10-Q

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated
filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM

10-Q

(Mark One)

☒	QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2023

☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from

Commission File Number

001-40976

PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Cayman Islands		98-1578608
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

315 Lake Street East, Suite 301

Wayzata, MN 55391

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(952)

456-5300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-half of one redeemable warrant	PCCTU	The Nasdaq Stock Market
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	PCCT	The Nasdaq Stock Market
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50	PCCTW	The Nasdaq Stock Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation

S-T

(Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a

non-accelerated

filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule

12b-2

of the Exchange Act:

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule

12b-2

of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No ☐

As of August

, 2023, there were 2,080,915 shares of the registrant’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 5,750,000 shares of the registrant’s Class B ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding.

PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II

TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
	Condensed Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022	F-1
	Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	F-2
	Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	F-3
	Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 (unaudited)	F-4
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements	F-5
Item 2.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS	25
Item 3.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT 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	31
Item 3.	DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES	31
Item 4.	MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	32
Item 5.	OTHER INFORMATION	32
Item 6.	EXHIBITS	32
SIGNATURES		32

PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS


	June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)			December 31, 2022
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash	$	84,000		$	4,730
Prepaid expenses		145,330			107,179

Total current assets		229,330			111,909
Investments held in Trust Account		22,585,023			25,517,987

Total Assets	$	22,814,353		$	25,629,896

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit:
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	4,698,780		$	783,055
Accounts payable - related party		15,023			104,808
Accrued expenses		742,037			1,906,825
Accrued expense - related party		12,181			10,977
Accrued offering costs		224,235			224,235
Convertible promissory notes - related party		1,742,552			221,631
Forward purchase units		4,290,000			—

Total current liabilities		11,724,808			3,251,531
Deferred underwriting fee payable		5,635,000			8,050,000

Total Liabilities		17,359,808			11,301,531

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7)
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, 2,080,915 and 2,457,892 shares at redemption value of $10.81 and $10.34 per share at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		22,485,023			25,417,987
Shareholders’ Deficit:
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		—			—
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022; excluding 2,080,915 and 2,457,892 shares subject to possible redemption, respectively , at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022		—			—
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 5,750,000 issued and outstanding		575			575
Additional paid-in capital		—			—
Accumulated deficit		(17,031,053	)		(11,090,197	)

Total shareholders’ deficit		(17,030,478	)		(11,089,622	)

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit	$	22,814,353		$	25,629,896

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)


	For the three months ended June 30, 2023			For the three months ended June 30, 2022			For the six months ended June 30, 2023			For the six months ended June 30, 2022
Operating and formation costs	$	1,394,320		$	373,599		$	3,506,120		$	881,975

Loss from operations		(1,394,320	)		(373,599	)		(3,506,120	)		(881,975	)
Interest and dividend income on investments held in Trust Account		290,025			325,846			548,503			344,043
Change in fair value of forward purchase units		(270,000	)		—			(460,000	)		—

Net Loss	$	(1,374,295	)	$	(47,753	)	$	(3,417,617	)	$	(537,932	)

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A ordinary shares		2,192,766			23,000,000			2,324,596			23,000,000

Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class A ordinary shares	$	(0.17	)	$	0.00		$	(0.42	)	$	(0.02	)

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class B ordinary shares		5,750,000			5,750,000			5,750,000			5,750,000

Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class B ordinary shares	$	(0.17	)	$	0.00		$	(0.42	)	$	(0.02	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023


	Class A ordinary shares				Class B ordinary shares				Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Total Shareholders’ Deficit
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Total Shareholders’ Deficit
Balance - December 31, 2022		—	$	—		5,750,000	$	575	$	—	$	(11,090,197	)	$	(11,089,622	)
Net loss		—		—		—		—		—		(2,043,322	)		(2,043,322	)
Remeasurement of Class A common stock to redemption amount		—		—		—		—		—		(553,425	)		(553,425	)
Initial measurement of forward purchase units		—		—		—		—		—		(3,830,000	)		(3,830,000	)
Reduction of deferred underwriting fee payable		—		—		—		—		—		2,415,000			2,415,000

Balance - March 31, 2023		—		—		5,750,000		575		—		(15,101,944	)		(15,101,369	)
Net loss		—		—		—		—		—		(1,374,295	)		(1,374,295	)
Remeasurement of Class A common stock to redemption amount		—		—		—		—		—		(554,814	)		(554,814	)

Balance - June 30, 2023		—	$	—		5,750,000	$	575	$	—	$	(17,031,053	)	$	(17,030,478	)

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2022


	Class A ordinary shares				Class B ordinary shares				Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Total Shareholders’ Deficit
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		Additional Paid-in Capital		Accumulated Deficit			Total Shareholders’ Deficit
Balance - December 31, 2021		—	$	—		5,750,000	$	575	$	—	$	(7,196,643	)	$	(7,196,068	)
Net loss		—		—		—		—		—		(490,179	)		(490,179	)

Balance - March 31, 2022		—		—		5,750,000		575		—		(7,686,822	)		(7,686,247	)
Net loss		—		—		—		—		—		(47,753	)		(47,753	)
Remeasurement of Class A common stock to redemption amount		—		—		—		—		—		(246,790	)		(246,790	)

Balance - June 30, 2022		—	$	—		5,750,000	$	575	$	—	$	(7,981,365	)	$	(7,980,790	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)


	For the six months ended June 30, 2023			For the six months ended June 30, 2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Loss	$	(3,417,617	)	$	(537,932	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Interest and dividend income on investments held in Trust Account		(548,503	)		(344,043	)
Change in fair value of forward purchase units		460,000			—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		(38,151	)		147,519
Accounts payable		3,915,725			(7,133	)
Accounts payable - related party		(89,785	)		52,921
Accrued expenses		(1,164,788	)		280,210
Accrued expenses - related party		1,204			—

Net cash used in operating activities	$	(881,915	)	$	(408,458	)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Advances to Trust Account		(559,736	)		—
Proceeds from Trust Account for payment to redeeming shareholders		4,041,203			—

Net cash provided by investing activities	$	3,481,467			—

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from convertible promissory notes - related party		1,520,921			—
Payment to redeeming shareholders		(4,041,203	)
Payment of offering costs		—			(7,000	)

Net cash used in financing activities		(2,520,282	)		(7,000	)

Net Change in Cash		79,270			(415,458	)
Cash - Beginning of period		4,730			818,833

Cash - End of period	$	84,000		$	403,375

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption value	$	1,108,239		$	246,790
Reduction of deferred underwriting fee payable	$	2,415,000		$	—
Initial measurement of forward purchase units	$	3,830,000		$	—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.

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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY

Perception Capital Corp. II (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on January 21, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”).

The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating 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 June 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from January 21, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation and initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. The Company will generate

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 registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on October 27, 2021. On November 1, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 units, (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), including 3,000,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000, which is discussed in Note 3.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 10,050,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to Perception Capital Partners II LLC (the “Sponsor”), including 1,050,000 Private Placement Warrants issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $10,050,000, which is described in Note 4.

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, an amount of $233,450,000 ($10.15 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), and will be invested only in U.S. government treasury obligations with maturities of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule

2a-7

under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the funds held in the Trust Account, as described below.

Transaction costs related to the issuances described above amounted to $13,617,198, consisting of $4,600,000 of cash underwriting fees, $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $967,198 of other offering costs. On March 23, 2023, the underwriters agreed to reduce their rights to the portion of the fee payable by the Company for deferred underwriting commissions, which is discussed in Note 7.

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 Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete a Business Combination with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on income earned

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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into an initial Business Combination. The Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).

The Company will provide its holders of Public Shares (the “Public 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, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account. There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. The Public Shares subject to redemption will be recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Offering in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480,

Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity

(“ASC 480”).

The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 e

ither prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks shareholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination, see below for further discussion related to the subsequent amendment to charter. If a shareholder vote is not required by law 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 (the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. 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 6) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or don’t vote at all

Notwithstanding the above, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the 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 15% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.

The Sponsor has agreed to waive (i) redemption rights with respect to its Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination, (ii) redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with an initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete an initial Business Combination. During the period, the Company extended to the initial public offering date to November 1, 2023, or with respect to any other provision relating to shareholders’ rights or

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

pre-initial

Business Combination activity; and (iii) rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares it holds if the Company fails to complete an initial Business Combination by November 1, 2023, or any extended period of time that the Company may have to consummate an initial Business Combination. However, if the Sponsor acquires Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination by November 1, 2023.

The Company will have until November 1, 2023 to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem 100% of the Public Shares, at a

per-share

price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless 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 7) 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 other 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 Public Offering price per Unit.

In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to 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 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) $10.15 per Public Share or (2) such lesser amount per public share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.

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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation

On October 28, 2022, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting (the “general meeting”), at which holders of 23,264,839 ordinary shares, comprised of 17,514,839 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A ordinary shares”), and 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B ordinary shares,” and together with the Class A ordinary shares, the “ordinary shares”), were present in person or by proxy, representing approximately 80.9% of the voting power of the 28,750,000 issued and outstanding ordinary shares of the company, comprised of 23,000,000 Class A ordinary shares and 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares, entitled to vote at the general meeting at the close of business on September 29, 2022, which was the record date (the “record date”) for the general meeting. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on the record date are referred to herein as “shareholders.”

On October 28, 2022, the company filed with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies an amendment to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the company (the “charter amendment”). The charter amendment extended the date by which the company must (1) consummate a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination (the “initial business combination”), (2) cease its operations except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such initial business combination, and (3) redeem all of the Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units sold in its initial public offering from November 1, 2022, to May 1, 2023 (the “charter extension”).

In connection with the October 28, 2022 charter extension, a total of 159 shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 20,542,108 Class A ordinary shares, representing approximately 89.3% of the issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares. As a result, $210,161,773 was paid out of the company’s trust account in connection with the redemptions, representing a redemption price per Class A ordinary share of approximately $10.23.

On April 27, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, at which certain proposed charter amendments were voted on and approved shareholders approved, by special resolution, the proposal to amend the company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “charter”) to further extend the date by which the company must either (1) consummate a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination or (2) (i) cease its operations except for the purpose of winding up and (ii) redeem all outstanding Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units sold in its initial public offering, from May 1, 2023 to November 1, 2023.

In connection with the April 27, 2023 charter extension, a total of 17 shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 376,977 Class A ordinary shares, representing approximately 15.3% of the issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares. As a result, $4,041,203 was paid out of the company’s trust account in connection with the redemptions, representing a redemption price per Class A ordinary share of approximately $10.72.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Business Combination Agreement

On January 16, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Perception Spectaire Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and Spectaire Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Spectaire”). Details regarding the merger can be found in the Company’s January 17, 2023 Form

8-K

filing. The business combination has not yet been completed. The Merger Agreement provides that the following transactions will occur (together with the other agreements and transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”):

(i) Prior to the effective time of the Business Combination (the “Effective Time”), the aggregate amount of each outstanding convertible promissory note of Spectaire, including all outstanding principal and interest accrued but unpaid thereon, will convert into shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Spectaire (“Spectaire Common Stock”), and each share of the Series Seed Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Spectaire will convert into one share of Spectaire Common Stock (such conversions, the “Spectaire Security Conversion”);

(ii) at the Effective Time (after giving effect to the Spectaire Security Conversion):

(a) each share of Spectaire Common Stock (other than shares of Spectaire Common Stock subject to Spectaire Options and Spectaire RSUs (each as defined below), Spectaire Restricted Shares (as defined below), treasury stock and dissenting shares) will convert into the right to receive its pro rata portion (on a fully diluted basis) of the Net Merger Consideration and the Earnout Shares (as defined below);

(b) each outstanding option to purchase Spectaire Common Stock (“Spectaire Option”) will be converted into (x) an option to purchase, upon substantially the same terms and conditions, a whole number of shares of PCCT (“Perception Capital Corp. II) Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to (1) the number of shares of Spectaire Common Stock subject to such Spectaire Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (2) the Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and (y) the right to receive its pro rata portion of the Earnout Shares;

(c) each outstanding restricted stock unit relating to Spectaire Common Stock (“Spectaire RSU”) will be converted into (x) a restricted stock unit, upon substantially the same terms and conditions, relating to a whole number of shares of PCCT Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to (1) the number of shares of Spectaire Common Stock subject to such Spectaire RSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (2) the Exchange Ratio and (y) the right to receive its pro rata portion of the Earnout Shares; and

(d) each outstanding award of restricted shares of Spectaire Common Stock subject to vesting conditions and/or a risk of forfeiture (“Spectaire Restricted Shares”) will be converted into (x) an award, upon substantially the same terms and conditions, of a whole number of restricted shares of PCCT Common Stock equal to (1) the number of shares of Spectaire Common Stock subject to such Spectaire Restricted Share as of immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (2) the Exchange Ratio and (y) the right to receive its pro rata portion of the Earnout Shares.

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(UNAUDITED)

The number of Earnout Shares will be equal to 7,500,000 additional shares of PCCT Common Stock (as equitably adjusted for stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations, reclassifications, combinations, exchanges of shares or other like changes or transactions with respect to the Company’s Common Stock occurring on or after the Closing). The Earnout Shares may be issued in three equal tranches upon the volume-weighted price per share of PCCT Common Stock equaling or exceeding $15.00, $20.00 or $25.00 for at least 20 trading days in any consecutive

30-day

trading period within the five-year period (“Earnout Period”) following the closing of the Business Combination. If, during the Earnout Period, there is a Change of Control where the Company (“Acquiror”) or its stockholders have the right to receive consideration implying a value per share of Acquiror Common Stock of less than $

no Earnout Shares will be issuable. If the value per share of Acquiror Common Stock is greater than or equal to $15 but less than $20 than Acquiror shall issue 2,500,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock to the Eligible Company Equityholders. If the value per share of Acquiror Common Stock is greater than or equal to $20 but less than $25 than Acquiror shall issue 5,000,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock to the Eligible Company Equityholders. If the value per share of Acquiror Common Stock is greater than or equal to $25 than Acquiror shall issue 7,500,000 shares of Acquiror Common Stock to the Eligible Company Equityholders.

If, during the Earnout Period, (i) any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Acquiror is initiated, (ii) any bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation proceeding is instituted by or against Acquiror or (iii) Acquiror makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee for all or substantial part of its assets or properties, then any Earnout Shares that have not been previously issued by Acquiror (whether or not previously earned) shall be deemed earned and due by Acquiror to the Eligible Company Equityholders.

In connection with the business combination, the Company also entered into an agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) for an OTC Equity Forward Transaction (the “Forward Purchase Transaction”) with Meteora Special Opportunity Fund I, LP, Meteora Capital Partners, LP, Meteora Select Trading Opportunities Master, LP (collectively the “Seller”). Pursuant to the terms of the Forward Purchase Agreement, the Seller intends, but is not obligated, to purchase up to a maximum of 2,080,915 of Perception’s Class A Ordinary Shares from holders (other than Perception or its affiliates) who have elected to redeem such shares in connection with the Business Combination. Purchases by Seller will be made through brokers in the open market after the redemption deadline in connection with the Business Combination at a price no higher than the redemption price to be paid by the Company in connection with the Business Combination. The Forward Purchase Agreement is within the scope of ASC

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due to the obligation to repurchase the issuer’s equity shares and transfer cash. Accordingly, the initial fair value will be booked on the balance sheet and any changes in value will be recognized in earnings in the period of remeasurement.

On March 31, 2023, in association with the Merger Agreement, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to Spectaire, Inc. (“Spectaire Loan”). See Note 6 for further discussion on the convertible promissory note.

Going Concern

As of June 30, 2023, the Company had $84,000 in cash held outside of the Trust Account and negative working capital of $11,495,478. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s liquidity will be satisfied through the proceeds made available to the Company under Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 6), Extension Loan (as defined in Note 6), and the Spectaire Loan (as defined in Note 1). While the Company expects to have sufficient access to additional sources of capital if necessary, there is no current commitment on the part of any financing source to provide additional capital and no assurances can be provided that such additional capital will ultimately be available if necessary.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

The Company will have until November 1, 2023 to complete a Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not consummated by November 1, 2023, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company.

These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that the accompanying financial statements are issued. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to raise additional capital (to the extent ultimately necessary) or to consummate a Business Combination will be successful or successful within the Combination Period (including any extended period of time as described above). The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Risks and Uncertainties

In addition to the risks noted above under Going Concern, the company is also subject to the following:

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the

COVID-19

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

Additionally, as a result of the military action commenced in February 2022 by the Russian Federation and Belarus in the country of Ukraine and related economic sanctions, the Company’s ability to consummate a Business Combination, or the operations of a target business with which the Company ultimately consummates a Business Combination, may be materially and adversely affected. In addition, the Company’s ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by these events, including as a result of increased market volatility, or decreased market liquidity in third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy and the specific impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and/or ability to consummate a Business Combination are not yet determinable. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

We deposit substantial funds in financial institutions and may, from time to time, maintain cash balances at such financial institutions in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit. Recently, there has been significant volatility and instability among banks and financial institutions and on March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank, at SVB, was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the FDIC, as receiver, and for a period of time, customers of the bank did not have access to their funds and there was uncertainty as to when, if at all, customers would have access to funds in excess of the FDIC insured amounts. The Company held deposits at SVB at the time of its closure but the deposits were under the FDIC limit and no losses were incurred. Going forward, should one or more of the financial institutions at which our deposits are maintained fail, there is no guarantee as to the extent that we would recover the funds deposited, whether through Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage or otherwise, or the timing of any recovery. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.

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 independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and 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 financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires the Company’s 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 and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.

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 from those estimates. Items which involve management to exercise significant judgment include determining the fair value of forward purchase units.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Cash

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did

not

have any cash equivalents as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Investments Held in Trust Account

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) (16) of the Investment Company Act, with maturities of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities are reported in the statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which were invested in U.S. Treasury securities. The Company had $22,585,023 and $25,517,987 in investments held in the Trust Account as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Warrants

The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own common stock, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding. For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional

paid-in

capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a

non-cash

gain or loss on the statements of operations. The Public Warrants (as defined in Note 3) and Private Placement Warrants are equity classified (see Note 8).

Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

All of the 23,000,000 Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption, at a price of $10.15 per share, of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association. In accordance with ASC

480-10-S99,

redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Therefore, all Public Shares have been classified as temporary equity on the balance sheets.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Under ASC 480, the Company has elected to recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional

paid-in

capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit. The redemption value of the redeemable ordinary shares as of June 30, 2023, increased as the income earned on the Trust Account exceeds $100,000 to pay dissolution expenses (see Note 1). As such, the Company recorded an increase in the carrying amount of the redeemable ordinary shares of $1,108,239 during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption reflected in the balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:


Gross proceeds	$	230,000,000
Less:
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants		(9,637,000	)
Issuance costs allocated to Class A ordinary shares		(12,907,420	)
Plus:
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value		28,124,181
Initial Pre-Extension Redemption		(210,161,774	)

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption as of December 31, 2022		25,417,987
Plus:
Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value		1,108,239
Initial Pre-Extension Redemption		(4,041,203	)

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption as of June 30, 2023	$	22,485,023

Offering Costs associated with the Initial Public Offering

The Company complies with the requirements of ASC Topic 340,

Other Assets and Deferred Costs

(“ASC 340”) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A -

Expenses of Offering

. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the balance sheet date that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs directly attributable to the issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction in equity. Offering costs for equity contracts that are classified as assets and liabilities are expensed immediately. The Company incurred offering costs amounting to $13,617,198, consisting of $4,600,000 of cash underwriting fees, $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $967,198 of other offering costs. As such, the Company recorded $12,907,420 of offering costs as a reduction of temporary equity and $600,374 of offering costs as a reduction of permanent equity. On March 23, 2023, the IPO Underwriters waived their entitlement to the payment of any deferred underwriting discount, thereby reducing the amount of such deferred underwriting discount from $8,050,000 to $5,635,000

Income Taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of June 30, 2023 and 2022. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.

Net Loss Per Ordinary Share

Net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from net loss per share as the redemption value approximates fair value. Therefore, the earnings per share calculation allocates income and losses shared pro rata between Class A and Class B ordinary shares. As a result, the calculated net loss per share is the same for Class A and Class B ordinary shares. The Company has not considered the effect of the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants to purchase an aggregate of 21,550,000 shares in the calculation of diluted net loss per share, since the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events.

The foll

wing table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share (in dollars, except per share amounts):


	For the three months ended June 30, 2023						For the three months ended June 30, 2022
	Class A			Class B			Class A			Class B
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(379,403	)	$	(994,892	)	$	(38,202	)	$	(9,551	)
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares		2,192,766			5,750,000			23,000,000			5,750,000

Basic and diluted net loss per share	$	(0.17	)	$	(0.17	)	$	0.00		$	0.00

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)


	For the six months ended June 30, 2023						For the six months ended June 30, 2022
	Class A			Class B			Class A			Class B
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
Numerator:
Net loss	$	(983,898	)	$	(2,433,719	)	$	(430,346	)	$	(107,586	)
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares		2,324,596			5,750,000			23,000,000			5,750,000

Basic and diluted net loss per share	$	(0.42	)	$	(0.42	)	$	(0.02	)	$	(0.02	)

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company applies ASC Topic 820,

Fair Value Measurement

(“ASC 820”), which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and clarifies the definition of fair value within that framework. ASC 820 defines fair value as an exit price, which is the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the Company’s principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy established in ASC 820 generally requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the entity’s own assumptions based on market data and the entity’s judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are to be developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.

The carrying amounts reflected in the balance sheet for current assets and current liabilities approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.

Level 1 — Assets and liabilities with unadjusted, quoted prices listed on active market exchanges. Inputs to the fair value measurement are observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are determined using prices for recently traded assets and liabilities with similar underlying terms, as well as direct or indirect observable inputs, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

Level 3 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are unobservable inputs, such as estimates, assumptions, and valuation techniques when little or no market data exists for the assets or liabilities.

See Note 9 for additional information on assets and liabilities measured at fair value.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

Recent Accounting Standards

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on October 27, 2021. On November 1, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 Units, including 3,000,000 Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Each Unit consisted of one Class A ordinary share and

one-half

of one redeemable warrant (“Public Warrant”). Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per whole share (see Note 8).

NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 10,050,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to the Sponsor, including 1,050,000 Private Placement Warrants issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $10,050,000. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. The proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.

NOTE 5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accrued expenses consisted of the following at the dates indicated:


	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Accrued expenses:
Accrued legal fees	$	300,592	$	1,905,225
Accrued printing costs related to S-4 filing		432,245		—
Accrued accounting fees		9,200		1,600

Total accrued expenses	$	742,037	$	1,906,825

At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accounts payable was $4,698,780 and $783,055, respectively. These amounts were comprised of legal fees that were billed as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 of $4,408,079 and $752,885, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

NOTE 6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

On January 25, 2021, the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 to cover certain expenses on behalf of the Company in exchange for the issuance of 7,187,500 Class B ordinary shares (the “Founder Shares”). In August 2021, the Sponsor surrendered 1,437,500 Class B ordinary shares for no consideration, resulting in an aggregate of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares outstanding (see Note 8). All share and

per-share

amounts have been retroactively restated to reflect the share surrender. Pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, no Founder Shares are subject to forfeiture.

The Sponsor has agreed that, subject to certain limited exceptions, the Founder Shares will not be transferred, assigned, sold or released from escrow until the earlier of (a) one year after the completion of a Business Combination or (b) subsequent to a Business Combination (i) if last reported sale price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share

sub-divisions,

share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any

30-trading

day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination, or (ii) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s Public Shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

On April 7, 2021, the Sponsor transferred 30,000 Founder Shares to each of its three independent director nominees (the “Directors”) (or 90,000 Founder Shares in total) for cash consideration of approximately $0.003 per share (the “Purchase Price”). These awards are subject to ASC 718.

Under ASC 718, compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The Founders Shares were granted subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a Business Combination). Stock-based compensation would be recognized at the date a Business Combination is considered probable (i.e., upon consummation of a Business Combination) in an amount equal to the number of Founders Shares that ultimately vest multiplied times the grant date fair value per share of $2.08 (or a total of $187,489) (unless subsequently modified) less the amount initially received for the purchase of the Founders Shares.

Administrative Support Agreement

The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, to pay the Sponsor a total of up to $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. Upon the completion of an initial Business Combination, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, $30,000 and $60,000 of administrative support expenses were incurred, respectively, and are included within operating and formation costs within the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, $30,000 and $60,000 of administrative support expenses were incurred, respectively, and are included within operating and formation costs within the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was $0 and $20,000 outstanding under the Administrative Support Agreement, and are included within accounts payable - related party on the unaudited condensed balance sheets.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the initial shareholders or an affiliate of the initial shareholders 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,

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(UNAUDITED)

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 $2,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the outstanding amount of Working Capital Loans were $556,974, and 25,000, respectively, and were recorded in convertible promissory notes - related party on the condensed balance sheets.

On October 31, 2022, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $720,000 (the “extension loan”) to its sponsor, Perception Capital Partners II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “sponsor”). The extension loan was issued in connection with certain payments to be made by the sponsor into the trust account of the company pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, to provide the company with an extension of the date by which it must consummate an initial business combination from November 1, 2022 to November 1, 2023 (the “extension”). The contribution(s) and the extension loans will not bear any interest, and will be repayable by the company to the sponsor upon the earlier of (i) the date by which the company must complete an initial business combination and (ii) the consummation of an initial business combination. The extension loans may be settled, at the option of the sponsor, in whole warrants to purchase Class A ordinary shares of the company at a conversion price equal to $1.00 per warrant (the “extension loan warrants”). Each extension loan warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share of the company at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The extension loan warrants are identical to the warrants included in the units sold in the company’s initial public offering, except that, so long as they are held by the sponsor or its permitted transferees: (1) they will not be redeemable by the company; (2) they (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the extension loan warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the sponsor until 30 days after the completion of the company’s initial business combination; (3) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis; and (4) they (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the extension loan warrants) are entitled to registration rights. The maturity date of the extension loans may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an “event of default” (as defined within the agreement). Any outstanding principal under the extension loans may be prepaid at any time by the company, at its election and without penalty, provided, however, that the sponsor shall have a right to first convert such principal balance of the extension loan upon notice of such prepayment. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $491,578 and $196,631, respectively, is outstanding under the extension loan recorded in convertible promissory notes - related party on the condensed balance sheets.

On March 31, 2023, in association with the Merger Agreement, the Company issued the Spectaire Loan. The Spectaire Loan is

non-interest

bearing and payable on the date of any termination of the Merger Agreement (the “Maturity Date”), unless accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default (as defined within the Spectaire Loan).As of June 30, 2023, $694,000 is outstanding under the Spectaire

Loan and is recorded in convertible promissory notes - related party on the condensed balance sheets..

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Reimbursed Expenses - Related Party

The Company’s Sponsor, directors and officers, or any of their respective affiliates, are reimbursed for any

out-of-pocket

expenses incurred in connection with activities on the Company’s behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, $15,023 and $30,448 of such expenses were incurred respectively, and are included in operating and formation costs within the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $15,023 and $55,626 was recorded in accounts payable - related party, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, $102,103 and 149,755 of such expenses were incurred, and are included in operating and formation costs within the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations.

NOTE 7. COMMITMENTS

Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed prior to the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. 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 subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable

lock-up

period. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

Simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 Units at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $30,000,000.

The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $4,600,000 in the aggregate, upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, $0.35 per unit, or $8,050,000 in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. 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. On March 23, 2023, the underwriters agreed to waive their rights to the portion of the fee payable by the Company for deferred underwriting commissions. The Company and the underwriters agreed that the deferred underwriting discount will be payable only to the underwriters, thereby reducing the amount of such deferred underwriting discount from $8,050,000 to $5,635,000 The waived fee amount of $2,415,000 was recorded as a reduction to accumulated deficit on the Company’s balance sheet.

NOTE 8. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Preference shares

— The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

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Class

A ordinary shares —

The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 2,080,915 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding, including 2,080,915 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption.

Class

B ordinary shares —

The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding.

On January 25, 2021, the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $25,000 to cover certain expenses on behalf of the Company in exchange for the issuance of 7,187,500 Class B ordinary shares. In August 2021, the Sponsor surrendered 1,437,500 Class B ordinary shares for no consideration, resulting in an aggregate of 5,750,000 Class B ordinary shares outstanding.

Class A ordinary shareholders and Class B ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders and vote together as a single class, except as required by law; provided that, prior to an initial Business Combination, holders of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares will have the right to appoint all of the Company’s directors and remove members of the board of directors for any reason, and holders of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares will not be entitled to vote on the appointment of directors during such time.

The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of an initial Business Combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a

one-for-one

basis, subject to adjustment for share

sub-divisions,

share dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions, and subject to further adjustment. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts issued in the Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of an initial Business Combination, the ratio at which the Class B ordinary shares will convert into Class A ordinary shares will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares agree to waive such anti-dilution adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an

as-converted

basis, 20% of the sum of all ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon the completion of this offering plus all Class A ordinary shares and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with an initial Business Combination, excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in an initial Business Combination.

Warrants —

A warrant holder may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of Class A ordinary share. This means only a whole warrant may be exercised at a given time by a warrant holder. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. Accordingly, unless you purchase at least two Units, you will not be able to receive or trade a whole warrant. The warrants will expire five years after the completion of the initial business combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the satisfying the obligations described below with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue Class A ordinary shares upon exercise of a warrant unless

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Class A ordinary shares issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any warrant.

The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of the initial business combination, the Company will use the commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and the Company will use the commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of the initial business combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed; provided that if the Class A ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at the option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elect, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement.

Redemption of Public Warrants

. Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants:

•

in whole and not in part;

•

at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

•

upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and

•

if, and only if, the reported last reported sale price of the Class A ordinary shares for any 20 trading days within a

30-trading

day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (the “Reference Value”) equals or exceeds $18.00 per share.

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, unless the warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act. If and when the warrants become redeemable, the Company may exercise the redemption right even if the Company are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants except that: (1) they will not be redeemable; (2) they (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the Sponsor until 30 days after the completion of the initial business combination, as described below; (3) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis; and (4) they (including the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) are entitled to registration rights.

The Company accounts for the 21,550,000 warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (including 11,500,000 Public Warrants and 10,050,000 Private Placement Warrants) in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815. Such guidance provides that the warrants described above are not precluded from equity classification. Equity-classified contracts are initially measured at fair value (or allocated value). Subsequent changes in fair value are not recognized as long as the contracts continue to be classified in equity.

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NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:


Description	Amount at Fair Value		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
June 30, 2023 (unaudited)
Assets
Investments held in Trust Account:
U.S. Treasury Securities	$	22,585,023	$	22,585,023	$	—	$	—
Liabilities
Forward Purchase Units	$	4,290,000	$	—	$	—	$	4,290,000
December 31, 2022
Assets
Investments held in Trust Account:
U.S. Treasury Securities	$	25,517,987	$	25,517,987	$	—	$	—

The Company utilizes a Black-Scholes model to value the Forward Purchase Agreement at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the forward purchase agreement liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Black-Scholes model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility which is based on a weighted-average of the expected

pre-merger

and post-merger volatilities, where

pre-merger

volatility is based on the historic volatility exhibited by the Company and post-merger volatility is estimated based on historic volatilities exhibited by companies operating in the industry of the Company’s expected target. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury

zero-coupon

yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the Forward Purchase Agreement. The expected life of the Forward Purchase Agreement is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term.

The following table provides the significant inputs to the model for the fair value of the forward purchase agreement:


	At January 14, 2023 (inception)			At June 30, 2023
Equity value	$	10.75		$	11.20
Strike Price	$	11.93		$	12.10
Remaining Life (years)		1.80			1.75
Risk-free rate		4.70	%		5.40	%
Volatility		52.90	%		49.30	%

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The following table presents the changes in the fair value of the Company’s Level 3 financial instruments that are measured at fair value:


	Level 3
Fair value as of January 14, 2023 (inception)	$	3,830,000
Change in fair value of Forward Purchase Agreement		460,000

Fair value as of June 30, 2023	$	4,290,000

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized an unrealized loss in connection with changes in the fair value of the Forward Purchase Agreement liability of

$270,000 and $460,000, respectively, which are labeled as changes in fair value of forward purchase units in the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations.

NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than noted below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

On July 25, 2023, the Company drew down $15,000 on the working capital loans from the Sponsor.

On August 1, 2023, the Company drew down $114,632 on the working capital loans from the Sponsor.

On August 1, 2023, the Company drew down $84,000 on the promissory note in association with the Merger Agreement (see Note 1).

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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” or the “Company” refer to Perception Capital Corp. II. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Perception Capital Partners II LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed 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” 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 “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. 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.report. 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 as a Cayman Islands exempted company on January 21, 2021 formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. We have not selected any business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, the proceeds of the sale of our shares in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the forward purchase agreements (or backstop agreements we may enter into or otherwise), shares issued to the owners of the target, debt issued to bank or other lenders or the owners of the target, or a combination of the foregoing or other sources.

Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities for the period from January 21, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2023 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for our initial public offering described above, and, since the closing of our initial public offering, the search for a prospective initial business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income and dividends on investments held in our trust account after our initial public offering. 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 June 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $1,374,295, which resulted from interest and dividend income on investments held in the in trust account of $290,025, offset by operating and formation costs of $1,394,320 and the change in fair value of forward purchase units of $270,000.

For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $47,753, which resulted from interest and dividend income on investments held in the in trust account of $325,846, offset by operating and formation costs of $373,599.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net loss of $3,417,617, which resulted from interest and dividend income on investments held in the in trust account of $548,503, offset by operating and formation costs of $3,506,120 and a loss on the change in fair value of forward purchase units of $460,000.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $537,932, which resulted from interest and dividend income on investments held in the in trust account of $344,043, offset by operating and formation costs of $881,975.

Liquidity, Going Concern and Capital Resources

The registration statement for our initial public offering was declared effective on October 27, 2021. On November 1, 2021, we consummated our initial public offering of 23,000,000 units, (the “units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the units sold, the “public shares”), including 3,000,000 units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000.

Simultaneously with the closing of our initial public offering, we consummated the sale of 10,050,000 warrants (the “private placement warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per private placement warrant in a private placement to Perception Capital Partners II LLC (the “sponsor”), including 1,050,000 private placement warrants issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $10,050,000.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $881,915 which was due to the net loss of $3,417,617 and interest income on investments held in Trust Account of $548,503, offset in part by changes in working capital of $2,624,205 and an unrealized loss on the change in fair value of forward purchase units of $460,000.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $408,458, which was due to the net loss of $537,932 and interest income on investments held in Trust Account of $344,043, offset in part by changes in working capital of $473,517.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, net cash provided by investing activities was $3,481,467, which was due to proceeds from Trust Account for payment to redeeming shareholders of $4,041,203 offset by advances into the trust account of $559,736.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, there were no cash flows from investing activities.

For the six months ended June 30, 2023, net cash used in financing activities was $2,520,282, which was due to payment to redeeming shareholders of $4,041,203, offset by proceeds from convertible promissory notes - related party of $1,520,921.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, net cash used in financing activities was $7,000, which was due to payments of offering costs of $7,000.

As of June 30, 2023, we had cash of $84,000 held outside the trust account. 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 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.

Our liquidity will be satisfied through the proceeds made available to the Company under working capital loans, extension loans, and the Spectaire Loan. In addition, the non-interest bearing promissory note was repaid in full with the proceeds from the private placement.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the sponsor exercised the extension option, depositing into the trust account $0.04 per share, monthly (a total of $196,631 in 2022 and an additional $726,209 in 2023), extending the deadline to complete our initial business combination to May 1, 2023, which subsequently in April 2023 was extended to November 1, 2023. If our initial business combination is not consummated by November 1, 2023, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. On January 16, 2023, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Perception Spectaire Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PCCT (“Merger Sub”), and Spectaire Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Spectaire”).

We have determined that, due to the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution should our initial business combination or extension not occur by November 1, 2023, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that these financial statements are issued. We plan to address this uncertainty through our initial business combination or extension as discussed above. There is no assurance that our plans to consummate an initial business combination or extension will be successful. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2023.

Contractual Obligations

Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed prior to the effective date of our initial public offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination and rights to require that we register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that we will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

Simultaneously with our initial public offering, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 units at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $30,000,000.

The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $4,600,000 in the aggregate, upon the closing of our initial public offering. In addition, $0.35 per unit, or $8,050,000 in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions.

The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the trust account solely in the event that we complete a business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. On March 23, 2023, the underwriters agreed to reduce the amount of such deferred underwriting discount from $8,050,000 to $5,635,000.

Critical Accounting Policies

The preparation of 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:

Net Loss Per Ordinary Share

Net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from net loss per share as the redemption value approximates fair value. Therefore, the earnings per share calculation allocates income and losses shared pro rata between Class A and Class B ordinary shares. As a result, the calculated net loss per share is the same for Class A and Class B ordinary shares. We have not considered the effect of the public warrants and private placement warrants to purchase an aggregate of 21,550,000 shares in the calculation of diluted net loss per share, since the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events.

Derivative Financial Instruments

We evaluate our financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

All of the 23,000,000 Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the units in our initial public offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares in connection with our liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with our initial business combination and in connection with certain amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. In accordance with ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”), redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Therefore, all public shares have been classified outside of permanent equity.

We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.

Fair Value of Forward Purchase Agreement

The Company applies fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. The Company uses judgment to select the methods used to make certain assumptions and in performing the fair value calculations in order to determine (a) the values attributed to each component of a transaction at the time of their issuance; (b) the fair value measurements for certain instruments that require subsequent measurement at fair value on a recurring basis; and (c) for disclosing the fair value of financial instruments. These valuation estimates could be significantly different because of the use of judgment and the inherent uncertainty in estimating the fair value of these instruments that are not quoted in an active market.

Recent Accounting Standards

Our management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

This item is not applicable as we are a smaller reporting company.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2023. Based upon his evaluation, our certifying officers concluded that, as of June 30, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting related to the recording of the change in fair value of forward purchase units during the preparation of our quarterly report on Form 10-Q as of and for the period ended June 30, 2023. In light of this material weakness, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with US GAAP. Management believes that the financial statements included in this report present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us or any of our officers or directors in their corporate capacity.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks included below or described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2023. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. Except as described below, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2023.

Our search for a Business Combination, and any target business with which we may ultimately consummate a Business Combination, may be materially adversely affected by the geopolitical conditions resulting from the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia and subsequent sanctions against Russia, Belarus and related individuals and entities and the status of debt and equity markets, as well as protectionist legislation in our target markets.

United States and global markets are experiencing volatility and disruption following the escalation of geopolitical tensions and the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022. In response to such invasion, 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 (SWIFT) payment system. Certain countries, including the United States, have also provided and may continue to provide military aid or other assistance to Ukraine during the ongoing military conflict, increasing geopolitical tensions with Russia. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia 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 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 military conflict in Ukraine is highly unpredictable, the conflict could lead to market disruptions, including significant volatility in commodity prices, credit and capital markets, as well as supply chain interruptions. Additionally, Russian military actions and the resulting sanctions could adversely affect the global economy and financial markets and lead to instability and lack of liquidity in capital markets. In addition, the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and the impact of sanctions against Russia and the potential for retaliatory acts from Russia, could result in increased cyber-attacks against U.S. companies.

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 and subsequent sanctions, could adversely affect our search for a Business Combination and any target business with which we may ultimately consummate a Business Combination. The extent and duration of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, resulting sanctions and any related market disruptions are impossible to predict, but could be substantial, particularly if current or new sanctions continue for an extended period of time or if geopolitical tensions result in expanded military operations on a global scale. Any such disruptions may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. If these disruptions or other matters of global concern continue for an extensive period of time, our ability to consummate a Business Combination, or the operations of a target business with which we may ultimately consummate a Business Combination, may be materially adversely affected.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Unregistered Sales

Prior to our initial public offering, our sponsor, paid an aggregate of $25,000 to cover certain expenses on behalf of us in exchange for 5,750,000 founder shares, resulting in an effective purchase price paid for the founder shares of approximately $0.004 per share. The number of founder shares issued was determined based on the expectation that the founder shares would represent 20% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon completion of this offering.

Our sponsor purchased 10,050,000 private placement warrants, each exercisable to purchase one ordinary share at $11.50 per share, at a price of $1.00 per warrant ($10,050,000 in the aggregate), in a private placement that closed substantially concurrently with the closing of our initial public offering.

These issuances were made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales.

Use of Proceeds

On November 1, 2021, the Company consummated its initial public offering of 23,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Jefferies LLC, Moelis & Company LLC and Nomura Securities International, Inc. acted as the book-running managers of the offering and Jefferies LLC acted as the representative of the underwriters. The securities sold in our initial public offering were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-255107). The SEC declared the registration statements effective on October 27, 2021.

In connection with our initial public offering, we incurred offering costs of approximately $13,507,794 (including deferred underwriting commissions of approximately $8,050,000). Other incurred offering costs consisted principally of preparation fees related to our initial public offering. After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions (excluding the deferred portion, which amount will be payable upon consummation of the initial Business Combination, if consummated) and our initial public offering expenses $233,450,000 of the net proceeds from our initial public offering and certain of the proceeds from the private placement of the Private Placement Warrants (or $10.15 per unit sold in our initial public offering) was placed in the Trust Account. The net proceeds of our initial public offering and certain proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants are held in the Trust Account and invested as described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

There has been no material change in the planned use of the proceeds from our initial public offering and sale of private placement warrants as is described in the Company’s final prospectus related to our initial public offering as filed with the SEC on October 29, 2021.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

(a). None.

(b). None.

(c). During the three months ended June 30, 2023, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each such term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 6. Exhibits

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


Exhibit No.		Description

31.1*		Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-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) and 15(d)-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*		Inline XBRL Instance Document-the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.CAL*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

101.SCH*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

101.DEF*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

101.LAB*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.

101.PRE*		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

104*		Cover page formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101.

*	Filed herewith.

**	Furnished.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


	Perception Capital Corp. II

Date: August 22, 2023	By:	/s/ Rick Gaenzle
		Rick Gaenzle
		Chief Executive Officer

	Perception Capital Corp. II

Date: August 22, 2023	By:	/s/ Corey Campbell
		Corey Campbell
		Chief Financial Officer

SEC Form 10-Q filed by Perception Capital Corp. II