FERA 10-K & 10-Q changes, risk factors and insider trading
Fifth Era Acquisition Corp I (also FERAR, FERAU) · Nasdaq · Blank Checks · CIK 2025401 · All filings on SEC.gov
At a glance
What changed in the latest 10-K
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What changed in the latest 10-Q
Risk Factors
Largest changes
Unlike some other blank checksee in full comparisoncheckcompanies in which the initial shareholders agree to vote their Founder Shares in accordance with the majority of the votes cast by the Public Shareholders in connection with an initial business combination, the Sponsor, pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, has agreed, among other things, topay specified FERA Transaction Costs andvote in favor of the Miotal Business Combination and the transactions contemplated thereby (including the Merger) and to pay specified FERA Transaction Costs (as defined in the Miotal Business Combination Agreement).
“If all the holders of the Founder Shares, which includes the Sponsor, approves the Miotal Business Combination, we may complete the Miotal Business Combination even though a majority of our Public Shareholders do not support the transaction. The agreement by our Sponsor to vote in favor of the Miotal Business Combination will increase the likelihood that the Miotal Business Combination will achieve sufficient votes needed for approval, and the incentives of the holders of the Founder Shares may differ from the incentives of our Public Shareholders in respect of approving the transaction.”see in full comparison
Neithersee in full comparisonboardour Board ofdirectorsDirectors nor any of its committees is required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking or accounting firm that the price that we are paying for Miotal is fair to our shareholders from a financial point of view. Neither ourboardBoard ofdirectorsDirectors nor any of its committees obtained a third party valuation in connection with the Miotal Business Combination. TheCompanyBoard andmanagementManagement concluded that the MiotalMiotalBusiness Combination was in the best interest of our shareholders and that the valuation was appropriate based on qualitative factors and quantitative factors that were determined appropriate by ourboardBoard ofdirectorsDirectors and management. Accordingly, investors will be relying solely on the judgment of ourboardBoard ofdirectorsDirectors andmanagementManagement in valuing Miotal, and ourboardBoard ofdirectorsDirectors andmanagementManagement may not havehaveproperly valued Miotal’s business or valued Miotal differently than either a third-party valuation firm or any particular investor.investor.The lack of a third-party valuation may also lead an increased number of shareholders to demand redemption of their shares, which could potentially impact our ability to consummate the Miotal Business Combination or reduce the public float and therefore liquidity of the public trading market.
As a smaller reporting company under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to include risk factors in this Report. For risks relating to our operations, see the section titled “Risk Factors” contained in our (i) IPO Registration Statement, (ii) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025see in full comparisonandSeptember 30, 2025, and March 31, 2026 as filed with the SEC on May 9, 2025, August 12, 2025,AugustNovember 12, 2025 andNovember 12,May2025,15, 2026, respectively and (iii) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026. As of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes with respect to those risk factors. Any of these previously disclosed risk factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our ability to consummate an initial business combination. We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
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As a smaller reporting company
under Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act, we are not required to include risk factors in this Report. For risks relating to our operations,
see the section
titled “Risk Factors” contained in our (i) IPO Registration Statement, (ii) Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
for the quarterly
periods ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025, and March 31, 2026 as filed with the SEC on May 9,
2025, August 12, 2025, AugustNovember 12, 2025 and November
12,May 2025,15, 2026, respectively and (iii) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2025, as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2026.
As of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes with respect to
those risk factors. Any of these previously disclosed
risk factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results
of operations or financial condition. Additional
risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect
our ability to consummate an initial business combination.
We may disclose changes to such risk factors or disclose additional risk factors
from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
Unlike some other blank
check check
companies in which the initial shareholders agree to vote their Founder Shares in accordance with the majority of the votes cast
by the
Public Shareholders in connection with an initial business combination, the Sponsor, pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement,
has agreed,
among other things, to pay specified FERA Transaction Costs and vote in favor of the Miotal Business Combination and the transactions
contemplated thereby (including
the Merger) and to pay specified FERA Transaction Costs (as defined in the Miotal Business Combination Agreement).
If all the holders of the Founder Shares, which includes the Sponsor, approves the Miotal Business Combination, we may complete the Miotal Business Combination even though a majority of our Public Shareholders do not support the transaction. The agreement by our Sponsor to vote in favor of the Miotal Business Combination will increase the likelihood that the Miotal Business Combination will achieve sufficient votes needed for approval, and the incentives of the holders of the Founder Shares may differ from the incentives of our Public Shareholders in respect of approving the transaction.
Neither boardour Board of directorsDirectors
nor any of its committees is required to obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking or accounting firm that the price that
we are paying for Miotal is fair to our shareholders from a financial point of view. Neither our boardBoard of directorsDirectors nor any of its committees
obtained a third party valuation in connection with the Miotal Business Combination. The Company Board and managementManagement concluded that the Miotal
Miotal Business Combination was in the best interest of our shareholders and that the valuation was appropriate based on qualitative factors
and quantitative factors that were determined appropriate by our boardBoard of directorsDirectors and management. Accordingly, investors will be relying
solely on the judgment of our boardBoard of directorsDirectors and managementManagement in valuing Miotal, and our boardBoard of directorsDirectors and managementManagement may not
have have
properly valued Miotal’s business or valued Miotal differently than either a third-party valuation firm or any particular
investor. investor.
The lack of a third-party valuation may also lead an increased number of shareholders to demand redemption of their shares,
which could
potentially impact our ability to consummate the Miotal Business Combination or reduce the public float and therefore liquidity
of the
public trading market.
Our Initial Shareholders, including our
Sponsor and our directors and executive officers, have interests that may conflict with the interests of our shareholders,Public Shareholders, and
accordingly, accordingly,
a conflict of interest may have existed in determining whether the Miotal Business Combination is appropriate as our initial
business business
combination.
The personal and financial
interests of our Sponsor and our directors and officers may have influenced their motivation in identifying and selecting Miotal as a
business combination target and completing an initial business combination with Miotal. In addition, the personal and financial interests
of our Sponsor and our directors and officers may have created a conflict of interest as they negotiated the terms, conditions and timing
of the Miotal Business Combination and determined whether they were appropriate and in the best interest of our shareholders. Our shareholdersPublic
Shareholders should consider these interests as they evaluate the recommendations of our boardBoard of directorsDirectors to vote for the proposals.
If third parties bring claims against us,
the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be reduced and the per share redemption amount received by shareholdersPublic Shareholders may be less
than than
$10.00 per share (which was the offering price in the IPO).
There is no guarantee that a shareholder’sPublic Shareholder’s
decision whether to redeem its shares for a pro rata portion of the Trust Account will put the shareholderPublic Shareholder in a better future
economic economic
position.
We can give no assurance
as as
to the price at which a shareholder may be able to sell its Holdco Ordinary Shares in the future following the completion of the Miotal
Business Combination or any alternative business combination. Certain events following the consummation of any initial business combination,
including the Miotal Business Combination, may cause an increase in Holdco’s share price, and may result in a lower value realized
now than a shareholder of Holdco might realize in the future had the shareholderPublic Shareholder not redeemed its shares. Similarly, if a shareholderPublic
Shareholder does not redeem its shares, the shareholderPublic Shareholder will bear the risk of ownership of the Holdco Ordinary Shares after the
consummation of the
Miotal Business Combination, and there can be no assurance that a shareholder can sell its shares in the future for
a greater amount than
the redemption price. A shareholder should consult its own financial advisor for assistance on how this may affect
his, her or its individual
situation.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
Largest changes
Commencing on February 27, 2025, and until the completion of our business combination or liquidation, we reimburse the managing member of our Sponsor $15,000 per month for office space, utilities, and secretarial and administrative support pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement. For the three and six months endedsee in full comparisonMarch 31,June 30, 2026, we incurred $45,000 and $90,000, respectively, in fees for these services pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, of which we included $30,000 in accrued expenses in the condensed balance sheets of the unaudited condensed financial statements included in this report under Item 1. “Financial Statements”, and we used none of this amount for compensation to Mr. Mechigian. For the three and six months endedMarch 31,June 30, 2025, we incurred$16,071$45,000 and $61,071, respectively, in fees for these services pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, of whichwesuch amount is included in accrued expenses in theaccompanyingcondensed balancesheets.sheets of the financial statements included in this Report under Item 1. “Financial Statements”.
“For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we had a net income of $2,607,567, which consists of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $4,215,310, partially offset by operating costs of $1,607,743.”see in full comparison
“For the six months ended June 30, 2025, we had a net income of $1,517,370, which consists of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $3,146,503, partially offset by operating costs of $1,629,133.”see in full comparison
For thesee in full comparisonthreesix months endedMarchJune31,30, 2026, cash used in operating activities was$173,174.$385,572. Net income of$1,291,701$2,607,567 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in thetheTrust Account of$2,091,443.$4,215,310. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided$626,568$1,222,171 of cash for operating activities.
For thesee in full comparisonthreesix months endedMarchJune31,30, 2025, cash used in operating activities was$415,611.$582,899. Net income of$612,964$1,517,370 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in thetheTrust Account of$740,877$3,146,503 and payment of operation costs through promissory note of $3,394. Changes in operating assets and liabilitiesusedprovided$291,092$1,042,840 of cash for operating activities.
As ofsee in full comparisonMarchJune31,30, 2026, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of$239,946,351$242,070,218 (including$9,946,351$12,070,218 of interest income). We may withdraw interest from the Trust AccountAccountto pay taxes, if any. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interestinterestearned on the Trust Account (which intertest shall be net of taxes payable and exclude the deferred underwriting fees), to complete ourourbusiness combination. To the extent that we use our share capital or debt, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our business combination, we will use the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account as working capital to finance the operations of the target businessbusinessor businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
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On March 3, 2025, we consummated our IPO of 23,000,000
Public Units, including the full exercise of the Over-Allotment Option of 3,000,000 Option Units. Each Public Unit consists of one Public
Share and one Public Right (right to receive one-tenth of one Class A Ordinary Share upon the consummation of our initial business combination).
We sold the Public Units for $10.00 each ,each, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000.
We may seek to extend the Combination Period
consistent consistent
with applicable laws, regulations and stock exchange rules by amending our Amended and Restated Articles. Any such amendment
would require
the approval of our Public Shareholders, who will be provided the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public
Shares in connection
with the vote on such approval. Such redemptions will decrease the amount held in our Trust Account and our capitalization, capitalization
and may affect
our ability to maintain our listing on Nasdaq. In addition, the Nasdaq rules currently require SPACs (such as us) to complete
their initial
business combination within 36 months of the effectiveness of our IPO registration statement. If we do not meet this requirement,
our our
securities will likely be subject to a suspension of trading and delisting from Nasdaq. Our Sponsor may also, in its discretion,
consider consider
selling its interest in us to another sponsor entity, which may result in a change to our management.
We have neither engaged in any operations nor
generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since May 22, 2024 (inception) through MarchJune 31,30, 2026, have been (i) organizational
activities and (ii) activities relating to the IPO and identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates and activities in
connection with the initial business combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business
combination. We have generated non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments held in the Trust Account after the
IPO. We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing
compliance, among other things).
For the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we
had a net income of $1,291,701,$1,315,866, which consists of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $2,091,443,$2,123,867, partially
offset by operating costs of $799,742.$808,001.
For the three months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025, we
had a net income of $621,591,$895,779, which consists of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $740,877,$2,405,626, partially
offset by operating costs of $119,286.$1,509,847.
For the six months ended June 30, 2026, we had a net income of $2,607,567, which consists of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $4,215,310, partially offset by operating costs of $1,607,743.
For the six months ended June 30, 2025, we had a net income of $1,517,370, which consists of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $3,146,503, partially offset by operating costs of $1,629,133.
For the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2026, cash
used in operating activities was $173,174.$385,572. Net income of $1,291,701$2,607,567 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in
the the
Trust Account of $2,091,443.$4,215,310. Changes in operating assets and liabilities provided $626,568$1,222,171 of cash for operating activities.
For the threesix months ended MarchJune 31,30, 2025, cash
used in operating activities was $415,611.$582,899. Net income of $612,964$1,517,370 was affected by interest earned on marketable securities held in
the the
Trust Account of $740,877$3,146,503 and payment of operation costs through promissory note of $3,394. Changes in operating assets and liabilities
usedprovided $291,092$1,042,840 of cash for operating activities.
As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we had marketable securities
held in the Trust Account of $239,946,351$242,070,218 (including $9,946,351$12,070,218 of interest income). We may withdraw interest from the Trust Account
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
interest earned on the Trust Account (which intertest shall be net of taxes payable and exclude the deferred underwriting fees), to complete our
our business combination. To the extent that we use our share capital or debt, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our business
combination, we will use the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account as working capital to finance the operations of the target
business business
or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of MarchJune 31,30, 2026, we had cash of $370,084$157,686
and a working capital deficit of $3,184,206.$3,992,207. We use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target
businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants, or similar locations
of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective
target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a business combination.
We satisfied our liquidity needs through MarchJune
31,30, 2026, through (i) a contribution of $25,000 from the Sponsor in exchange for the issuance of our Founder Shares, (ii) a loan pursuant
to the IPO Promissory Note and (iii) the net proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account.
Commencing on February 27, 2025, and until the
completion of our business combination or liquidation, we reimburse the managing member of our Sponsor $15,000 per month for office space,
utilities, and secretarial and administrative support pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement. For the three and six months
ended March
31,June 30, 2026, we incurred $45,000 and $90,000, respectively, in fees for these services pursuant to the Administrative Services
Agreement, of which we included $30,000
in accrued expenses in the condensed balance sheets of the unaudited condensed financial statements
included in this report under Item
1. “Financial Statements”, and we used none of this amount for compensation to Mr. Mechigian.
For the three and six months ended March
31,June 30, 2025, we incurred $16,071$45,000 and $61,071, respectively, in fees for these services pursuant
to the Administrative Services Agreement, of which wesuch amount is included in accrued
expenses in the accompanying condensed balance sheets.sheets of the
financial statements included in this Report under Item 1. “Financial Statements”.
FERA insider buying and selling (Form 4)
Since 2026-04-11, insiders reported open-market purchases in 0 Form 4 filings and open-market sales in 0 filings. Totals add up every open-market (code P and S) line in those filings, using the prices reported in the filings. Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are listed below but not counted.
No Form 4 stock transactions in this period.
Well-known investors holding FERA (13F)
| Investor | Quarter | Shares | Reported value | % of their 13F | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Sigma Investments | 2026-06-30 | 725,000 | $7.6M | 0.01% | No change |
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 2026-06-30 | 500,102 | $5.2M | 0.0% | Added 25% |
| Millennium Management (Israel Englander) | 2026-06-30 | 200,000 | $2.1M | 0.0% | No change |
| Millennium Management (Israel Englander) | 2026-06-30 | 200,000 | $2.1M | 0.0% | No change |
| Millennium Management (Israel Englander) | 2026-06-30 | 400,000 | $132.0K | 0.0% | No change |
| Citadel Advisors (Ken Griffin) | 2026-06-30 | 12,135 | $126.4K | 0.0% | Reduced 96% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co. | 2026-06-30 | 27,143 | $9.5K | 0.0% | No change |
| Citadel Advisors (Ken Griffin) | 2026-06-30 | 16,000 | $5.6K | 0.0% | No change |