Spring Valley III (NASDAQ: SVAC) books $423M loss on General Fusion PIPE deal
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III reported a very large quarterly net loss of $423.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2026, almost entirely driven by a non‑cash subscription agreement expense tied to its proposed business combination with General Fusion. This created a subscription agreement liability of $425.2 million on the balance sheet and pushed accumulated deficit to $433.5 million, resulting in significant shareholders’ deficit.
The SPAC held $234.7 million of IPO proceeds in its Trust Account and $665,383 in cash outside the trust, with 23,000,000 Class A shares redeemable at about $10.20 per share. Management disclosed that current liquidity raises substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern and is relying on completing the General Fusion business combination and potential sponsor funding.
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- Substantial going concern doubt: As of March 31, 2026, limited cash outside the Trust Account and dependence on completing a business combination or raising additional capital led management to conclude there is substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year.
- Massive non-cash loss and shareholders’ deficit: Recognition of a $425.2 million subscription agreement liability produced a quarterly net loss of $423.3 million and drove accumulated deficit to $433.5 million, resulting in a large shareholders’ deficit despite substantial Trust Account assets.
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Huge non-cash PIPE-related charge creates massive loss and highlights SPAC execution risk.
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III recorded a net loss of $423.3 million, almost entirely from recognizing a $425.2 million subscription agreement liability linked to PIPE financing for its proposed merger with General Fusion. This is an accounting impact rather than operating loss, but it leaves reported shareholders’ deficit above $433 million.
The Trust Account still holds $234.7 million in money market funds, while only $665,383 of cash sits outside the trust to fund ongoing costs. Management explicitly states that this liquidity position raises substantial doubt about continuing as a going concern for one year, absent a completed business combination or additional sponsor or third‑party financing.
The business combination agreement and PIPE (10,556,367 units at $10.20 each) outline a path to close the General Fusion transaction, but completion remains subject to conditions. Future filings around the combination period and any redemptions of the 23,000,000 public shares will determine the final capital structure and viability.
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FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2026
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Part I. Financial Information | | |
Item 1. Interim Financial Statements | | |
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2026 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2025 | | 1 |
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and for the period from March 12, 2025 (inception) through March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) | | 2 |
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and for the period from March 12, 2025 (inception) through March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) | | 3 |
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and for the period from March 12, 2025 (inception) through March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) | | 4 |
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) | | 5 |
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | | 23 |
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures Regarding Market Risk | | 29 |
Item 4. Controls and Procedures | | 29 |
Part II. Other Information | | |
Item 1. Legal Proceedings | | 30 |
Item 1A. Risk Factors | | 30 |
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | | 30 |
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities | | 30 |
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures | | 30 |
Item 5. Other Information | | 30 |
Item 6. Exhibits | | 31 |
Part III. Signatures | | 32 |
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Interim Financial Statements.
SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP. III
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
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*For the period from March 12, 2025 (inception) through March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) the Company did not have any activity.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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*For the period from March 12, 2025 (inception) through March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) the Company did not have any activity
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III (the “Company” or “SVIII”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted corporation on March 12, 2025. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (“Business Combination”).
On January 19, 2026, 1573562 B.C. Ltd. (“Newco”) a British Columbia limited company and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of the Company was formed.
The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of completing a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from March 12, 2025 (inception) through March 31, 2026 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and subsequent to the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination and completion of the proposed Business Combination, as discussed below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The Company’s Sponsor is Spring Valley Acquisition III Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”). The registration statements for the Company’s Initial Public Offering became effective on September 3, 2025. On September 5, 2025, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of
Transaction costs amounted to $
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 Private Placement Securities, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward completing a Business Combination. The Company must complete its initial Business Combination with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least
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SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP. III
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on September 5, 2025, an amount of $
The Company will provide its shareholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The shareholders will be entitled to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the amount held in the Trust Account (initially $
If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, it receives an ordinary resolution under Cayman Islands law approving a Business Combination, which requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shareholders who vote at a general meeting of the Company. If a shareholder vote is not required under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and file tender offer documents containing substantially the same information as would be included in a proxy statement with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5) and any Public Shares purchased in or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination and to waive its redemption rights with respect to any such shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve a Business Combination. Additionally, each public shareholder may elect to redeem its Public Shares, without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against a proposed Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association provides that a public shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of
The Initial Shareholders have agreed to (i) waive its redemption rights with respect to their private placement shares in connection with the completion of the initial business combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their private placement shares in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (A) to modify the substance or timing of the obligation to allow redemption in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
The Company has until
The Initial Shareholders have agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Shareholders acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares are entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) 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 initial amount held in the Trust Account ($
The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company, if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or by a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (1) $
Initial Business Combination
On January 21, 2026, SVIII entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with General Fusion Inc., a British Columbia limited company (“General Fusion”), and 1573562 B.C. Ltd., a British Columbia limited company (“NewCo”). The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are referred to herein as the “Business Combination,” the closing of the Business Combination is referred to herein as the “Closing” and the date on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.” In connection with the Closing, it is expected that SVIII will change its name to “General Fusion Inc.” and SVIII is referred to herein as “New SVIII” as of the time following such change of name.
Subject to its terms and conditions, the Business Combination Agreement provides, among other things, that (1) at least one business day prior to the Closing Date, SVIII will continue from the Cayman Islands to British Columbia (the “SPAC Continuation”), (2) on the Closing Date, NewCo will amalgamate with and into General Fusion (the “Amalgamation”), with NewCo surviving the Amalgamation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New SVIII, pursuant to an arrangement under the applicable provisions of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “BCBCA”) and the plan of arrangement attached as an exhibit to the Business Combination Agreement (the “Plan of Arrangement”), and (3) New SVIII will adopt amended and restated articles in substantially the form attached as an exhibit to the Business Combination Agreement (the “Restated Articles”).
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, SVIII, General Fusion and the Sponsor entered into a letter agreement (the “Sponsor Letter”) pursuant to which, among other things (1) the Sponsor agreed to vote all Class B ordinary
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
shares of SVIII (“Founder Shares”) held by it in favor of the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination and related proposals, (2) the Sponsor agreed that, at the Closing, it will forfeit
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, SVIII, General Fusion and certain of General Fusion’s securityholders entered into a Voting and Support Agreement (the “Support Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, each such securityholder agreed to support and vote in favor of the Plan of Arrangement.
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, contemporaneously with the Closing, New SVIII, the Sponsor, and certain securityholders of General Fusion will enter into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, (1) New SVIII will agree to file, as soon as practicable (and in any event within 30 days) following the Closing Date, a registration statement covering the resale of certain Common Shares and other equity securities of New SVIII held by the Sponsor and such other securityholders parties from time to time, (2) such holders of registrable securities will be granted certain takedown, demand, block trade and piggyback registration rights with respect to their registrable securities, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, and (3) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2025, between SVIII, the Sponsor and certain other parties will be amended, restated and terminated as of the Closing.
Also pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, at the Closing, certain Company securityholders will enter into a lock-up agreement (each, a “Lock-Up Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, each such securityholder will agree not to sell, for a period of 180 days following the Closing (subject to certain exceptions), the Common Shares held by such securityholder immediately after the effective time of the Business Combination, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement. In addition, the Sponsor and the other parties to the letter agreement entered into by such parties with SVIII in connection with SVIII’s initial public offering will enter into an amendment to such letter agreement to change the lock-up period in such letter agreement to
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, on January 21, SVIII and General Fusion entered into separate securities purchase agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) with certain accredited investors (each, an “Investor” and the lead Investor, the “Anchor PIPE Investor”). Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Investors have agreed, among other things, to purchase an aggregate of
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had $
The Company’s liquidity needs to date were satisfied through the payment of $
In addition, in order to finance the transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, members of the Company’s founding team, or any of their affiliates may provide the Company with Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5) as may be required
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MARCH 31, 2026
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(of which up to $
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with ASC 205-40, “Going Concern,” as of March 31, 2026, the Company may need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from its Sponsor, shareholders, officers, directors, or third parties. The Company’s officers, directors and Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds, from time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital needs. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to obtain additional financing. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
The Company’s liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Management plans to address this uncertainty through a Business Combination. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after the Combination Period. The Company intends to complete the initial Business Combination before the end of the Combination Period. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any Business Combination by the end of the Combination Period.
Risks and Uncertainties
The United States and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the geopolitical instability resulting from the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Middle East conflict. In response to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) deployed additional military forces to eastern Europe, and the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union and other countries have announced various sanctions and restrictive actions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities, including the removal of certain financial institutions from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication payment system. Certain countries, including the United States, have also provided and may continue to provide military aid or other assistance to Ukraine and to Israel, increasing geopolitical tensions among a number of nations. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the Middle East conflict and the resulting measures that have been taken, and could be taken in the future, by NATO, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Israel and its neighboring states and other countries have created global security concerns that could have a lasting impact on regional and global economies. Although the length and impact of the ongoing conflicts are highly unpredictable, they could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions and increased cyberattacks against U.S. companies. Additionally, any resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets.
Any of the above mentioned factors, or any other negative impact on the global economy, capital markets or other geopolitical conditions resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Middle East conflict and subsequent sanctions or related actions, could adversely affect the Company’s search for an initial Business Combination and any target business with which the Company may ultimately consummate an initial Business Combination.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2026
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NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X 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 of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated 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.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the SEC on March 6, 2026. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2026 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2026 or for any future periods.
Principles of Consolidation
On January 19, 2026, 1573562 B.C. Ltd. (“Newco”) a British Columbia limited company and a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of the Company was formed.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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 of 2002, 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 shareholder 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.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make 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.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $
Investments Held in Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of
The Company has the right to withdraw funds for working capital limited to up to
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received for the sale of an asset or paid for the 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:
| ● | 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 |
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| ● | 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 categorized 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 based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 340-10-S99 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A, “Expenses of Offering.” Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees that are directly related to the Initial Public Offering. FASB ASC 470-20, “Debt with Conversion and Other Options,” addresses the allocation of proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt into its equity and debt components. The Company applies this guidance to allocate Initial Public Offering proceeds from the Units between Class A ordinary shares and warrants, using the residual method by allocating Initial Public Offering proceeds first to assigned value of the warrants and then to the Class A ordinary shares. Offering costs allocated to the Public Shares were charged to temporary equity, and offering costs allocated to Public Warrants (as defined below) and Private Placement Warrants were charged to shareholders’ deficit as the Public and Private Placement Warrants (as defined below), after management’s evaluation, were accounted for under equity treatment.
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Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
The public shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, or if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination. In accordance with ASC 480-10-S99, the Company classifies public shares subject to redemption outside of permanent equity as the redemption provisions are not solely within the control of the Company. The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and will adjust the carrying value of redeemable shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption value. The change in the carrying value of redeemable shares will result in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and then to accumulated deficit. The Company has the right to withdraw funds for working capital limited to up to
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Gross proceeds | | $ | |
Less: | | | |
Proceeds allocated to public warrants | |
| ( |
Class A ordinary shares issuance cost | |
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Plus: | |
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Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value | |
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Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2025 | | | |
Plus: | | | |
Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value | | | |
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, March 31, 2026 | | $ | |
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carryforwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position 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 recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were
The Company is considered an exempted Cayman Islands Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. As such, the Company’s tax provision was
Warrant Instruments
The Company accounted for the Public and Private Placement Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the private placement in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” Accordingly, the Company evaluated and classified the warrant instruments under equity treatment at their assigned values. There are
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Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC 815. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the issuance date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the consolidated statements of operations. Derivative liabilities are classified in the consolidated balance sheets as current or non-current based on whether net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
The subscription agreement liability meets the criteria for derivative liability classification. As such, the subscription agreement liability is recorded at its initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each consolidated balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the derivative liability is recognized as anon-cash gain or loss on the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the subscription agreement liability is discussed in Note 8.
Net Income per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Income and losses are shared pro rata to the shares. Net income per Ordinary Share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares outstanding for the period. Accretion associated with the redeemable Ordinary Shares is excluded from net income per Ordinary Share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
The calculation of diluted income per Ordinary Share does not consider the effect of the Warrants issued in connection with the (i) Initial Public Offering, (ii) the exercise of the over-allotment option and (iii) Private Placement, since the average price of the Ordinary Shares for the period from March 12, 2025 (inception) through March 31, 2026 was less than the exercise price and therefore, the inclusion of such Warrants under the Treasury stock method would be anti-dilutive and the exercise is contingent upon the occurrence of future events.
The following tables reflect the calculation of basic and diluted net income per Ordinary Share:
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| | subject to | | shares not | ||
| | possible | | subject to | ||
| | redemption | | redemption | ||
Basic and diluted net income per share: |
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Allocation of net income | | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
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Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share | | $ | ( | | $ | ( |
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.
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MARCH 31, 2026
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NOTE 3. PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering on September 5, 2025, the Company sold
NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering on September 5, 2025, the Sponsor purchased
Each whole public warrant entitles the holder to purchase
NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On March 28, 2025, the Sponsor and independent directors (“Initial Shareholders”) paid $
The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to
The Initial Shareholders have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of (A)
On January 21, 2026, the sponsor has agreed to forfeit
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Promissory Note — Related Party
On March 28, 2025, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (“IPO Note”), pursuant to which the Company was able to borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $
Administrative Services Agreement
Commencing on September 3, 2025, the effective date of the registration statements for the Initial Public Offering, the Company entered into an agreement with the Sponsor to pay an aggregate of $
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, any of their respective affiliates or certain of the Company’s directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. 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. Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $
NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS
Registration Rights
The holders of the (i) Founder Shares, (ii) private placement warrants, which are issued in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, private placement warrants and the Class A ordinary shares underlying such private placement warrants and (iii) warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to Class A ordinary shares). The holders of these securities were entitled to make up to
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MARCH 31, 2026
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Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters a
The underwriters were entitled to a cash underwriting discount of $
Additionally, the underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $
On January 21, 2026, the underwriters agree to forfeit, simultaneously and in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination with General Fusion Inc., an aggregated pro-rata portion (or as otherwise agreed amongst the Underwriters) of
Initial Business Combination
On January 21, 2026, SVIII entered into the Business Combination Agreement with General Fusion and NewCo. In connection with the Closing, it is expected that SVIII will change its name to “General Fusion Inc.”
Subject to its terms and conditions, the Business Combination Agreement provides, among other things, that (1) at least one business day prior to the Closing Date, SVIII will continue from the Cayman Islands to British Columbia, (2) on the Closing Date, NewCo will amalgamate with and into General Fusion, with NewCo surviving the Amalgamation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New SVIII, pursuant to an arrangement under the applicable provisions of the BCBCA and the Plan of Arrangement, and (3) New SVIII will adopt the Restated Articles.
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, SVIII, General Fusion and the Sponsor entered into a the Sponsor Letter pursuant to which, among other things (1) the Sponsor agreed to vote all Founder Shares held by it in favor of the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination and related proposals, (2) the Sponsor agreed that, at the Closing, it will forfeit
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, SVIII, General Fusion and certain of General Fusion’s securityholders entered into the Support Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, each such securityholder agreed to support and vote in favor of the Plan of Arrangement.
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, contemporaneously with the Closing, New SVIII, the Sponsor, and certain securityholders of General Fusion will enter into the Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, (1) New SVIII will agree to file, as soon as practicable (and in any event within 30 days) following the Closing Date, a registration statement covering the resale of certain Common Shares and other equity securities of New SVIII held by the Sponsor and such other securityholders parties from time to time, (2) such holders of registrable securities will be granted certain takedown, demand, block trade and piggyback registration rights with respect to their registrable securities, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, and (3) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2025, between SVIII, the Sponsor and certain other parties will be amended, restated and terminated as of the Closing.
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MARCH 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
Also pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, at the Closing, certain Company securityholders will enter into the Lock-Up Agreements, pursuant to which, among other things, each such securityholder will agree not to sell, for a period of 180 days following the Closing (subject to certain exceptions), the Common Shares held by such securityholder immediately after the effective time of the Business Combination, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement. In addition, the Sponsor and the other parties to the letter agreement entered into by such parties with SVIII in connection with SVIII’s initial public offering will enter into an amendment to such letter agreement to change the lock-up period in such letter agreement to
Subscription Agreement Liability
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, on January 21, SVIII and General Fusion entered into separate Subscription Agreements with the Anchor PIPE Investor. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Investors have agreed, among other things, to purchase an aggregate of
NOTE 7. SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Preference Shares — The Company is authorized to issue
Class A Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue
Class B Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue
Only holders of Class B ordinary shares will have the right to vote on the election of directors prior to the Business Combination. Holders of Class A ordinary shares and holders of Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all other matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders except as otherwise required by law.
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of a Business Combination or earlier at the option of the holder, on a
Warrants — As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, there were
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MARCH 31, 2026
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The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating thereto is available, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration, or a valid exemption from registration is available. 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 is available.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than
Redemption of Public Warrants — Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants:
| ● | in whole and not in part; |
| ● | at a price of $ |
| ● | upon not less than |
| ● | if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ |
The Company will not redeem the warrants for cash unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares is available throughout the 30-day redemption period or the Company has elected to require the exercise of the public warrants on a cashless basis. If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if the Company is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
If the Company calls the warrants for redemption as described in this paragraph, its management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise his, her or its warrant following the notice of redemption to do so on a cashless basis. In the case of such a cashless exercise, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the Public Warrants for that number of Class A ordinary shares equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” less the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” as used in the preceding sentence shall mean the volume weighted average price of the Class A ordinary shares for the
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MARCH 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
Public Warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the Class A ordinary shares may fall below the $
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of its Initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $
The Private Placement Warrants were identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until
NOTE 8. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Level 1: | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for an asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. |
Level 2: | Observable inputs other than Level 1 inputs. Examples of Level 2 inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. |
Level 3: | Unobservable inputs based on assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
The fair value of the public warrants is $
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Black-Scholes value | | $ | | |
Pre-adjusted value per share | | $ | | |
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At March 31, 2026, assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2026
(Unaudited)
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
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Description | | Level | | March 31, 2026 | |
Assets: | | | | | |
Investments held in Trust Account – U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund |
| 1 | | $ | |
Liability: | | | | | |
Subscription agreement liability | | 3 | | $ | |
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Description | | Level | | December 31, 2025 | |
Assets: |
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Investments held in Trust Account – U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Fund |
| 1 | | $ | |
The subscription agreement liability was accounted for as a liability in accordance with ASC 815-40 and is presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2026. The subscription agreement liability is measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of subscription agreement liability in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The value of the subscription agreement at January 21, 2026 (inception of subscription agreement) and March 31, 2026 was determined to be immaterially different, as such the Company has not presented a change in fair value within the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The subscription agreement contains both series A preferred shares and warrants. The warrants were valued using a Monte Carlo Simulation which is a Level 3 fair value measurement. To value the series A preferred shares a Lattice Model was which is a Level 3 fair value measurement.
The key inputs into the Monte Carlo Simulation for the warrants contained within the subscription agreement liability were as follows:
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The key inputs into the Lattice Model for the series A preferred shares contained within the subscription agreement liability were as follows:
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Fair value of warrants as of March 31, 2026 | | $ | |
Fair value of series A preferred shares as of March 31, 2026 | |
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Total fair value as of March 31, 2026 | | $ | |
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MARCH 31, 2026
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NOTE 9. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) has been identified as the Chief Executive Officer, who reviews the assets, operating results, and financial metrics for the Company as a whole to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing financial performance. Accordingly, management has determined that there is only
The CODM assesses performance for the single segment and decides how to allocate resources based on net income or loss that also is reported on the statement of operations as net income or loss. The measure of segment assets is reported on the balance sheet as total assets. When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation, the CODM reviews several key metrics included in net income or loss and total assets, which include the following:
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Investments held in Trust Account | | $ | | | $ | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | | | $ | |
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General and administrative expenses | | $ | |
Interest earned on investments held in Trust Account | | $ | |
The CODM reviews interest earned on the Trust Account to measure and monitor shareholder value and determine the most effective strategy of investment with the Trust Account funds while maintaining compliance with the Trust Agreement.
General and administrative expenses are reviewed and monitored by the CODM to manage and forecast cash to ensure enough capital is available to complete a business combination or similar transaction within the business combination period. The CODM also reviews general and administrative costs to manage, maintain and enforce all contractual agreements to ensure costs are aligned with all agreements and budget. General and administrative costs, as reported on the statement of operations, are the significant segment expenses provided to the CODM on a regular basis.
All other segment items included in net income are reported on the statement of operations and described within their respective disclosures.
NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events, other than the below, that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
On April 29, 2026, the Company withdrew $
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us,” “SVIII” or the “Company” refer to Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Spring Valley Acquisition III Sponsor, LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the completion of the Proposed Business Combination (as defined below), the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including that the conditions of the Proposed Business Combination are not satisfied. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s final prospectus for its Initial Public Offering filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 12, 2025 formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or other similar Business Combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash derived from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
Proposed Business Combination
On January 21, 2026, SVIII entered into the Business Combination Agreement with General Fusion and NewCo. The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are referred to herein as the Business Combination the closing of the Business Combination is referred to herein as the Closing and the date on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the Closing Date. In connection with the Closing, it is expected that SVIII will change its name to General Fusion Inc. and SVIII is referred to herein as New SVIII as of the time following such change of name.
Subject to its terms and conditions, the Business Combination Agreement provides, among other things, that (1) at least one business day prior to the Closing Date, SVIII will continue from the Cayman Islands to British Columbia (the SPAC Continuation), (2) on the Closing Date, NewCo will amalgamate with and into General Fusion (the Amalgamation), with NewCo surviving the Amalgamation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New SVIII, pursuant to an arrangement under the applicable provisions of the BCBCA and the Plan of Arrangement, and (3) New SVIII will adopt the Restated Articles.
General Description of the Business Combination Agreement
On January 21, 2026, SVIII entered into the Business Combination Agreement with General Fusion, and NewCo. The transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are referred to herein as the Business Combination, the closing of the Business Combination is referred to herein as the Closing and the date on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the Closing Date. In
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connection with the Closing, it is expected that SVIII will change its name to General Fusion Inc. and SVIII is referred to herein as New SVIII as of the time following such change of name.
Subject to its terms and conditions, the Business Combination Agreement provides, among other things, that (1) at least one business day prior to the Closing Date, SVIII will continue from the Cayman Islands to British Columbia (the “Continuation”), (2) on the Closing Date, NewCo will amalgamate with and into General Fusion (the “Amalgamation”), with NewCo surviving the Amalgamation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New SVIII, pursuant to an arrangement under the applicable provisions of the BCBCA and the Plan of Arrangement, and (3) New SVIII will adopt the Restated Articles.
Transaction Consideration
The aggregate equity consideration to be issued to General Fusion’s equityholders in the Business Combination will be approximately 60,000,000 (the “Closing Shares”) New SVIII common shares (“Common Shares”) to be authorized pursuant to the Restated Articles, based on a Company valuation of $600 million. In addition, at the Closing, New SVIII will issue an aggregate of 12,500,000 earnout shares (the “Earnout Shares”) to be authorized pursuant to the Restated Articles, one-third of which will automatically convert into Common Shares if, within a period of five years following the Closing Date, the volume weighted average price of the Common Shares equals or exceeds each of $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00, respectively, for any 20 trading days within any period of 30 consecutive trading days. If any such condition is not satisfied during such five-year period, the corresponding Earnout Shares will be redeemed by New SVIII for nominal consideration. All outstanding Company warrants and stock options will be exchanged for warrants or stock options, as applicable, exercisable for a pro-rata portion of the Closing Shares and Earnout Shares.
Subject to, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of, the Business Combination Agreement, upon the SPAC Continuation, each then issued and outstanding Class B ordinary share of SVIII will be converted into one Class B common share of SVIII, and on the Closing Date, each such Class B common share will be converted into one Common Share, and each then issued and outstanding SVIII warrant will be exchanged for a warrant to acquire a like number of Common Shares, at the same per share exercise price.
Representations and Warranties
The Business Combination Agreement contains a number of representations and warranties made by General Fusion, SVIII and Newco as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement or other specific dates solely for the benefit of certain parties to the Business Combination Agreement. In certain cases, such parties are subject to specified exceptions and materiality, Company Material Adverse Effect or SPAC Material Adverse Effect (each as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), knowledge and other qualifications contained in the Business Combination Agreement or in information provided pursuant to certain disclosure schedules to the Business Combination Agreement. The representations and warranties made under the Business Combination Agreement will not survive the Closing.
In the Business Combination Agreement, General Fusion made certain customary representations to SVIII including, among others, related to the following: (1) corporate matters, including due organization, qualification and good standing; (2) capitalization; (3) authority, approval and binding effect relating to execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement and other ancillary documents and non-contravention; (4) required government approvals; (5) financial statements and internal controls; (6) compliance with laws and permits; (7) absence of certain changes and events; (8) absence of litigation; (9) employee benefits; (10) labor and employment; (11) real property; (12) intellectual property; (13) taxes; (14) environmental matters; (15) material contracts; (16) insurance; (17) certain business practices; (18) interested party transactions; and (19) brokers.
In the Business Combination Agreement, SVIII and NewCo made certain customary representations and warranties to General Fusion including, among others, related to the following: (1) corporate matters, including due organization, existence and good standing; (2) corporate authority, approval and binding effect relating to execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement and other ancillary documents, non-contravention and required governmental approvals; (3) compliance with laws; (4) employee benefit plans, (5) financial ability and the trust account; (6) taxes; (7) brokers; (8) Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reports, financial statements and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; (9) business activities and absence of certain changes; (10) absence of litigation; (11) no outside reliance, (12) capitalization; (13) Nasdaq Stock Market quotation; (14) affiliate agreements; and (15) anti-bribery and economic sanctions.
Covenants of the Parties
The Business Combination Agreement contains certain customary covenants for transactions of this type by General Fusion and/or SVIII, including, among others, covenants regarding: (1) the operation of their respective businesses in the ordinary course of business, in compliance with law; (2) the provision of access to their properties, books and personnel; (3) regulatory approvals; (4) trust account
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disbursements; (5) General Fusion’s obligation to deliver financial statements, proxy solicitations and other actions; (6) non-solicitation; (7) directors’ and officers’ indemnification and insurance; (8) listing New SVIII’s securities on Nasdaq; (9) SVIII’s obligation to make certain public filings; (10) the SPAC Continuation; and (11) post-Closing director and officer appointments.
SVIII and General Fusion also agreed to jointly prepare, and SVIII agreed to file with the SEC, a registration statement on Form F-4 (the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Common Shares to be issued pursuant to the Business Combination. The Registration Statement will include a proxy statement/prospectus for the purpose of soliciting proxies from SVIII’s shareholders for the matters relating to the Business Combination to be acted on at the extraordinary general meeting of SVIII (the “General Meeting”), and providing such SVIII shareholders with an opportunity to redeem their SVIII Class A ordinary shares. In addition, SVIII and General Fusion agreed to prepare and mutually agree upon, and SVIII agreed to file with the British Columbia Securities Commission (the “BCSC”), a prospectus (the “Canadian Prospectus”) in sufficient time for New SVIII to become a reporting issuer in the Province of British Columbia on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, and SVIII and General Fusion agreed to other customary covenants related to the filing of the Registration Statement and the Canadian Prospectus and the calling of the General Meeting.
General Fusion agreed to convene and conduct a meeting of its securityholders (the “Company Securityholders Meeting”) as soon as reasonably practicable for the purpose of, among other things, considering and approving the Plan of Arrangement, and to promptly prepare and complete a notice and information circular and any other documents required by applicable law, and to cause such documents to be sent to each securityholder of General Fusion and other person as required by applicable law.
Survival
None of the covenants and agreements of the parties contained in the Business Combination Agreement will survive the Closing, except for (1) those covenants and agreements that by their terms expressly apply in whole or in part after the Closing and then only with respect to any breaches after the Closing and (2) Article IX (Miscellaneous) of the Business Combination Agreement.
Conditions to Closing
The Business Combination Agreement contains customary conditions to Closing, including the following mutual conditions of the parties (unless waived by all of the parties): (1) approval by General Fusion’s securityholders of the Plan of Arrangement at General Fusion Securityholders Meeting, (2) receipt of a final order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the “Court”) pursuant to the BCBCA approving the Plan of Arrangement, (3) approval by SVIII’s shareholders of the Business Combination and related matters at the General Meeting, (4) the absence of any law, ruling of any governmental authority, judgment or decree which has the effect of making the Business Combination illegal or which otherwise prevents or prohibits consummation of the Business Combination, (5) all required filings and approvals under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act (Canada) and the regulations made thereunder and any applicable antitrust laws will have been completed and any applicable waiting period (and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of the Business Combination under applicable antitrust laws will have expired or been terminated, (6) the Common Shares to be issued in the Business Combination will have been registered with the SEC on the Registration Statement and accepted for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market or another national securities exchange mutually agreed to by the Parties in writing, (7) the Registration Statement having become effective, (8) the Anchor PIPE Investor shall have funded the aggregate subscription amount under its Subscription Agreement (as such terms are defined below), and (9) the BCSC shall have cleared the final Canadian Prospectus for filing in a manner reasonably acceptable to General Fusion and SVIII.
In addition, the obligations of SVIII and NewCo are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions, including without limitation: (1) the accuracy of the representations and warranties of General Fusion and the performance of the covenants and agreements of General Fusion, in each case subject to certain qualifiers, (2) the delivery of executed counterparts to all ancillary agreements to which General Fusion or any securityholder of General Fusion is party, (3) the absence of a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) since the date of the Business Combination Agreement, (4) certain securities of General Fusion shall have been converted into Company common shares, and (5) the delivery of executed counterparts to all ancillary agreements to which General Fusion or certain key securityholders of General Fusion is party.
The obligations of General Fusion are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary closing conditions, including without limitation: (1) the accuracy of the representations and warranties of SVIII and NewCo and the performance of the covenants and agreements of SVIII and NewCo, in each case subject to certain qualifiers, (2) the absence of a SPAC Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) since the date of the Business Combination Agreement, (3) each of SVIII’s officers and directors shall have resigned from such positions, and (4) the delivery of executed counterparts to all ancillary agreements to which SVIII or NewCo or certain shareholders of SVIII is party.
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Termination
The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated under certain circumstances prior to the closing of the Business Combination including, but not limited to (1) by mutual written consent of SVIII and General Fusion, (2) by either SVIII or General Fusion if the effective time of the Amalgamation has not occurred by August 31, 2026 (the “Outside Date”), provided that (a) such date will be automatically extended for three months in the event the Court refuses to issue a final order in respect of the Plan of Arrangement and (b) the Business Combination Agreement may not be so terminated by or on behalf of any party that either directly or indirectly through its affiliates is in breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or obligation contained in the Business Combination Agreement and such breach or violation is the principal cause of the failure of a closing condition on or prior to the Outside Date, (3) by either SVIII or General Fusion if any governmental authority has enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any injunction, order, decree or ruling (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which has become final and non-appealable and has the effect of making consummation of the Business Combination illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Business Combination, (4) by either SVIII or General Fusion if the requisite approval of SVIII’s shareholders is not obtained at the General Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, (5) by either SVIII or General Fusion if the requisite approval of General Fusion’s securityholders in respect of the Plan of Arrangement is not obtained at General Fusion Securityholders Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, (6) by SVIII if General Fusion is in breach of its representations, warranties or covenants or agreements of General Fusion set forth in the Business Combination Agreement that is uncured and render certain of the conditions to closing set forth in the Business Combination Agreement incapable of being satisfied on the Closing Date, (7) by General Fusion if SVIII is in breach of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in the Business Combination Agreement that is uncured and would render certain of the conditions to closing set forth in the Business Combination Agreement incapable of being satisfied on the Closing Date, or (8) by General Fusion, at any time prior to SVIII’s receipt of requisite shareholder approval, if SVIII’s board of directors changes, withdraws, withholds, qualifies or modifies, in a manner adverse to General Fusion, its recommendation of the Business Combination.
If the Business Combination Agreement is validly terminated, none of the parties to the Business Combination Agreement will have any liability under the Business Combination Agreement, except in the case of willful and material breach or fraud by a party of the Business Combination Agreement.
Related Agreements
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, SVIII, General Fusion and the Sponsor entered into the Sponsor Letter pursuant to which, among other things (1) the Sponsor agreed to vote all Founder Shares held by it in favor of the Business Combination Agreement, the Business Combination and related proposals, (2) the Sponsor agreed that, at the Closing, it will forfeit 1,000,000 Founder Shares and, in connection therewith, SVIII agreed to issue to the Sponsor an aggregate of 1,000,000 Earnout Shares, (3) the Sponsor agreed to transfer, directly or constructively, an aggregate of 1,250,000 Founder Shares to certain investors in General Fusion’s most recent simple agreements for future equity financing round, and (4) the parties agreed that if SVIII obtains working capital loans from the Sponsor or an affiliate to finance transaction costs related to the Business Combination, up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be converted into warrants to purchase Common Shares for an exercise price of $0.90 per share, at the Sponsor’s option.
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Business Combination Agreement, SVIII, General Fusion and certain of General Fusion’s securityholders entered into the Support Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, each such securityholder agreed to support and vote in favor of the Plan of Arrangement.
Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, contemporaneously with the Closing, New SVIII, the Sponsor, and certain securityholders of General Fusion will enter into the Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, (1) New SVIII will agree to file, as soon as practicable (and in any event within 30 days) following the Closing Date, a registration statement covering the resale of certain Common Shares and other equity securities of New SVIII held by the Sponsor and such other securityholders parties from time to time, (2) such holders of registrable securities will be granted certain takedown, demand, block trade and piggyback registration rights with respect to their registrable securities, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement, and (3) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2025, between SVIII, the Sponsor and certain other parties will be amended, restated and terminated as of the Closing.
Also pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, at the Closing, certain Company securityholders will enter into a Lock-Up Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, each such securityholder will agree not to sell, for a period of 180 days following the Closing (subject to certain exceptions), the Common Shares held by such securityholder immediately after the effective time of the Business Combination, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement. In addition, the Sponsor and the other parties to the letter agreement entered into by such parties with SVIII in connection with SVIII’s initial public
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offering will enter into an amendment to such letter agreement to change the lock-up period in such letter agreement to six months after the Closing Date.
Subscription Agreement Liability
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, on January 21, SVIII and General Fusion entered into separate Subscription Agreements with the Anchor PIPE Investor. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Investors have agreed, among other things, to purchase an aggregate of 10,556,367 units of General Fusion at a price of $10.20 per unit, each unit comprising (1) one convertible preferred share of General Fusion having the rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Restated Articles and (2) one warrant exercisable for a Common Share at a price of $12.00 per share, in a private placement to be consummated on the Closing Date, prior to the Amalgamation. The Subscription Agreement was analyzed under ASC 815-40 and it was determined equity classification is precluded, as such the Company will record a liability that is equal to the fair value of the Subscription Agreement and revalue the Subscription Agreement liability each reporting period. As of March 31, 2026, the Company recorded a liability in connection with the Subscription Agreements of $425,184,274 on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet and a subscription agreement expense of $425,184,274 within the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from March 12, 2025 (inception) through March 31, 2026 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, 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 generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we had a net loss of $423,319,937, which consists of subscription agreement expense of $425,184,274 and operating costs of $182,184, partially offset by interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $2,046,520.
For the period from March 12, 2025 (inception) through March 31, 2025, the Company did not have any activity.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
On September 5, 2025, we completed the Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, which includes the full exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment option of 3,000,000 Units, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we completed the sale of 7,046,111 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $0.90 per warrant to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $6,341,500.
Following the Initial Public Offering, the full exercise of the over-allotment option, and the sale of the Private Units, a total of $230,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $14,319,936 of transaction costs, consisting of $4,600,000 of cash underwriting fee, $9,200,000 of deferred underwriting fee and $519,936 of other offering costs.
For the three months ended March 31, 2026, cash used in operating activities was $220,111. Net loss of $423,319,937 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $2,046,520 and subscription agreement expense of $425,184,274. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $37,928 of cash for operating activities.
For the period from March 12, 2025 (inception) through March 31, 2025, the Company did not have any activity.
As of March 31, 2026, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $234,715,684. We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less income taxes payable), to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our share capital or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of March 31, 2026, we had cash of $665,383. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or
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similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $0.90 per warrant, at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.
The Company’s liquidity condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for one year from the issuance of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Management plans to address this uncertainty through a Business Combination. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after the Combination Period. The Company intends to complete the initial Business Combination before the end of the Combination Period. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to consummate any Business Combination by the end of the Combination Period.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2026. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.
Contractual obligations
We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of one of our executive officers a monthly fee of $30,000 for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. We began incurring these fees on September 3, 2025 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and our liquidation.
The underwriters are entitled to a deferred fee of $0.40 per Unit, or $9,200,000 in the aggregate. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement and will be based on the amount of funds remaining in the Trust Account after shareholder redemptions of public shares in connection with the consummation of a Business Combination.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of condensed financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for our ordinary shares subject to possible conversion in accordance with the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption are classified as a liability instrument and measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including ordinary shares 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 our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. Our ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders’ equity section of our condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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Net Income Per Ordinary Share
We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” We have two classes of shares, Class A Ordinary Shares and Class B Ordinary Shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income per Ordinary Share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares outstanding for the period. Accretion associated with the redeemable Ordinary Shares is excluded from income per Ordinary Share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statement.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls 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.
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 March 31, 2026, 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 were effective at a 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.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter of 2025 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this report include the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. As of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On September 5, 2025, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 Units. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Cohen & Company Capital Markets acted as lead book-running manager and Clear Street acted as joint book-runner, of the Initial Public Offering. The securities in the offering were registered under the Securities Act on registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-289294). The Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statements effective on September 3, 2025.
Simultaneous with the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 7,046,111 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $0.90 per warrant, generating total proceeds of $6,341,500. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. The issuance was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Warrants are not transferable, assignable or salable until after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.
Of the gross proceeds received from the Initial Public Offering, the exercise of the over-allotment option and the Private Placement Warrants, an aggregate of $230,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account.
We paid a total of $14,319,936, consisting of $4,600,000 of cash underwriting fee, $9,200,000 of deferred underwriting fee and $519,936 of other offering costs.
For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our Initial Public Offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None
Item 5. Other Information
Insider Trading Arrangements and Policies
During the nine months ended March 31, 2026, none of the Company’s directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act)
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Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
No. | | Description of Exhibit |
3.1 |
| Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company. (2) |
10.1 | | Business Combination Agreement, dated January 21, 2026. (1) |
10.2 | | Sponsor Letter Agreement, dated January 21, 2026. (1) |
10.3 | | Voting and Support Agreement, dated January 21, 2026. (1) |
10.4 | | Form of Registration Rights Agreement. (1) |
10.5 | | Form of Lock-Up Agreement. (1) |
10.6 | | Form of Subscription Agreement, dated January 21, 2026. (1) |
31.1* |
| Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
31.2* |
| Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.1** |
| Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.2** |
| Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
101.INS* |
| XBRL Instance Document |
101.SCH* |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.CAL* |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF* |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
101.LAB* |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document |
101.PRE* |
| XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
* | Filed herewith. |
** | Furnished herewith. |
(1) | Previously filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 23, 2026 and incorporated by reference herein. |
(2) | Previously filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2025 and incorporated by reference herein. |
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP. III | |
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Date: May 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ Christopher Sorrells |
| Name: | Christopher Sorrells |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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| (Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: May 14, 2026 | By: | /s/ Jeff Schramm |
| Name: | Jeff Schramm |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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