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For the periodyear from March 22, 2024 (inception) throughended December 31, 2024,2025, we had a net income of $266,838,$2,982,042, which consisted of dividend earned on cash and investments held in trust account of $657,624,$3,574,409 and interest income of $2,612,$3,178, and the change in fair value of over-allotment option liability of $197,895, which was partially offset by formation and operating costs of $341,598 and stock-based compensation expense of $249,695.$595,545.

For the periodyear from March 22, 2024 (inception) throughended December 31, 31, 2024,2025, there was $171,290$543,165 of cash used in operating activities resulting from dividend earned on investments held in trust account of $657,624, the change in fair value of over-allotment option liability of $197,895,$3,574,409 and increase in prepaid expenses of $9,365. The changes were offset by net income of $266,838, formation and operating costs paid by Sponsor of $127,427, stock-based compensation expense of $249,695, the increasedecrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $35,884,$2,007. The changes were partially offset by net income of $2,982,042, the decrease in prepaid expenses of $1,209, and the increase in due to related parties of $13,750.$50,000.

For the period from March 22, 2024 (inception) through December 31, 2024, there was $85,831,209 of cash provided by financing activities resulting from the proceeds of the IPO of $85,000,000 and the proceeds from the Private Placement of $2,550,000. The changes were partially offset by the repayment of a promissory note to the sponsor of $273,969, the payment of the underwriter’s discount, net of reimbursement of IPO offering costs, of $1,062,500, and the payment of IPO offering costs of $382,322.

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination, our directors, officers and the sponsor (together, the “insiders”) or their affiliates or designees may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If the Company completes the initial business combination, it would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial 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 the trust account would be used for such repayment. Up to $3,000,000 of such loans (the “Working Capital Loans”) may be convertible into Units of the Company, at a price of $10.00 per Unit (the “Working Capital Units”) at the option of the lender. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company had noborrowings borrowingsof $100,881 and $0 under the Working Capital Loans.

We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, ifIf our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial business combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial business combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our initial business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon completion of our initial business combination in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such initial business combination. In addition, if we are unable to complete an initial business combination within the Combination Period by July 25, 2026, unless further extended, the board of directors would proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution. There is no assurance that our plans to consummate an initial business combination will be successful within the Combination Period. As a result, management has determined that such additional condition also raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us”, or the “Company” refer to Charlton Aria Acquisition Corporation. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to ST Sponsor II Limited. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited 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.

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and variations thereof and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s final prospectus for its initial public offering (the “IPO” described below) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 24, 2024 (File No. 333-282313) (the “Prospectus”). 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.

Charlton Aria Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 22, 2024 as an exempted company with limited liability. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or similar business combination involving the Company, with one or more businesses or entities (the “initialBusiness business combinationCombination”). We intend to effectuate our initialBusiness business combinationCombination using cash from the proceeds of our IPO (as defined below), Private Placement (as defined below), and the sale of our shares, debt or a combination of cash, equity 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 ana initialBusiness business combinationCombination will be successful.

On October 25, 2024, we consummated our IPO of 7,500,000 units (the “Public Units”), each Public Unit consisting of one Class A ordinary share (the “Class A Ordinary Shares”) of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Public Shares”), and one right (the “Rights”) of the Company, each right entitling the holder to receive one-eighth of one Class A Ordinary Share (the “Public Rights”). The Public Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, and the IPO generated gross proceeds of $75,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, we consummated a private placement (the “Private Placement”) with ST Sponsor II Limited, our sponsor (the “sponsor”), of an aggregate of 240,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Private Placement Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $2,400,000. Each Private Placement Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share (the “Private Placement Shares”), and one Right (the “Private Placement Rights”). The terms and provisions of the Private Placement Shares and Private Placement Rights in the Private Placement Units are identical to the Public Shares and Public Rights, respectively, except that, subject to certain limited exceptions, the Private Placement Shares are subject to transfer restrictions until the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. On October 25, 2024, a total of $75,187,500 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement was deposited in a trust account (the “trust account”) established for the benefit of the Company’s Public Shareholders at a U.S. based trust account, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.

The underwriters have been granted a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,125,000 units offered by the Company to cover over-allotments, if any. On November 19, 2024, the Representative exercised the Over-allotment Option in part, and purchased 1,000,000 Units (the “Option Units”), generating gross proceeds of $10,000,000. Simultaneously with the issuance and sale of the Option Units, the Company completed a private placement sale of 15,000 Private Placement Units (the “Additional Private Placement Units”) to the sponsor at a purchase price of $10.00 per Private Placement Units,Unit, generating gross proceeds of $150,000. The Company also issued an additional 10,000 Representative Shares to the Representative.

In connection with the offering of the Option Units and the sale of Additional Private Placement Units, the proceeds of $10,025,000 from the proceeds of the offering of the Option Units and the sale of Additional Private Placement Units were placed in the trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public shareholders and the underwriters of the IPO, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee.

The sales of the Private Placement Units were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. No commissions were paid in connection with such sales.

On December 9, 2024, after the expiration of the Over-Allotment Option, pursuant to the IPO Prospectus and the founder share purchase agreement between the Company and the sponsor, the Company and the sponsor agreed to cancel 31,250 Class B ordinary shares of the Company so that our insiders would collectively own 20.0% of our issued and outstanding shares after the IPO. As a result, 2,125,000 founder shares remained issued and outstanding as a result.outstanding.

On May 13, 2025, Sunny Tan Kah Wei, the sole shareholder of our sponsorsponsor, closed upon the transaction provided for by a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Sponsor Sale SPA”), dated as of May 12, 2025, with Sovereign Global Trust LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”).

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from March 22, 2024 (inception) to MarchJune 31,30, 2026 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the IPO, described below, and, after the IPO, identifying a target company for an initial business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination. We may generate non-operating income in the form of interest and dividends earned on cash and investments 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 in connection with completing an initial business combination.

For the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025,2026, we had a net income of $731,257, $567,766, which consisted of interest and dividends earned on investments held in trust account of $899,202 and interest income of $2,307,$804,029, which was partially offset by formation and operating costs of $170,252.$236,263.

The Company’s liquidity needs upthrough toJune March 31,30, 2026 had been satisfied through a payment from the sponsor of $25,000 for the founder shares to cover certain offering costs and the proceeds from the public offering and private placements.

As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, the Company had cash of $4,597$7,194 and working capital deficit of $271,825.$1,358,088. The Company expects to incur significant professional costs to remain as a publicly traded company and to incur significant transaction costs in pursuit of the consummation of an initial business combination. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” management has determined that these conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the unaudited financial statements are issued. Management’s plan in addressing this uncertainty is through the Working Capital Loans, as defined in Note 5 of the financial statements. In addition, if the Company is unable to complete an initial business combination within the Combination Period by July 25, 2026, unless further extended, the Company’s board of directors would proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate an initial business combination will be successful within the Combination Period. As a result, management has determined that such additional condition also raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the unaudited financial statements are issued. Management’s plan in addressing this uncertainty is through the Working Capital Loans, as defined in Note 5 of the financial statements. In addition, if the Company is unable to complete an initial business combination within the Combination Deadline by October 25, 2026, unless further extended, the Company’s board of directors would proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution of the Company. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate an initial business combination will be successful within the Combination Deadline. As a result, management has determined that such additional condition also raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the unaudited financial statements are issued. The unaudited financial statementstatements doesdo not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

For the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025,2026, there was $261,187$282,618 of cash used in operating activities resulting from interest and dividendsdividend earned on cash and investments held in trust account of $899,202$1,590,509, and the increase in prepaid expenses of $95,920.$41,111, and the decrease in due to related parties of $40,040. The changes were partially offset by net income of $731,257$1,267,638, and the increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $2,678.$121,404.

For the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, there was $42,000$850,000 of cash providedused byin financinginvesting activities resulting from theextension proceedsfee fromdeposited working capitalinto loantrust fromaccount aof related party.$850,000.

For theWe three months ended March 31, 2025, there were no financing activities We intend to use the funds held outside the trustTrust accountAccount to primarily identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete an initial business combination.

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an initial business combination, our directors, officers and the sponsor (together, the “insiders”) or their affiliates or designees may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If the Company completes the initial business combination, it would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial 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 the trust account would be used for such repayment. Up to $3,000,000 of such loans (the “Working Capital Loans”) may be convertible into Units of the Company, at a price of $10.00 per Unit (the “Working Capital Units”) at the option of the lender. As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had borrowings of $142,881$1,235,558 and $100,881 under the Working Capital Loans, respectively.

We believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. If our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial business combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial business combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our initial business combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon completion of our initial business combination in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such initial business combination. In addition, if we are unable to complete an initial business combination within the Combination PeriodDeadline by JulyOctober 25, 2026, unless further extended, the board of directors would proceed to commence a voluntary liquidation and thereby a formal dissolution. There is no assurance that our plans to consummate an initial business combination will be successful within the Combination Period.Deadline. As a result, management has determined that such additional condition also raiseraises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of MarchJune 31,30, 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.

The holders of the founder shares and Private Placement Units, including any Working Capital Units of those issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on October 24, 2024 by and among the Company and the insiders. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed after the completion of our initial business combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. The Company will bear the costs and expenses of filing any such registration statements.

The underwriters received a cash underwriting discount of $0.15 per Public Unit, or $1,275,000 in the aggregate and paid at the closing of the IPO and the exercising of over-allotment option in part. In addition, the underwriters will be entitled to a deferred fee of $0.20 per Public Unit, or approximately $1,700,000 in the aggregate upon the consummation of an initial business combination. 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 its initial business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement dated October 24, 2024, by and between the Company and Clear Street LLC.

In November 2024, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-03, “Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses”, requiring public entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the unaudited financial statements on an interim and annual basis. ASU 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03.