensive model to facilitate safe, cost-effective, and easy-to-use air mobility solutions. Additionally, the materials can change depending on the usage and unnecessary features can be omitted, both of which can reduce the price.

We design, develop, manufacture, market, and operate unmanned aircraft and their supporting systems and infrastructure for a wide range of industries and applications, including passenger transportation, logistics, and smart city management. For example, in a trust account establishedjoint project with Yamanashi prefecture located in a mountainous region in Japan, we have conducted a logistics test for a hypothetical disaster situation using unmanned drones from three different manufacturers equipped with our proprietary air traffic control system (C.O.S.M.O.S.) to control these drones simultaneously. First, we designed and set up minimum flight routes for unmanned drones in C.O.S.M.O.S. that could be used during a disaster. These were then used as airways (equivalent to infrastructure as a smart city), and flights were made to deliver supplies needed in times of disaster by multiple vehicles flying simultaneously along the airways. Additionally, we have conducted similar tests with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan. We are also seeking to provide efficient services in the field of civil engineering, particularly for surveying and infrastructure inspections. We aim to use unmanned aircraft instead of the existing methods of surveying and visual inspection, which methods typically involve using Cessna aircraft or having workers perform such tasks in person. Furthermore, in the passenger sector, we develop, manufacture, sell, and operate XTURISMO LTD EDITION. We provide an integrated air mobility solution ranging from hardware to software.

Orders, Delivery and Financial Results

We are developing the following business areas:

(1) manned air mobility area, which involves the sale and development of hoverbikes that can float at low altitude through difficult-to-move zones in times of disaster, etc., and (b) industrial drone business, which involves the sale and development of industrial drones; and

(2) unmanned air mobility domain, which provides solutions utilizing industrial drones (integrated provision of R&D, aircraft rental or sales, operators, operation management, and other software); and

(3) the computing power sharing domain, which provides services such as blockchain verification and AI.

For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we generated revenues of $1,265,883 and $2,038,656, respectively, and reported net loss of $7,801,544 and net loss of $3,392,003, respectively, and cash flows used in operating activities of $5,074,486 and $3,789,071, respectively. As noted in our consolidated financial statements, as of March 31, 2023, we had an accumulated deficit of $54,274,448.

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Key Factors that Affect Our Results of Operations

Our business is affected by many factors which we discuss under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the benefitfiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Commission on March 31, 2023, and in subsequent filings. The following are a few of those key factors that may affect our financial condition and results of operations:

Our Purported Product Superiority.

Both hardware and software technologies are key factors intended to strengthen our competitive advantages. Regarding hardware, we developed air mobility CFRP material for XTURISMO which reduced the weight of the Company’s public stockholders (“Trust Account”)open propeller and its body. CFRP is also easy to process and corresponds to various designs and has strong resistance to dust and salt air. We also developed an original body and steering wheel which enables a driver to drive manually easier. The original hybrid engine has high power generation with low revolution and electric supply support to control the device system. Regarding software, the stability control of XTURISMO assists driving using sensor fusion surrounding the body and links with the cloud in real time through encrypted driving and control data communication. Also, C.O.S.M.O.S., locatedthe air traffic control platform connects with each hoverbike and provides flight and network management. These hardware and software solutions are all made in Japan.

Our Ability to Expand International Market

We are seeking to promote global expansion using partnerships, and our ability to succeed in this endeavor will affect our results of operations. Especially in the Gulf Cooperation Council, we have partners for creating the business in the area and will aim to raise funds which we believe will enable us to establish an office and R&D center in the area. We also expect that the area can be a distribution, manufacturing and marketing hub for the vehicles. After that or at the same time, we plan to expand sales channels to other regions, including the United States,States. Also, in order to facilitate such global expansion, we plan to acquire human resources in various countries, and we expect that by 2024, over 50% of our employees will be outside of Japan.

Our Ability to Control Costs and Expenses and Improve Our Operating Efficiency

We are aiming to establish a highly profitable structure for the mass production of hovercrafts by using a fabless model which focuses on design and supply chain control. We plan to select subcontractors and suppliers appropriately based on cost, quality, and delivery date, and we will seek to build an efficient production system. We also hope to sign a partnership agreement with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company actinga local government to implement hovercrafts in society. We aim to reduce the cost of developing advanced technologies and implementing our products in society by utilizing subsidies as trustee,part of such support.

A Severe or Prolonged Slowdown in the Global and which was invested byJapan Economy Could Materially and Adversely Affect Our Business and Our Financial Condition

In recent years, the trustee onlyeconomic indicators in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16)Japan have shown mixed signs, and future growth of the Investment Company Act having a maturityJapanese economy is subject to many factors beyond our control. The Japanese economy is gradually recovering due to the effects of 185 days or less orvarious government policies which encourage the transition to the post-COVID society. However, it is necessary to note downside risks due to fluctuations in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7the financial markets, price increases, and supply-chain constraints as global monetary tightening is progressing. Any future deterioration of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”) until the earlier of: (i) the completion ofJapanese or global economy may result in a Business Combinationdecline in consumption that would have a negative impact on demand for our products and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.their prices.

 

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Results of Operations

Comparison of Results of Operations for the three Months Ended March 31, 2023, and 2022

The following table summarizes our operating results as reflected in our statements of income during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, and provides information regarding the dollar and percentage increase or (decrease) during such periods.

  For the three Months ended March 31, 
  2023  2022  Variance 
  Amount  % of  Amount  % of  Amount  % of 
REVENUE $1,265,883   100.0% $2,038,656   100.0% $(772,773)  (37.9)%
COST OF REVENUE  955,071   75.4%  1,956,702   96.0%  (1,001,631)  (51.2)%
GROSS PROFIT  310,812   24.6%  81,954   4.0%  228,858   279.3%

Operating expenses

                        
Selling expenses  40,382   3.2%  7,906   0.4%  32,476   410.8%
General and administrative expenses  6,222,451   491.6%  1,508,270   74.0%  4,714,181   312.6%
Research and development expenses  2,090,219   165.1%  2,325,999   114.1%  (235,780)  (10.1%)
Total operating expenses  8,353,052   659.9%  3,842,175   188.5%  4,510,877   117.4%
Income (loss) from operations  (8,042,240)  (635.3)%  (3,760,221)  (184.4%)  (4,282,019)  113.9%
Other expenses  240,696   19.0%  368,218   18.1%  (127,522)  (34.6%)
Income (loss) before income tax provision  (7,801,544)  (616.3)%  (3,392,003)  (166.4)%  (4,409,541)  130.0%
Income taxes expense (benefit)  -   -   -   -   -   - 
Net loss  (7,801,544)  (616.3)%  (3,392,003)  (166.4)%  (4,409,541)  130.0%

Revenue

 

Our management has broad discretion with respecttotal revenues decreased by $772,773, or 37,9% to $1,265,883 for the specific applicationthree months ended March 31, 2023 from $2,038,656 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease in our revenues was mainly due to a decrease in sales from shared computing business.

Cost of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that we will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. We must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, we will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.Revenue

 

If we are unableOur total costs of revenues decreased by $1,001,631, or 51.2%, to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, we will (i) cease all operations except$955,071 for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeemthree months ended March 31, 2023 from $1,956,702 the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payablethree months ended March31, 2022. The decrease in cash, equalour costs was attributable to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest (which interest shall be netdecrease of taxes payable and up to $70,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), dividedsales described above.

Gross Profit

Our total gross profit increased by the number of then issued and 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 our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii)$228,858, or 279.3%, to our obligations under Delaware law to provide$310,812 of profit for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law.three months ended March31, 2023 from $81,954 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Operating Expenses

The following table sets forth the breakdown of our operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

  For the three Months ended March 31, 
  2023  2022  Variance 
  Amount  % of  Amount  % of  Amount  % of 
REVENUE $1,265,883   100.0% $2,038,656   100.0% $(772,773)  (37.9)%

Operating expenses

                        
Selling expenses  40,382   3.2%  7,906   0.4%  32,476   410.8%
General and administrative expenses  6,222,451   491.6%  1,508,270   74.0%  4,714,181   312.6%
Research and development expenses  2,090,219   165.1%  2,325,999   114.1%  (235,780)  (10.1)%
Total operating expenses  8,353,052   659.9%  3,842,175   188.5%  4,510,877   117.4%

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General and Administrative Expenses

Our general and administrative expenses primarily consist of employee salaries and welfare, consulting for company reorganization and going public, depreciation and amortization expenses, rental expense and travel and entertainment expenses.

  For the three Months ended March 31, 
  2023  2022  Variance 
  Amount  % of  Amount  % of  Amount  % of 
Salaries and welfare $930,136   14.9% $746,540   49.5% $183,596   24.6%
Consulting and professional service fees  4,122,900   66.3%  427,737   28.4%  3,695,163   863.9%
Depreciation expense  119,646   1.9%  52,054   3.5%  67,592   129.8%
Rent expense  39,777   0.6%  38,807   2.6%  970   2.5%
Office, utility and other expenses  596,018   9.6%  71,278   4.7%  524,740   736.2%
Travel and entertainment expense  242,616   3.9%  69,187   4.6%  173,429   250.7%
Commission fees expenses  9,578   0.2%  24,127   1.6%  (14,549)  (60.3)%
Other expenses  161,781   2.6%  78,540   5.2%  83,241   106.0%
Total general and administrative expenses  6,222,451   100%  1,508,270   100%  4,714,181   312.6%

* Refers to the percentage of total general and administrative expenses.

Our general and administrative expenses increased by $4,714,181 or 312.6%, to $6,222,451 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 from $1,508,270 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily attributable to Consulting and professional service fees relating to the business combination with Pono.

Research and development expenses

Our research and development expenses primarily consist of employee salaries and welfare, and outsourcing expenses.

  For the three Months ended March 31, 
  2023  2022  Variance 
Research and Development Expenses Amount  % of  Amount  % of  Amount  % of 
Raw materials $477,532   22.8% $686,160   29.5% $(208,629)  (30.4)%
Labor expenses  429,848   20.6%  505,198   21.7%  (75,350)  (14.9)%
Outsourcing expenses  1,148,784   55.0%  1,008,242   43.3%  140,542   13.9%
Other expenses  34,056   1.6%  126,399   5.4%  (92,343)  (73.1)%
Total research and development expenses  2,090,219   100%  2,325,999   100%  (235,780)  (10.1)%

* Refers to the percentage of total research and development expenses.

Our research and development expenses decreased by $235,780, or 10.1%, to $2,090,219 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 from $2,325,999 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily attributable to the decrease in raw materials cost for development of XTURISMO.

As a percentage of revenues, research and development expenses were 165.1% and 114.1% of our revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Other Income (Expenses), net

Our other income (expenses) primarily includes gain or loss on disposal of fixed assets and financial related expenses.

Total other income, net, decreased by $127,522 or 34.6% from $368,218 of income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 to $240,696 of income for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

Net Income (Loss)

As a result of the foregoing, we reported a net loss of $7,801,544 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 representing a $4,409,541 or 130.0% increase from a net loss of $3,392,003 for the three months ended March 31, 2022. All net income is attributable to AERWINS Technologies Inc.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of June 30, 2021,March 31, 2023, we had approximately $25,005$235,741 in our operating bank account,cash as compared to $1,278,026 as of December 31, 2022. We also had $795,934 in accounts receivable as of March 31, 2023 as compared to $980,688 as of December 31, 2022. Our accounts receivable primarily include balances due from services provided and aaccepted by customers. As of March 31, 2023, our working capital deficit of approximately $53,787. Ourwas $3,175,050. In assessing our liquidity, needs upmanagement monitors and analyzes our cash, our ability to June 30, 2021 had been satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from the Sponsorraise funds and to cover for certain expenses on our behalf in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares, the loan of approximately $88,792 from the Sponsor pursuant to a promissory note, and the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not heldgenerate sufficient revenue in the Trust Account.future, and our operating and capital expenditure commitments. We fully repaid the Note on August 17, 2021. In addition, in orderare looking for other sources, such as raising additional capital by issuing shares of stock, to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to provide us up to $1,500,000 under Working Capital Loans (see Note 5). As of June 30, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loan.meet our needs for cash.

 

Based onCash Flows for the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient borrowing capacity from our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor, or certain of our officersNine Months Ended March 31, 2023 and directors to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, we will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.2022

 

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on our financial position, resultsThe following table sets forth summary of our operations and/or searchcash flows for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.periods indicated:

 

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  For the three Months ended
March 31,
 
  2023  2022 
  Unaudited 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities $(4,037,773) $(3,789,071)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  (45,559)  (2,124)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  3,066,717   (97,867)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (1,016,615)  (3,889,062)
Effect of exchange rate changes  (25,670)  (354,401)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year  1,278,026   10,020,459 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year $235,741  $5,776,996 

 

ResultsOperating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities was $4,037,773 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, primarily consisting of Operationsthe following:

● Net loss of $7,801,544 for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

● Share-based compensation of $3,338,298.

● Depreciation expenses of $98,541.

● An increase in Inventory of $1,022,122.

● An increase in Other payable of $1,092,114.

Net cash used in operating activities was $3,789,071 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily consisting of the following:

● Net loss of $3,392,003 for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

● Depreciation expenses of $72,145.

● An increase in accounts payable of $699,512.

Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities amounted to $45,559 for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and included purchase of fixed assets of $14,676 and purchase of intangible assets of $30,883.

Net cash used in investing activities amounted to $2,124 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and included a purchase of fixed assets of $19,313 and repayment of loans receivable of $17,189.

Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to $3,066,717, for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and primarily consisted of proceeds from loans of $2,263,446, Proceeds from reverse recapitalization of 1,595,831, and Repayments to loans of $771,375.

Net cash provided by financing activities amounted to $97,867 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and primarily consisted of repayments to loans of $74,163.

 

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from inception to June 30, 2021 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering (“Initial Public Offering”) and identifying a target company for a business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our business combination. We expect to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and marketable securities held after the Initial Public Offering. We expect that we will incur 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 in connection with completing a business combination.

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Contractual obligations

Lease commitment

 

For the period from February 12, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2021, we hadThe Company’s subsidiary, A. L. I. Technologies entered into 13 leases for its office space, multi-function printers and a net loss of $224,vehicle, which consisted of formation costs of $229, partially offset by a bank incentive of $5.were classified as operating leases. A. L. I. Technologies also entered into two leases classified as finance leases.

 

Contractual ObligationsAs of March 31, 2023, future minimum lease payments under the non-cancelable lease agreements are as follows:

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Year ending December 31, Finance
lease
  Operating
lease
 
2023  105,026   258,924 
2024  32,845   227,033 
2025  11,191   99,106 
2026  11,191   - 
Thereafter  11,191   - 
Total lease payments  171,444   585,063 
Less: imputed interest  (6,983)  (6,751)
Total lease liabilities  164,461   578,312 
Less: current portion  101,856   254,541 
Non-current lease liabilities $62,605  $323,771 

 

Administrative Support AgreementLong Term Debt

The Company’s long-term debts included loans borrowed from banks and other financial institutions.

As of March 31, 2023, future minimum loan payments are as follows:

Year ending December 31, 

Loan

Payment

 
2023  119,805 
2024  353,497 
2025  2,233,003 
2026  339,673 
Thereafter  278,003 
Total  3,323,981 
Less interest  51,665 
Balance as of March 31, 2023 $3,272,316 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We agreed to pay the Sponsor a totaldid not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of $10,000 per month, commencing on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, for office space, utilities, secretarial and administrative support services provided to members of the management team. Upon completion of the initial Business Combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.March 31, 2023.

Registration Rights

The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, Forward Purchase Securities and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, if any, are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement. These holders will be entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. However, the registration rights agreement provides that we will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until the termination of the applicable lock-up period for the securities to be registered. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

We granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On August 18, 2021, the underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option. The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of two percent (2.00%) of the gross proceeds of the Proposed Offering, or $2,000,000 (or up to $2,300,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment is exercised in full). In addition, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of three percent (3.00%) of the gross proceeds of the Proposed Offering, or $3,000,000 (or up to $3,450,000 if the underwriters’ over-allotment is exercised in full) upon closing of the Business Combination. The deferred fee will be paid in cash upon the closing of a Business Combination from the amounts held in the Trust Account, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparationOur discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements. These financial statements and related disclosuresare prepared in conformityaccordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires the Company’s managementus to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities disclosure ofand revenue and expenses, to disclose contingent assets and liabilities aton the date of the consolidated financial statements, and incometo disclose the reported amounts of revenue and expenses incurred during the periods reported. Actualfinancial reporting period. The most significant estimates and assumptions include the valuation of accounts receivable, advances to suppliers, useful lives of property and equipment, the recoverability of long-lived assets, provision necessary for contingent liabilities, and revenue recognition. We continue to evaluate these estimates and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. We rely on these evaluations as the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Since the use of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, actual results could materially differ from those estimates. The Company has identified the following as itsSome of our accounting policies require higher degrees of judgment than others in their application.

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We believe critical accounting policies:policies as disclosed in this prospectus reflect the more significant judgments and estimates used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

 

The following critical accounting policies rely upon assumptions and estimates and were used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:

Use of Estimates The preparation of condensed

In preparing the consolidated financial statements in conformity withU.S. GAAP, requires the Company’s management is required to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

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Makingperiod. These estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimateare based on information available as of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the consolidated financial statements, whichstatements. Significant estimates required to be made by management considered in formulating its estimate, could change ininclude, but are not limited to, the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly,allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives of property and equipment, the actualimpairment of long- lived assets, valuation allowance of deferred tax assets, and revenue recognition. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

Fair Value Measurements — Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:Accounts Receivable

 

Level 1, definedAccounts receivable, net represent the amounts that the Company has an unconditional right to consideration, which are stated at the original amount less an allowance for doubtful receivables. The Company reviews the accounts receivable on a periodic basis and makes general and specific allowances when there is doubt as observable inputs suchto the collectability of individual balances. The Company usually determines the adequacy of reserves for doubtful accounts based on individual account analysis and historical collection trends. The Company establishes a provision for doubtful receivables when there is objective evidence that the Company may not be able to collect amounts due. The allowance is based on management’s best estimates of specific losses on individual exposures, as quoted prices (unadjusted)well as a provision on historical trends of collections. The provision is recorded against accounts receivables balances, with a corresponding charge recorded in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. Delinquent account balances are written off against the allowance for identical instrumentsdoubtful accounts after management has determined that the likelihood of collection is remote. In circumstances in active markets;which the Company receives payment for accounts receivable that have previously been written off, the Company reverses the allowance and bad debt.

Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and

Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.Lease-Lessee

 

In some circumstances,accordance with the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levelsAccounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) the Company determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at inception of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances,contract and whether that lease meets the fair value measurementclassification criteria of a finance or operating lease. Lease terms of certain operating leases include the non-cancellable period for which the Company has the right to use the underlying asset, together with renewal option periods when the exercise of the renewal option is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.reasonably certain.

 

The fair valueCompany leases office facilities, office equipment and furniture, and a vehicle, which are classified as operating leases and leases containers, which are classified as a finance lease in accordance with Topic 842. Under Topic 842, lessees are required to recognize the following for all leases on the commencement date: (i) lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis; and (ii) right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. Operating leases are included in operating lease right-of-use assets, operating lease liabilities, current, and operating lease liabilities, non-current, and finance leases are included in property and equipment, finance lease liabilities, current, and finance lease liabilities, non-current in the consolidated balance sheet.

The operating lease right-of-use asset also includes any lease payments made and excludes lease incentives. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. All operating lease right-of-use assets are reviewed for impairment annually.

As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of future payments.

The Company has elected the short-term lease exception, and therefore operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities approximatesdo not include leases with a lease term of twelve months or less.

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Foreign Currency Translation

The Company maintains its books and record in its local currency, Japanese YEN (“JPY”), which is a functional currency as being the carrying amounts representedprimary currency of the economic environment in which its operation is conducted. Transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency at the exchange rates prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are translated into the functional currency using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet dates. The resulting exchange differences are recorded in the statements of operations.

The reporting currency of the Company is the United States Dollars (“US$”), and the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been expressed in US$. In accordance with ASC Topic 830-30, “Translation of Financial Statements”, assets and liabilities of the Company whose functional currency is not US$ are translated into US$, using the exchange rate on the balance sheet primarily duedate. Revenues and expenses are translated at average rates prevailing during the period. The gains and losses resulting from the translation of financial statements are recorded as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss within the statements of changes shareholders’ deficit.

Translation of amounts from the local currency of the Company into US$1 has been made at the following exchange rates:

  March 31, 2023  March 31, 2022 
Current JPY: US$1 exchange rate  132.75   121.44 
Average JPY: US$1 exchange rate activities  132.44   116.36 

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with customers”.

To determine revenue recognition for contracts with customers, the Company performs the following five steps : (i) identify the contract(s) with the customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, including variable consideration to their short-term nature.the extent that it is probable that a significant future reversal will not occur, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the respective performance obligations in the contract, and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies the performance obligation. Revenue amount represents the invoiced value, net of a value-added tax (“Consumption Tax”) and applicable local government levies. The Consumption Tax on sales is calculated at 8% before October 1, 2020, and 10% afterwards of gross sales.

The Company currently generates its revenue from the following main sources:

 

Net loss Per ShareRevenue from Sales of Common Stock — Computing EquipmentBasic loss per share

Revenues from the sale of common stockequipment are recognized at the point in time when obligations under the terms of a contract with our customer are satisfied and control has been transferred to the customer. For equipment placements that require us to install the product at the customer location, revenue is computed by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common stockholdersnormally recognized when the equipment has been delivered and installed at the customer location. Sales of customer installable products are recognized upon shipment or receipt by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding duringcustomer according to the period. Consistent with FASB 480, shares subject to possible redemption, as well as their pro rata share of undistributed trust earnings consistent with the two-class method, have been excluded from the calculation of loss per share of common stock for the six months June 30, 2021. Such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro rata share of trust earnings. Diluted loss per share includes the incremental number of shares of common stock to be issued to settle warrants, as calculated using the treasury method. For the period from February 12, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2021, the Company did not have any dilutive warrants, securities or other contracts that could potentially, be exercised or converted into common stock. As a result, diluted loss per share of common stock is the same as basic loss per share of common stock for all periods presented.customer’s shipping terms.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments — The Company accounts for derivative financial instruments in accordanceRevenue from Computing Power Sharing services with ASC Topic 815. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value upon issuance and remeasured at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. The classification of derivative financial instruments is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. There were no derivative financial instruments as of June 30, 2021.Equipment Installation

 

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption — We account for our Class A common stock subject to possible redemptionThe Company provides customers with computing power sharing services with equipment installation, which includes a one-time equipment installation and a certain period of time technology service. The Company recognizes revenue from one-time equipment installation at the point in accordance withtime when the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilitiesinstallation is completed and accepted by the customer. The Company recognizes revenue from Equity.” Shares of Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instrumentstechnology service over time when the service is rendered and are measured at fair value. Shares of conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that are either withinaccepted by the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares of Class A common stock are classified as shareholders’ equity. Although the Company did not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its charter provides that currently, the Company will not redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets (stockholders’ equity) to be less than $5,000,001. However, the threshold in its charter would not change the nature of the underlying shares as redeemable and thus public shares would be required to be disclosed outside of permanent equity. As of June 30, 2021, as there are no shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding, no shares of Class A Common Stock are subject to possible redemption.customer, normally monthly.

Revenue from Computing Power Sharing services without Equipment Installation

 

The Company also provides customers with computing power sharing services without equipment installation, which includes a one-time platform set up without equipment installation, and a certain period of time technology service. The Company recognizes revenue from one-time platform set up at the point in time when the platform is set up to function and accepted by the customer. The Company recognizes revenue from technology service over time when the service is rendered and accepted by the customer, normally monthly.

Revenue from Air Mobility Drone Solution

The Company provides customers with air mobility drone solution, which includes UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) main equipment, laser scanner, software package, camera system, etc. The solution includes a one-time system set up and a certain period of time technology service. The Company recognizes revenue from one-time system set up at the point in time when the system is set up to function and accepted by the customer. The Company recognizess revenue from technology service over time when the service is rendered and accepted by the customer, normally monthly.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements — In August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging —Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion featuresRevenue from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective January 1, 2022 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning on January 1, 2021. The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.Project Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s condensed financial statements.

 

Off-Balance Sheet ArrangementsThe Company provides customers with project management, which includes project planning and implement, and providing needed technology human resources, such as construction engineers and software engineers for various projects. The Company recognizes revenue from project management over time when the service is rendered and accepted by the customer, normally monthly.

As of June 30, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.Revenue from Outsourcing Service

 

JOBS Act

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups ActCompany provides customers with outsourcing service of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”) contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirementstemporary staffing for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with newconstruction or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing 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, the financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controlstechnology industries. The Company recognizes revenue from outsourcing over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items suchtime as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whicheverservice is earlier.rendered.

ItemITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskQUANTITATIVE 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. As of June 30, 2021, we were not subject to any market or interest rate risk. The net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, including amounts in the Trust Account, will be invested in U.S. government securities with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds that meet certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.Not applicable.

We have not engaged in any hedging activities since our inception and we do not expect to engage in any hedging activities with respect to the market risk to which we are exposed.

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ItemITEM 4. Controls and ProceduresCONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure 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.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021,March 31, 2023, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer have concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective at athe reasonable assurance level and, accordingly, provided reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.level.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

During the most recently completed fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021, there wasThere were no changechanges in our internal control over financial reporting that hasoccurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. In addition, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of these inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ItemITEM 1. Legal ProceedingsLEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

None.From time to time and in the course of business, we may become involved in various legal proceedings seeking monetary damages and other relief. The amount of the ultimate liability, if any, from such claims cannot be determined. As of the date hereof, there are no legal claims currently pending or, to our knowledge, threatened against us or any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such or against any of our properties that, in the opinion of our management, would be likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

ItemITEM 1A. Risk FactorsRISK FACTORS

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our final prospectus for our Initial Public Offering filed with the SEC. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, thereThere have been no material changes to thein our risk factors from those disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. of our final prospectus for our Initial Public Offering filed with the SEC or as disclosed in our QuarterlyAnnual Report on Form 10-Q10-K for the periodyear ended June 30, 2021 filed with the SEC and declared effective by the SEC on August 11, 2021. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.December 31, 2022.

 

ItemITEM 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Use of ProceedsNone.

On August 13, 2021, we consummated the initial public offering of 10,000,000 units. On August 18, 2021, in connection with the underwriters’ election to fully exercise their over-allotment option, we sold an additional 1,500,000 units. The units sold in the initial public offering and the full exercise of over-allotment option sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of $115,000,000. EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, Inc. acted as sole book-running manager of the initial public offering. The securities in the offering were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-257150). The Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statement effective on August 11, 2021.

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Simultaneously with the consummation of the initial public offering, we consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 469,175 units at a price of $10.00 per private placement unit, generating proceeds of $4,691,750. Simultaneously with the closing of the underwriters’ full exercise of the over-allotment option, we consummated the private placement of an additional 52,500 private placement units at a price of $10.00 per private placement unit, generating additional proceeds of $525,000. The issuances were made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

The private placement units are identical to the units sold in the initial public offering, except as is described in the Company’s final prospectus.

Of the gross proceeds received from the initial public offering including the over-allotment option, and the private placement units, $116,725,000 was placed in the trust account. Transaction costs of the Initial Public Offering amounted to $6,168,893 consisting of $1,950,000 of underwriting fees, $3,450,000 of deferred underwriting fees (see Note 6) and $768,893 of other costs.

There has been no material change in the planned use of the proceeds from the initial public offering and private placement as is described in the Company’s final prospectus related to the initial public offering.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

Not applicable.

 

ItemITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

 

ItemITEM 5. Other Information.OTHER INFORMATION

None.Not applicable.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Exhibit
No.
Description of Exhibit
31.1
2.1†CertificationAgreement and Plan of Principal Executive Officer PursuantMerger, dated September 7, 2022, by and among Pono Capital Corp., Pono Merger Sub, Inc. and AERWINS Technologies Inc. (incorporated by reference to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a)Exhibit 2.1 to Form 8-K filed by Pono Capital Corp. with the SEC on September 7, 2022).
2.2Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and 15(d)-14(a)Plan of Merger, dated January 19, 2023, by and among the Pono Capital Corp., Mehana Equity LLC, as Adopted PursuantPurchaser Representative, AERWINS Inc. and Shuhei Komatsu, as Seller Representative (incorporated by reference to Section 302Exhibit 2.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Pono Capital Corp. with the SEC on January 19, 2023).
3.1Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of AERWINS Technologies Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).
3.2Amended and Restated Bylaws of AERWINS Technologies Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).
4.1Warrant Agreement, dated August 10, 2021, by and between Pono Capital Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by Pono Capital Corp. on August 16, 2021).
4.2Specimen Unit Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed by Pono Capital Corp. on July 8, 2021).
4.3Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed by Pono Capital Corp. on July 8, 2021).
   
31.24.4CertificationSpecimen Warrant Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed by Pono Capital Corp. with the SEC on July 8, 2021).

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10.1+Form of Principal Financial Officer PursuantAERWINS Technologies Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as Adopted PursuantAnnex C to Section 302the proxy statement/prospectus which is part of the Sarbanes-Oxley ActRegistration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Pono Capital Corp. with the SEC on January 4, 2023).
10.2Form of 2002Indemnity Agreement. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).
10.3Form of Registration Rights Agreement by certain AERWINS equity holders (included as Exhibit E to Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus which is part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Pono Capital Corp. with the SEC on January 4, 2023).
10.4Form of Lockup by certain AERWINS equity holders (included as Exhibit C to Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus which is part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Pono Capital Corp. with the SEC on January 4, 2023).
10.5Letter Agreement, dated August 10, 2021, by and among Pono Capital Corp., its officers, directors, and Mehana Equity LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by Pono Capital Corp. on August 16, 2021).
10.6Purchaser Support Agreement. (incorporated by reference to 10.4 to Form 8-K filed by Pono Capital Corp. with the SEC on September 7, 2022).
10.7Voting Agreement. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Form 8-K filed by Pono Capital Corp. with the SEC on September 7, 2022).
10.8+Employment Agreement between AERWINS Technologies Inc. and Shuhei Komatsu, dated February 3, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).
10.9+Employment Agreement between AERWINS Technologies Inc. and Taiji Ito, dated February 3, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).
10.10+Employment Agreement between AERWINS Technologies Inc. and Kazuo Miura, dated February 3, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).
10.11+Employment Agreement between AERWINS Technologies Inc. and Kensuke Okabe, dated February 3, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).
10.12Form of Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement (included as Exhibit D to Annex A to the proxy statement/prospectus which is part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Pono Capital Corp. with the SEC on January 4, 2023).
10.13+Option Award Agreement between AERWINS Technologies Inc. and Shuhei Komatsu, dated February 3, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).
10.14+Option Award Agreement between AERWINS Technologies Inc. and Taiji Ito, dated February 3, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).
   
32.1*10.15+Option Award Agreement between AERWINS Technologies Inc. and Kazuo Miura, dated February 3, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).
 
10.16+Option Award Agreement between AERWINS Technologies Inc. and Kensuke Okabe, dated February 3, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).
10.17Form of Subscription Agreement dated February 2, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 3, 2023).
10.18Standby Equity Purchase Agreement dated January 23, 2023 with YA II PN, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by Pono Capital Corp. on January 23, 2023).
10.19Joint Venture Agreement between A.L.I. Technologies Inc. and Vault Investments LLC dated February 6, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on February 9, 2023).

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10.20Loan Agreement between A.L.I. Technologies Inc. and Shuhei Komatsu dated February 27, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on March 2, 2023).
10.21Memorandum of Understanding with Outsourcing Inc. dated March 17, 2023. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on March 23, 2023).
10.22Form of Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 12, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on April 13, 2023).
10.23Form of Secured Convertible Promissory Note dated April 12, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on April 13, 2023).
10.24Form of Warrant dated April 12, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on April 13, 2023).
10.25Form of Security Agreement dated April 12, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on April 13, 2023).
10.26Form of Subsidiary Guaranty for AERWINS, Inc. dated April 12, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on April 13, 2023).
10.27Form of Pledge Agreement for AERWINS, Inc. dated April 12, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on April 13, 2023).
10.28Form of Pledge Agreement for A.L.I. Technologies Inc. dated April 12, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on April 13, 2023).
10.29Form of Guarantor Security Agreement with AERWINS, Inc. dated April 12, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to Form 8-K filed by AERWINS Technologies Inc. on April 13, 2023).
31.1*Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of ChiefPrincipal Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)Officer.
31.2*Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
32.1*Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.2002, of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer.
32.2101.INS**Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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* These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

22*Filed or furnished herewith.
+Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 PONO CAPITAL CORPAERWINS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
   
Date: September 24, 2021Dated: May 23, 2023By:/s/ Dustin ShindoTaiji Ito

Name:

Title:

Taiji Ito

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  Dustin Shindo
Dated: May 23, 2023By:/s/ Kensuke Okabe
 

Name:

Title:

Kensuke Okabe

Chief ExecutiveFinancial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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