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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 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: 001-41164

SWIFTMERGE ACQUISITION CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Cayman Islands		98-1582153
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4318 Forman Ave
Toluca Lake, CA 91602		91602
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(424)

431-0030

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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	IVCPU	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share	IVCP	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Class A ordinary share, each at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	IVCPW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

None

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 November 20, 2023, there were 5,621,910 Class A ordinary shares (which includes Class A ordinary shares that are underlying the units), par value $0.0001, and 2,250,000 Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, issued and outstanding.

SWIFTMERGE ACQUISITION CORP.

Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

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		Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION			1
Item 1	Financial Statements.		1
	Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022		1
	Unaudited Condensed Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022		2
	Unaudited Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022		3
	Unaudited Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022		5
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements		6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		25
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		33
Item 4.	Disclosure Controls and Procedures		34
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings.		36
Item 1A.	Risk Factors.		36
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.		36
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities.		36
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures.		36
Item 5.	Other Information.		36
Item 6.	Exhibits.		37
Signatures			38

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”), including, without limitation, statements under the heading “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “potential,” “projects,” “predicts,” “continue,” or “should,” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. There can be no assurance that actual results will not materially differ from expectations. Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statements relating to our ability to consummate any acquisition or other business combination and any other statements that are not statements of current or historical facts. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, but actual results may differ materially due to various factors, including, but not limited to:

•

we have no operating history and no revenues, and you have no basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective;

•

our ability to select an appropriate target business or businesses;

•

our ability to complete a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”);

•

our expectations around the performance of the prospective target business or businesses;

•

our success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination;

•

our officers and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination;

•

our potential ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination;

•

our pool of prospective target businesses;

•

our ability to consummate an initial business combination due to the uncertainty resulting from adverse political and natural events (such as an outbreak or escalation of armed hostilities or acts of war, terrorist attacks, natural disasters or other significant outbreaks of infectious diseases);

•

the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential business combination opportunities;

•

our public securities’ potential liquidity and trading;

•

the lack of a market for our securities;

•

the use of proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance;

•

the trust account not being subject to claims of third parties; or

•

our financial performance following our initial public offering (“IPO”).

•

the other risks and uncertainties discussed herein, in our filings with the SEC and in our final prospectus relating to our IPO, filed with the SEC on December 11, 2021.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. Future developments affecting us may not be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which

are beyond our control) and other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those factors listed above and others described or referenced under the heading “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 21, 2023 and in our subsequent filings with the SEC. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. These risks and others described or referenced under “Risk Factors” may not be exhaustive.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this Report. In addition, even if our results or operations, financial condition and liquidity, and developments in the industry in which we operate are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Report, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

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PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

SWIFTMERGE ACQUISITION CORP.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)


	September 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash	$	69,777		$	461,914
Prepaid expenses		128,246			514,200

Total current assets		198,023			976,114
Investments held in Trust Account		24,086,806			229,792,494

TOTAL ASSETS	$	24,284,829		$	230,768,608

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	1,868,721		$	51,453
Accrued offering costs		311,430			311,430
Due to Sponsor		2,284			2,284
Accrued expenses		781,218			504,181
Accrued expenses - related party		52,516			43,516
Promissory note - related party		400,000			—

Total current liabilities		3,416,169			912,864

Total liabilities		3,416,169			912,864
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value; 2,246,910 and 22,500,000 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value of $10.68 and $10.21, respectively		23,986,806			229,692,494
Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity
Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding		—			—
Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 200,000,000 shares authorized; 3,375,000 and no shares issued and outstanding (excluding 2,246,910 and 22,500,000 shares subject to possible redemption as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively)		337			—
Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 2,250,000 and 5,625,000 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively		225			562
Additional paid-in capital		—			—
(Accumulated deficit) Retained Earnings		(3,118,708	)		162,688

Total Shareholders’ (Deficit) Equity		(3,118,146	)		163,250

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY	$	24,284,829		$	230,768,608

The accompanying notes are

integral part

the unaudited condensed financial statements.

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(UNAUDITED)


	September 30, 2023			September 30, 2022			September 30, 2023			September 30, 2022


Formation and operating costs	$	850,085		$	218,553		$	3,281,394		$	1,000,286

Loss from operations		(850,085	)		(218,553	)		(3,281,394	)		(1,000,286	)
Loss on sale of Private Placement Warrants		—			—			—			(30,000	)
Unrealized gain on investments held in Trust Account		1,198,052			610,923			6,212,416			933,679

Net income (loss)	$	347,967		$	392,370		$	2,931,022		$	(96,607	)

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A ordinary shares		5,621,910			22,500,000			15,004,121			22,335,165

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share, Class A ordinary shares	$	0.04		$	0.01		$	0.17		$	0.00

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class B ordinary shares		2,250,000			5,625,000			2,097,527			5,583,791

Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share, Class B ordinary shares	$	0.04		$	0.01		$	0.17		$	0.00

The accompanying notes are an integral part

the unaudited condensed financial statements.

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 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 at January 1, 2023		—	$	—		5,625,000		$	562		$	—	$	162,688		$	163,250
Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount		—		—		—			—			—		(2,328,946	)		(2,328,946	)
Net income		—		—		—			—			—		1,110,240			1,110,240

Balance at March 31, 2023		—		—		5,625,000			562			—		(1,056,018	)		(1,055,456	)
Conversion of Founder Shares to Class A Ordinary Shares		3,375,000		337		(3,375,000	)		(337	)		—		—			—
Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount		—		—		—			—			—		(2,685,418	)		(2,685,418	)
Net income		—		—		—			—			—		1,472,815			1,472,815

Balance at June 30, 2023		3,375,000		337		2,250,000			225			—		(2,268,621	)		(2,268,059	)
Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount		—		—		—			—			—		(1,198,052	)		(1,198,052	)
Net income		—		—		—			—			—		347,967			347,967

Balance at September 30, 2023		3,375,000	$	337		2,250,000		$	225		$	—	$	(3,118,708	)	$	(3,118,146	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part

the unaudited condensed financial statements.

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(UNAUDITED)

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022


	Class A Ordinary Shares				Class B Ordinary Shares						Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Total Shareholder’s Deficit
	Shares		Amount		Shares			Amount			Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Total Shareholder’s Deficit

Balance at January 1, 2022		—	$	—		5,750,000		$	575		$	—		$	(5,484,631	)	$	(5,484,056	)
Proceeds from Initial Public Offering allocated to Public Warrants, net of offering costs		—		—		—			—			1,181,250			—			1,181,250
Issuance of Private Placement Warrants, net of offering costs		—		—		—			—			780,000			—			780,000
Forfeiture of Class B Shares by Sponsor		—		—		(125,000	)		(13	)		—			13			—
Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount		—		—		—			—			(1,961,250	)		(845,000	)		(2,806,250	)
Net loss		—		—		—			—			—			(434,363	)		(434,363	)

Balance at March 31, 2022		—		—		5,625,000			562			—			(6,763,981	)		(6,763,419	)
Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount		—		—		—			—			—			(223,238	)		(223,238	)
Net loss		—		—		—			—			—			(54,614	)		(54,614	)

Balance at June 30, 2022		—		—		5,625,000			562			—			(7,041,833	)		(7,041,271	)
Accretion of Class A ordinary shares to redemption amount		—		—		—			—			—			(610,922	)		(610,922	)
Net income		—		—		—			—			—			392,370			392,370

Balance at September 30, 2022		—	$	—		5,625,000		$	562		$	—			(7,260,385	)	$	(7,259,823	)

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

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023			Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$	2,931,022		$	(96,607	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Loss on sale of Private Placement Warrants		—			30,000
Unrealized gain on investments held in Trust Account		(6,212,416	)		(933,679	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses		385,954			409,594
Accounts payable		1,817,266			(29,632	)
Accrued expenses		277,037			248,323
Accrued offering costs		—			(8,755	)
Accrued expenses - related party		9,000			36,000

Net cash used in operating activities		(792,137	)		(344,756	)

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Advances to Trust Account		—			(25,250,000	)
Proceeds from Trust Account for payment to redeeming shareholders		211,918,104			—

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		211,918,104			(25,250,000	)

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from Initial Public Offering, net of underwriting discount paid		—			24,500,000
Proceeds from sale of Private Placement Warrants		—			750,000
Payment to redeeming shareholders		(211,918,104	)		—
Proceeds from Promissory note - related party		400,000			—

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(211,518,104	)		25,250,000

Net Change in Cash		(392,137	)		(344,756	)
Cash - Beginning of period		461,914			875,831

Cash - End of period	$	69,777		$	531,075

Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Conversion of Founder Shares to Class A ordinary shares	$	337		$	—

Accretion of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption value	$	6,212,416		$	3,640,410

Deferred underwriting fee payable	$	—		$	875,000

Forfeiture of Class B ordinary shares by Sponsor	$	—		$	13

The accompanying notes are

integral part

the unaudited condensed financial statements.

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SWIFTMERGE ACQUISITION CORP.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS, LIQUIDITY AND GOING CONCERN

Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on February 3, 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

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 September 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from February 3, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”) as described below, and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. 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 December 14, 2021. On December 17, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 units, (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per Unit, generating total gross proceeds of $200,000,000, which is described in Note 3.

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 8,600,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to Swiftmerge Holdings, LP (the “Sponsor”) and eleven qualified institutional buyers or institutional accredited investors (the “Anchor Investors”) generating gross proceeds of $8,600,000, which is described in Note 4.

On January 18, 2022, the Company announced the closing of its sale of an additional 2,500,000 Units pursuant to the partial exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option (the “Over-Allotment Option”). The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $25,000,000. Simultaneously with the partial exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, the Company sold an additional 750,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $750,000.

Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering (including the closing of the Over-Allotment Option), an aggregate amount of $227,250,000 was placed in the Company’s trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the Initial Public Offering, 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 of 1940, as amended (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 $26,958,716, consisting of $4,500,000 of cash underwriting fees, $7,875,000 of deferred underwriting fees (subsequently derecognized), $13,605,750 for the excess fair value of Founder Shares attributable to the Anchor Investors (as described in Note 5) and $977,966 of other offering costs.

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

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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 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.

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 shareholder 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 ($10.10 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). 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 are recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public 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 either 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. 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 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 5) and any Public Shares it holds 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 do not 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 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 Company’s Sponsor, directors, advisors, Anchor Investors (as described in Note 5) and executive officers have agreed to waive (i) redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of a Business Combination, (ii) redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by them in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the 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 their Public Shares if the Company does not complete an initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public

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Offering, unless extended, or with respect to any other material provision relating to shareholders’ rights or

pre-initial

Business Combination activity and (iii) rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held if the Company fails to complete an initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, unless extended. 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 within 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, unless extended.

The Company has until 18 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, unless extended, 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 no more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 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 income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of 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 underwriter agreed to waive its rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 6) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the 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 redemption amount of $10.10 per share.

In November 2022, the Company obtained a waiver (the “Waiver Letter) from the underwriter that waived all rights to the deferred underwriting commissions payable to the underwriter at the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination.

On June 15, 2023, the Company reconvened the extraordinary general meeting of the Company which had been adjourned from June 12, 2023 (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment (the “Trust Amendment”) of that certain investment management trust agreement, dated December 17, 2021 (the “Trust Agreement”), by and between the Company and Continental Share Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”), to change the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the Trust Account to the earliest of (i) the Company’s completion of an initial Business Combination and (ii) March 15, 2024 (the “Extension Date”). At the Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved a proposal to amend the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to provide the Company with the right to extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial Business Combination (the “Extension”), from June 17, 2023 to March 15, 2024 (the “Extension Amendment Proposal”).

In connection with the shareholders’ vote at the Meeting, the holders of 20,253,090 Class A Ordinary Shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.40 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $211,918,104.

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Immediately following the approval of the proposals at the Meeting, Swiftmerge Holdings, L.P. (the “Sponsor”), as the holder of 3,375,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, converted all 3,375,000 of such shares into the same number of Class A Ordinary Shares. The Sponsor held Class A Ordinary Shares do not contain a redemption right.

As a result of the redemptions described above and the conversion of the Sponsor’s Class B Ordinary Shares, there are an aggregate of 5,621,910 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding.

Under Cayman Islands law, the amendments to the Articles took effect immediately upon approval by the shareholders of the Extension Amendment Proposal, Trust Amendment Proposal and the Founder Share Amendment Proposal.

In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amounts in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.10 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account if less than $10.10 per Public Share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, in each case net of the interest that may be withdrawn to pay tax obligations, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business that executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under the indemnity of the underwriter of the Initial Public Offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. 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 (other than 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.

The Merger Agreement

On August 11, 2023, Swiftmerge entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with HDL Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“HDL”), and IVCP Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Swiftmerge (“Merger Sub” and, together with Swiftmerge and HDL the “Parties”).

The Merger Agreement provides that, among other things and upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, the following transactions will occur (together with the other agreements and transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”):

(i) at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended (the “DGCL”), Merger Sub will merge with and into HDL, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and HDL will be the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Swiftmerge (the “Merger”);

(ii) as a result of the Merger, among other things, all outstanding shares of HDL capital stock will be canceled in exchange for the right to receive, in the aggregate, a combination of cash and shares of Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock (as defined below) (valued at $10.00 per share) having a total value of $400,000,000; and

(iii) in connection with the Business Combination, Swiftmerge will be renamed “HDL Therapeutics, Inc.”

The Merger Agreement also provides, among other things, that certain HDL stockholders may receive an earnout consideration payment following the Closing of up to 11,000,000 shares of Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock (the “Earnout Shares”), subject to the following achievement triggers, respectively:

(i) 6,000,000 Earnout Shares, in the aggregate, if, at any time during the period starting on the Closing Date and ending on the second anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Applicable Earnout Period”), over any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) Trading Day period the VWAP of the Parent Common Shares is greater than or equal to $12.50 per share (the “First Share Price Performance Milestone”); and

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(ii) 5,000,000 Earnout Shares, in the aggregate, if, at any time during the Applicable Earnout Period, over any twenty (20) Trading Days within any thirty (30) Trading Day period the VWAP of the Parent Common Shares is greater than or equal to $15.00 per share (the “Second Share Price Performance Milestone”); provided that each achievement trigger will only occur once, if at all, and in no event will the HDL stockholders be entitled to receive more than an aggregate of 11,000,000 Earnout Shares.

For purposes of determining whether the First Share Price Performance Milestone or the Second Share Price Performance Milestone, as applicable, is achieved, the Parties have agreed to the definition of the term “VWAP” (or dollar volume-weighted average price) in the Merger Agreement. In the event that the VWAP on the applicable measurement date cannot be calculated in accordance with the Merger Agreement, then the applicable VWAP shall be the fair market value per share on the applicable measurement date as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors of Swiftmerge (the “Board”).

The Board has unanimously (i) approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement, the Business Combination and the other transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) resolved to recommend approval of the Merger Agreement and related matters by the shareholders of Swiftmerge.

The Domestication

On the day that is at least one Business Day prior to the Closing, subject to the approval of Swiftmerge’s shareholders and on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, Part XII of the Cayman Islands Companies Act (Revised) and Swiftmerge’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association, Swiftmerge will effect a deregistration from the Register of Companies in the Cayman Islands by way of continuation out of the Cayman Islands and into the State of Delaware so as to migrate to and domesticate as a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”).

In connection with the Domestication,

(i) each of the then issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Swiftmerge (“Swiftmerge Class A Common Shares”), will convert automatically into one share of common stock, par value $0.0001, of Swiftmerge (after its Domestication) (the “Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock”);

(ii) each of the then issued and outstanding Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of Swiftmerge (“Swiftmerge Class B Common Shares”), will convert automatically into one share of Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock;

(iii) each then issued and outstanding warrant of Swiftmerge will become exercisable for

one share

of Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock (“Domesticated Swiftmerge Warrant”), pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, dated December 14, 2021, between Swiftmerge and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust HDL, as warrant agent, as amended; and

(iv) each then issued and outstanding unit of Swiftmerge will separate and convert automatically into one share of Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock and

one-half

of one Domesticated Swiftmerge Warrant.

Pre-Closing

Financing by HDL

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enumerated covenants and agreements set forth in the Merger Agreement (the

“Pre-Closing

Financing”). HDL shall not enter into any agreement to sell shares of its Series X Preferred Stock unless the purchaser of such Series X Preferred Stock agrees that any additional consideration payable with respect to such Series X Preferred Stock upon the consummation of the Merger will be payable solely in Parent Common Shares. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Merger Agreement, the obligation of HDL to perform any of the enumerated covenants and agreements to the extent the performance of any such covenant or agreement requires HDL to incur expenses, is (i) with respect to the period from the date of the Merger Agreement through December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Period”), expressly conditioned on HDL raising an aggregate of $2,680,000 in

Pre-Closing

Financing during the 2023 Period (the “2023 Minimum

Pre-Closing

Financing”), and until HDL has obtained the 2023 Minimum

Pre-

Closing Financing, any

non-performance

during the 2023 Period of any such covenant or agreement shall not be deemed to be a breach of the Merger Agreement and (ii) with respect to the period after December 31, 2023 (the “2024 Period”), expressly conditioned on HDL’s ability to pay its expenses, debts and other liabilities and commitments as they come due in the ordinary course of business unrelated to such covenants or agreements (and any

non-performance

during the 2024 Period of any such covenant or agreement shall not be deemed a breach of the Merger Agreement to the extent HDL is unable to so pay such expenses, debts and other liabilities and commitments), until HDL has raised an aggregate amount of

Pre-

Closing Financing of at least $3,000,000 during the 2024 Period (the “2024 Minimum

Pre-Closing

Financing”).

Certain Related Agreements

Sponsor Support Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Swiftmerge entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), by and among Swiftmerge, HDL, the Sponsor, and the other parties thereto, pursuant to which during the period commencing upon the signing of the Merger Agreement and ending on the earliest of (x) the Effective Time, (y) such date and time as the Merger Agreement shall have been validly terminated in accordance with its terms, and (z) the liquidation of Swiftmerge, the Sponsor and the other parties thereto, each agreed to, among other things, vote in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and in favor of any extension of Swiftmerge’s deadline to consummate a “Business Combination” as such term is defined in Swiftmerge’s governing documents, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions contemplated by the Sponsor Support Agreement.

HDL Support Agreement

Following the signing of the Merger Agreement, Swiftmerge entered into a HDL Support Agreement (the “HDL Support Agreement”), by and among Swiftmerge, HDL and certain stockholders of HDL (the “HDL Holders”), pursuant to which the HDL Holders agreed to, among other things, vote in favor of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions contemplated by the HDL Support Agreement.

Registration Rights Agreement

The Merger Agreement contemplates that, at the Closing, Swiftmerge, the Sponsor and certain equityholders of HDL and certain of their respective affiliates will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which Swiftmerge will agree to register for resale, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, certain shares of Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock and other equity securities of Swiftmerge that are held by the parties thereto from time to time.

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Lock-Up

Agreement

lock-up

agreement (the

“Lock-Up

Agreement”) with respect to the Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock and any other equity securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for or representing the rights to receive shares of Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock held by the Holders immediately following the Closing or acquired during the one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing, but excluding any Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock acquired by a Holder in open market transactions during such period (the

“Lock-Up

Shares”), pursuant to which, each Holder will agree not to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any

Lock-Up

Shares during the

Lock-Up

Period (as defined below), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the

Lock-Up

Agreement.

“Lock-Up

Period” means the six month period following the Closing. Notwithstanding the provisions of the

Lock-Up

Agreement that restrict the Holders, the Holders will be permitted to engage in any transaction with respect to the

Lock-Up

Shares if, subsequent to the Closing, the closing price of the Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, rights issuances, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any

30-trading

day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing, or Swiftmerge consummations a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in Swiftmerge’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Shares for cash, securities or other property.

Liquidity, Capital Resources, and Going Concern

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had cash held outside of the Trust Account of $69,777 and a working capital deficit of $3,218,146.

Through September 30, 2023, our liquidity needs were satisfied through a promissory note proceeds from the Sponsor of $400,000 (See Note 5).

Furthermore, unless extended, the Company will have until March 15, 2024 to complete a Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not consummated by March 15, 2024 and an extension has not been effected, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company.

Based on the cash forecast prepared by management as of September 30, 2023, the amounts held in the operating account will not provide the Company with sufficient funds to meet its operational and liquidity obligations up to the expiration date of March 15, 2024.

Based on the above, management has determined that 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. Management plans to address this uncertainty through a Business Combination or extension as discussed above. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination or extension will be successful. While management expects to have sufficient access to additional sources of capital if necessary, there is no current confirmed financing commitment, and no assurance can be provided that such additional financing will become available to the Company.

The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Risks and Uncertainties

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been

determined.

In February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. Also, the escalation in October 2023 of the conflict between Israel and Hamas also could cause disruptions to global economic conditions and effect the stability of the Middle East region. It is unknown how long any of these disruptions will continue and whether such disruptions will become more severe.

The impact of these conflicts on the world economy is not determinable as of the date of these financial statements and the specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these condensed financial statements.

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NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

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

Certain information or note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and notes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form

10-K

and

10-K/A

as filed with the SEC on April 21, 2023 and September 13, 2023, respectively. The interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any future periods.

Emerging Growth Company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the 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 the financial statements in conformity with US 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 revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

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Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company had $69,777 and $461,914 in cash as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Investments Held in Trust Account

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which are invested in U.S. Treasury securities. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $24,086,806 and $229,792,494 in investments held in the Trust Account, respectively.

The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 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 is included in gains on investments held in the Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.

Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

All of the 2,246,910 Class A odinary shares sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a 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. On June 15, 2023, the Sponsor, as the holder of 3,375,000 Class B ordinary shares, converted all 3,375,000 of its Class B ordinary shares into the same number of Class A ordinary shares The Sponsor held Class A ordinary shares do not contain a redemption right. Therefore, the Class A ordinary shares not under the control of the Company have been classified outside of permanent equity.

paid-in

capital and accumulated deficit. The redemption value of the redeemable ordinary shares as of September 30, 2023 increased as the income earned on the Trust Account exceeds the Company’s expected dissolution expenses (up to $100,000). As such, the Company recorded an increase in the carrying amount of the redeemable ordinary shares of $1,198,052 in the three months ended September 30, 2023.

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As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Class A ordinary shares reflected in the balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:


Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at December 31, 2022	$	229,692,494
Redemptions		(211,918,104	)
Remeasurement of carrying value to redemption value		6,212,416

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption at September 30, 2023	$	23,986,806

Offering Costs associated with the Initial Public Offering

The Company complies with the requirements of ASC

340-10-S99-1

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 $26,958,716, consisting of $4,500,000 of cash underwriting fees, $7,875,000 of deferred underwriting fees (subsequently derecognized), $13,605,750 for the excess fair value of Founder Shares attributable to the Anchor Investors (as described in Note 5) and $977,966 of other offering costs. As such, the Company recorded $24,864,388 of offering costs as a reduction of temporary equity and $2,094,328 of offering costs as a reduction of permanent equity.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740,

Income Taxes

(“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statements recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be

more-likely-than-not

to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statements. Since the Company was incorporated on February 3, 2021, the evaluation was performed for the 2021 tax year which will be the only period subject to examination.

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 September 30, 2023 and December 31, 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. The Company is considered an exempted Cayman Islands Company and is presently not subject to income taxes or income tax filing requirements in the Cayman Islands or the United States. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements.

Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share

Net income (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing loss by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering and private placement to purchase an aggregate of 20,600,000 shares in the calculation of diluted loss per ordinary share, since the exercise of the Warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such Warrants would be anti-dilutive.

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


	For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023				For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2022				For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023				For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
	Class A		Class B		Class A		Class B		Class A		Class B		Class A			Class B
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$	248,509	$	99,458	$	313,896	$	78,474	$	2,571,530	$	359,492	$	(77,286	)	$	(19,321	)

Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding		5,621,910		2,250,000		22,500,000		5,625,000		15,004,121		2,097,527		22,335,165			5,583,791

Basic and diluted net income per ordinary share	$	0.04	$	0.04	$	0.01	$	0.01	$	0.17	$	0.17	$	0.00		$	0.00

Concentration of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist

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.

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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.

Warrant Classification

The Company accounts for the warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the private placement in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815,

Derivatives and Hedging

(“ASC 815”) under which the warrants meet the criteria for equity treatment and are recorded as equity.

Recent Accounting Standards

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

NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING

The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on December 14, 2021. On December 17, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 Units generating gross proceeds of $200,000,000. Each Unit consists 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 7).

On January 18, 2022, the Company announced the closing of its sale of an additional 2,500,000 Units pursuant to the partial exercise by the underwriter of its Over-Allotment Option. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $25,000,000.

NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company’s Sponsor and Anchor Investors purchased an aggregate of 8,600,000 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. The Private Placement Warrants were sold in a private placement consisting of the following amounts: (i) the Sponsor, 5,600,000 warrants (which can increase to 6,500,000 warrants if the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full) for $5,600,000 in aggregate (which can increase to $6,500,000 if the Over-Allotment Option is exercised in full) and (ii) Anchor Investors, 3,000,000 warrants for $3,000,000 in aggregate. An amount of $6,000,000 of proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was added to the Trust Account and an amount of $2,600,000 was deposited into the Company’s operating account. There will be no redemption rights with respect to the Private Placement Warrants if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.

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Simultaneously with the partial exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, the Company sold an additional 750,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $750,000, which was added to the Trust Account.

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Founder Shares

On February 8, 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 July 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 7). The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 750,000 Class B ordinary shares subject to repurchase by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriter’s Over-Allotment Option was not exercised in full or in part, so that the holders of the Founder Shares will own, on an

as-converted

basis, 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the Initial Public Offering. On January 18, 2022, in connection with the partial exercise of the underwriter’s Over-Allotment Option, the Sponsor irrevocably surrendered to the Company for cancellation and for no consideration 125,000 Class B ordinary shares resulting in 5,625,000 Class B ordinary shares outstanding.

The Sponsor, the directors and the executive officers have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell their Founder Shares until the earliest of (x) with respect to

one-half

of such shares, until consummation of an initial Business Combination, (y) with respect to

one-fourth

of such shares, until the closing price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within a

30-trading

day period following the consummation of an initial Business Combination (the “Requisite Trading Period”) and (z) with respect to

one-fourth

of such shares, until the closing price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $14.00 (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for the Requisite Trading Period. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of the Sponsor with respect to any Founder Shares. The Anchor Investors have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earliest of (A) one year after the completion of an initial Business Combination and (B) subsequent to the completion of an initial Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any

30-trading

day period following the consummation of an initial Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange 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. Additionally, the holders of the Founder Shares have agreed that the Founder Shares will not be transferred, assigned or sold until one year after the date of the consummation of an initial Business Combination provided that, such holders shall be permitted to transfer such Founder Shares if, subsequent to an initial Business Combination, (i) the last sales price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any

30-trading

day period commencing at least 150 days after the initial Business Combination or (ii) the Company consummates a subsequent liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property.

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The Anchor Investors purchased a total of 19,800,000 units and 3,000,000 Private Placement Warrants in the Initial Public Offering at the offering price of $10.00 per unit. Each such Anchor Investor entered into a separate agreement with the Company to purchase up to 225,000 Founder Shares at the original Founder Share purchase price of approximately $0.003 per share, or 2,250,000 Founder Shares in the aggregate. These Founder Shares were forfeited by the Sponsor back to the Company and subsequently reissued to the Anchor Investors. On June 15, 2023, the Sponsor, as the holder of 3,375,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, which were Founder Shares, converted all 3,375,000 of such Founder Shares shares into the same number of Class A ordinary Shares. The Sponsor converted Class A ordinary shares do not have a redemption right.

The Company estimated the fair value of the Founder Shares attributable to the Anchor Investors to be $13,612,500 or $6.05 per share. The excess of the fair value of the Founder Shares sold over the purchase price of $6,750 (or $0.003 per share) was determined to be an offering cost in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A. Accordingly, the offering cost was allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs allocated to warrants were charged to shareholders’ deficit. Offering costs allocated to the Public Shares were charged to temporary equity upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.

Promissory Note - Related Party

On February 5, 2021, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000. The Promissory Note was

non-interest

bearing and payable on the earlier of (i) July 31, 2021 or (ii) the completion of the Initial Public Offering. On September 14, 2021, the Company and the Sponsor entered into an agreement to amend and restate the Promissory Note, extending the due date to the earlier of (i) March 31, 2022 or (ii) the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. On December 21, 2021 the Company repaid the outstanding balance of $149,172 under the Promissory Note. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was $0 outstanding under the Working Capital Promissory Note.

non-interest

bearing and is due the earlier of the consummation of a business combination or the date of liquidation. The Sponsor may elect to convert all or any portion of the unpaid principal balance of this Note into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant. As of September 30, 2023, the balance under the Note was $400,000. As of September 30, 2023, the Sponsor did not elect to convert any of the principal to warrants.

Due to Sponsor

Due to Sponsor consists of advances from the Sponsor to pay for offering costs and formation costs on behalf of the Company and are payable on demand. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was $2,284 due to Sponsor.

Administrative Services Agreement

The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of up to $10,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services. On April 8, 2022, the Company entered into Amendment no. 1 to the administrative services agreement with the Sponsor, pursuant to which the payment for office space and certain administrative and support services was reduced from up to $10,000 per month to up to $1,000 per month. Upon the completion of an initial Business Combination, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees.

As of September 30, 2023, the Company incurred $52,516 in administrative services expenses which are included in accrued expenses - related party in the accompanying condensed balance sheet. In the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2023, operating expenses of $3,000 and $9,000 were recognized respectively as operating costs relating to this agreement.

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Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If the Company completes an initial Business Combination, the Company may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, such loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that an initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.

NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and 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 and warrants issued upon conversion of the working capital loans) have registration and shareholder rights to require the Company to register a sale of any of its securities held by them pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement entered into on the 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 completion of an initial Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriter a

45-day

option from the date of the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On January 18, 2022, the Company announced the closing of its sale of an additional 2,500,000 Units pursuant to the partial exercise by the underwriter of its Over-Allotment Option. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $25,000,000.

The underwriter was paid a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $4,500,000 in the aggregate, upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and including the Units sold pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option. In addition, $0.35 per Unit, or $7,875,000 in the aggregate would have been payable to the underwriter for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee would have become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completed a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. In November 2022, the Company obtained the Waiver Letter from the underwriter that waived all rights to the deferred underwriting commissions payable to the underwriter at the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination.

NOTE 7. SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

Preference shares

— The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 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 September 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 200,000,000 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 September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 5,621,910 and 22,500,000 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding, respectively, including 2,246,910 and 22,500,000 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, respectively.

Class

B ordinary shares —

The Company is authorized to issue 20,000,000 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 September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 2,250,000 and 5,625,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding, respectively. Movement relates from the conversion of 3,375,000 Class B shares to Class A discussed below.

On February 8, 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 July 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. On January 18, 2022, in connection with the partial exercise of the underwriter’s Over-Allotment Option, the Sponsor irrevocably surrendered to the Company for cancellation and for no consideration 125,000 Class B ordinary shares resulting in 5,625,000 Class B ordinary shares outstanding.

Ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders. Except as described below, holders of Class A ordinary shares and holders of Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders except as required by law. Prior to an initial Business Combination, only holders of the Founder Shares will have the right to vote on the election of directors. Holders of the Public 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 (which such Class A ordinary shares delivered upon conversion will not have redemption rights or be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company does not consummate an initial Business Combination) at the time of an initial Business Combination or earlier at the option of the holders thereof at a ratio such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an

as-converted

basis, 20% of the sum of (i) the total number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering, plus (ii) the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, excluding any Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, deemed issued or to be issued to any seller in the initial Business Combination and any Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor, its affiliates or any member of the Company’s management team upon conversion of working capital loans. In no event will the Class B ordinary shares convert into Class A ordinary shares at a rate of less than

one-to-one.

On June 15, 2023, the Company reconvened the extraordinary general meeting of the Company which had been adjourned from June 12, 2023. At the Meeting, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment that certain investment management trust agreement, dated December 17, 2021 to change the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the trust account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering to the earliest of (i) the Company’s completion of an initial business combination and (ii) March 15, 2024 (the “Extension Date”).

The Company’s shareholders also approved a proposal (the “Founder Share Amendment Proposal”) to provide for the right of a holder of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, to convert such shares into Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, on a

one-for-one

basis at any time and from time to time prior to the closing of a business combination at the election of the holder; provided that as a condition of such conversion of Class B ordinary shares converted into Class A ordinary shares the holder has no redemption right.

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At the Meeting, the Company’s shareholders approved the following items: (i) the Extension Amendment Proposal; (ii) a proposal to approve the Trust Amendment (such proposal, the “Trust Amendment Proposal”); (iii) the Founder Share Amendment Proposal; and (iv) a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Meeting to a later date or dates if necessary (such proposal, the “Adjournment Proposal”).

In connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal, the holders of 20,253,090 Class A Ordinary Shares properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.40 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $211,918,104.

Immediately following the approval of the proposals at the Meeting, Swiftmerge Holdings, L.P. as the holder of 3,375,000 Class B Ordinary Shares, converted all 3,375,000 of such shares into the same number of Class A Ordinary Shares. As a result of the redemptions described above and the conversion of the Sponsor’s Class B Ordinary Shares, there are an aggregate of 5,621,910 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding

The 3,375,000 Class A ordinary shares held by the Sponsor do not have a redemption right.

Warrants

—Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the consummation of a Business Combination. The Public Warrants will expire five years from the consummation of a Business Combination 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 Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No Public Warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their Public Warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available.

The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 20 business days, after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement registering the issuance of the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, to cause such registration statement to become effective and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. Because the warrants are not exercisable until 30 days after the completion of the initial business combination, the Company does not currently intend to update the registration statement of which the prospectus forms a part or file a new registration statement covering the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants until after the initial business combination has been consummated. If a registration statement covering the shares of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after the closing of a Business Combination or within a specified period following the consummation of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act; provided that such exemption is available. If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis.

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The Company may call the warrants for redemption, in whole and not in part, at a price of $0.01 per warrant:

•

at any time after the warrants become exercisable;

•

upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder;

•

if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations), for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading day period commencing at any time after the warrants become exercisable and ending on the third business day prior to the notice of redemption to warrant holders; and

•

if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the Class A ordinary shares underlying such warrants.

The exercise price and number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, extraordinary dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the Public Warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of Class A ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the Public Warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Public Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Public Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with respect to such Public Warrants. Accordingly, the Public Warrants may expire worthless.

In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities (as defined below) for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of an initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per ordinary share (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or their respective affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of an initial Business Combination on the date of the consummation of an initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of the Class A ordinary shares during the

20-trading

day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates an initial Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the greater of (i) the Market Value or (ii) the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the greater of (i) the Market Value or (ii) the Newly Issued Price.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants are not transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and will be

non-redeemable.

At September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there were 11,250,000 Public Warrants outstanding and 9,350,000 Private Placement Warrants outstanding. The Company accounts for the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering 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 8. 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 September 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
September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)
Assets
Investments held in Trust Account:
U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Funds	$	24,086,806	$	24,086,806	$	—	$	—
December 31, 2022
Assets
Investments held in Trust Account:
U.S. Treasury Securities Money Market Funds	$	229,792,494	$	229,792,494	$	—	$	—

NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our unaudited condensed financial statements and related notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. This discussion and other parts of this report contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented by Part II, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report.

References to the “Company,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this 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 on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Such statements include, but are not limited to, possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Report. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated on February 3, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses (our “Business Combination”). We intend to effectuate our initial Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the private placement of the Private Placement Warrants, the proceeds of the sale of our shares in connection with our initial Business Combination (pursuant to forward purchase agreements or backstop agreements we may enter into following the consummation of the Initial Public Offering or otherwise), shares issued to the owners of the target, debt issued to banks or other lenders or the owners of the target, or a combination of the foregoing.

Our registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on December 14, 2021. On December 17, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 20,000,000 units (the “units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the units being offered, the “Public Shares”) at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of approximately $200 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $12.6 million, of which approximately $7 million was for deferred underwriting commissions. On January 18, 2022, the underwriter partially exercised its Over-Allotment Option, resulting in 2,500,000 additional units being sold at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of approximately $25 million. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement of 8,600,000 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant with the Sponsor and the Anchor Investors, generating gross proceeds of approximately $8.6 million. On January 18, 2022, following the underwriter’s exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, the Sponsor

purchased from the company an additional 750,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant. Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the private placement and the Over-Allotment Option, approximately $227.2 million of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the private placement were placed in the Trust Account with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee and invested in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act, having a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below. If we are unable to complete an initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of our Initial Public Offering, or March 15, 2024 we will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem 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 us to pay our taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of the then-outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of our remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any operating revenues to date. Our only activities from February 3, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2023 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, as described below, and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. We will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial Business Combination, at the earliest. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents held after the 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 due diligence expenses.

For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we had net income of $347,967, which resulted from $1,198,052 in unrealized gain from investments held in trust account offset by $850,085 of formation and operating costs.

For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we had net income of $392,370, which resulted from an unrealized gain on investments held in the Trust Account of $610,923, offset by formation and operating costs of $218,553.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had net income of $2,931,022, which resulted from an unrealized gain on investments held in the Trust Account of $6,212,416, offset by formation and operating costs of $3,281,394.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had a net loss of $96,607, which resulted from a loss on the sale of private placement warrants to our sponsor of $30,000, and an unrealized gain on investments held in the Trust Account of $933,679, offset in part by formation and operating costs of $1,000,286.

Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern

As of September 30, 2023, the Company had cash held outside of the Trust Account of $69,777 and a working capital deficit of $3,218,146.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $792,137, which was due to our net income of $2,931,022 as adjusted for our gain on investments held in the Trust Account of $6,212,416, and changes in working capital of $2,489,257.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $344,756, which was due to our net loss of $96,607 and an unrealized gain on investments held in the Trust Account of $933,679, offset in part by changes in working capital of $655,530 and a loss on the sale of Private Placement Warrants to our Sponsor of $30,000.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash provided by investing activities of $211,918,104 represents the proceeds from the Trust account for payment to redeeming shareholders.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash used in investing activities of $25,250,000 was the result of Advances to the Trust Account from the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, net cash used in financing activities of $211,518,104 was due to payment to redeeming shareholders of $211,918,104, partially offset by cash inflow of $400,000 from related party promissory note.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, net cash provided by financing activities of $25,250,000 was comprised of $24,500,000 in proceeds from the Initial Public Offering net of underwriting discount paid and $750,000 in proceeds from the sale of Private Placement Warrants.

As of September 30, 2023 we had cash of $69,777 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.

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If the Company completes an initial Business Combination, the Company may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, such loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that we do not consummate an initial Business Combination, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. To date, there were no amounts outstanding under any of these loans.

Through September 30, 2023, our liquidity needs were satisfied through $400,000 of advances outstanding subsequently covered under the Promissory Note (See Note 6).

Based on the cash forecast we prepared as of September 30, 2023, the amounts held in the operating account will not provide the Company with sufficient funds to meet its operational and liquidity obligations up to the expiration date of March 15, 2024.

Unless extended, the Company will have until March 15, 2024 to complete a Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not consummated by March 15, 2024 and an extension has not been effected, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company.

Based on the liquidity issue, mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution, we have determined that 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 the financial statements are issued. Although the Company intends to consummate a business combination on or before March 15, 2024, it is uncertain whether the Company will be able to do so by this time. While we expect to have sufficient access to additional sources of capital if necessary, there is no current confirmed financing commitment, and no assurance can be provided that such additional financing will become available to the Company. The accompanying 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 September 30, 2023 or December 31, 2022.

Contractual Obligations

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an agreement to pay an affiliate of our Sponsor a monthly fee of up to $1,000 for office space and administrative support to the Company. We began incurring service fees on December 17, 2021 and will continue to incur such fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of the Business Combination and the Company’s liquidation.

Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement

Underwriting Agreement

The Company granted the underwriter a 45-day option from the date of the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. On January 18, 2022, the Company announced the closing of its sale of an additional 2,500,000 Units pursuant to the partial exercise by the underwriter of its Over-Allotment Option. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $25,000,000.

The underwriter was paid a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $4,500,000 in the aggregate, upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and including the Units sold pursuant to the over-allotment. In addition, $0.35 per Unit, or $7,875,000 in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriter for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriter 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. In November 2022, the Company obtained the Waiver Letter from the underwriter that waived all rights to the deferred underwriting commissions payable to the underwriter at the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination.

Promissory Notes—Related Party

On May 19, 2023, the Sponsor provided a $200,000 advance (“Advance”) to the Company. On September 15, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note (the “Note”) with the Sponsor of up to $500,000 in the aggregate for costs and expenses reasonably related to the Company’s working capital needs prior to the consummation of the Business Combination and the Advance was converted into the first proceeds on the Note. The Note is non-interest bearing and is due the earlier of the consummation of a business combination or the date of liquidation. The Sponsor may elect to convert all or any portion of the unpaid principal balance of this Note into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant. As of September 30, 2023, the balance under the Note was $400,000. As of September 30, 2023, the Sponsor did not elect to convert any of the principal to warrants.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

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:

Warrant Classification

The Company accounts for the warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and the private placement in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40 under which the warrants meet the criteria for equity treatment and are recorded as equity.

Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption

All of the 22,500,000 Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the Units in the Initial Public Offering (and including the Units sold in connection with the underwriters’ partial exercise of the Over-Allotment Option) contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with the initial 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 Class A ordinary shares have been classified outside of permanent equity.

The Company recognizes 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. The redemption value of the redeemable ordinary shares as of September 30, 2023 increased as the income earned on the Trust Account exceeds the Company’s expected dissolution expenses (up to $100,000). As such, the Company recorded an increase in the carrying amount of the redeemable ordinary shares of 6,212,416 as of September 30, 2023.

Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share

Net income (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. The company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Initial Public Offering as part of the Units and the Private Placement Warrants in the calculation of diluted loss per share, because the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.

Recent Accounting Standards

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

Recent Developments

The Merger Agreement

(iii) in connection with the Business Combination, Swiftmerge will be renamed “HDL Therapeutics, Inc.”

provided that each achievement trigger will only occur once, if at all, and in no event will the HDL stockholders be entitled to receive more than an aggregate of 11,000,000 Earnout Shares.

The Domestication

In connection with the Domestication,

(iii) each then issued and outstanding warrant of Swiftmerge will become exercisable for one share of Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock (“Domesticated Swiftmerge Warrant”), pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, dated December 14, 2021, between Swiftmerge and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust HDL, as warrant agent, as amended; and

(iv) each then issued and outstanding unit of Swiftmerge will separate and convert automatically into one share of Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock and one-half of one Domesticated Swiftmerge Warrant.

Pre-Closing Financing by HDL

After the date of the Merger Agreement, HDL has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain additional financing, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent and HDL, including through the sale of additional Series X Preferred Stock of HDL with an aggregate purchase price of up to $2,680,000 through December 31, 2023, and up to an additional $3,000,000 thereafter, for the purposes of funding the performance by HDL of certain enumerated covenants and agreements set forth in the Merger Agreement (the “Pre-Closing Financing”). HDL shall not enter into any agreement to sell shares of its Series X Preferred Stock unless the purchaser of such Series X Preferred Stock agrees that any additional consideration payable with respect to such Series X Preferred Stock upon the consummation of the Merger will be payable solely in Parent Common Shares. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Merger Agreement, the obligation of HDL to perform any of the enumerated covenants and agreements to the extent the performance of any such covenant or agreement requires HDL to incur expenses, is (i) with respect to the period from the date of the Merger Agreement through December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Period”), expressly conditioned on HDL raising an aggregate of $2,680,000 in Pre-Closing Financing during the 2023 Period (the “2023 Minimum Pre-Closing Financing”), and until HDL has obtained the 2023 Minimum Pre- Closing Financing, any non-performance during the 2023 Period of any such covenant or agreement shall not be deemed to be a breach of the Merger Agreement and (ii) with respect to the period after December 31, 2023 (the “2024 Period”), expressly conditioned on HDL’s ability to pay its expenses, debts and other liabilities and commitments as they come

due in the ordinary course of business unrelated to such covenants or agreements (and any non-performance during the 2024 Period of any such covenant or agreement shall not be deemed a breach of the Merger Agreement to the extent HDL is unable to so pay such expenses, debts and other liabilities and commitments), until HDL has raised an aggregate amount of Pre- Closing Financing of at least $3,000,000 during the 2024 Period (the “2024 Minimum Pre-Closing Financing”).

Certain Related Agreements

Sponsor Support Agreement

HDL Support Agreement

Registration Rights Agreement

Lock-Up Agreement

At the Closing, Swiftmerge, HDL, the Sponsor, certain stockholders of HDL (such stockholders, the “Target Holders”), and other persons and entities (collectively, the “Holders” and each, a “Holder”), will enter into a lock-up agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) with respect to the Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock and any other equity securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for or representing the rights to receive shares of Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock held by the Holders immediately following the Closing or acquired during the one hundred eighty (180) days after the Closing, but excluding any Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock acquired by a Holder in open market transactions during such period (the “Lock-Up Shares”), pursuant to which, each Holder will agree not to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Lock-Up Shares during the Lock-Up Period (as defined below), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Lock-Up Agreement. “Lock-Up Period” means the six month period following the Closing. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Lock-Up Agreement that restrict the Holders, the Holders will be permitted to engage in any transaction with respect to the Lock-Up Shares if, subsequent to the Closing, the closing price of the Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, rights issuances, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing, or Swiftmerge consummations a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction which results in Swiftmerge’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Domesticated Swiftmerge Common Shares for cash, securities or other property.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

ITEM 4. DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of ensuring that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act, such as this Report, is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls are also designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer (our “certifying officers”), the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2023, pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act. Based upon that evaluation, our certifying officers concluded that, as of September 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 an unbilled amount due to a third-party service providers, failure to timely remove liability associated with the deferred underwriting fees, and interest income during the preparation of our annual report on Form 10-K as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022. In light of this material weakness, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our annual financial statements were prepared in accordance with US GAAP. Accordingly, 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.

In November 2022, the Company obtained a waiver letter from the underwriter in the Company’s initial public offering that waived all rights to the deferred underwriting commissions payable to the underwriter at the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination. On August 21, 2023, in connection with the preparation of the Company’s unaudited financial statements for the quarter and six-months ended June 30, 2023, management determined that the waived deferred underwriting commission had previously been improperly classified as a liability after the waiver was obtained. As a result, management determined that it is appropriate to restate the Company’s previously issued audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, included in the Company’s previously filed Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Form 10-K”), and the unaudited financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2023, included in the Company’s previously filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Form 10-Q” and collectively with the Form 10-K and the financial statements included in the Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q, the “Non-Reliance Financial Statements”). The Company’s audit committee concluded that the Non-Reliance Financial Statements should no longer be relied upon, and that the Company will amend the Form 10-K and the Form 10-Q to include restatements of the Non-Reliance Financial Statements. The changes do not impact the Company’s cash position.

As a result of the foregoing, the Company’s management reassessed the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures for the periods affected by the restatement. After that reassessment, the Company’s management determined that its disclosure controls and procedures for such periods were not effective as a result of the foregoing.

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all instances of fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all disclosure controls and procedures, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that we have detected all our control deficiencies and instances of fraud, if any. The design of disclosure controls and procedures also is based partly on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

As of the date of this Report, except as disclosed below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report for year ended December 31, 2022, on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2023 (the “2022 Annual Report”). The information presented below updates, and should be read in conjunction with, the risk factors disclosed in our 2022 Annual Report.

Our financial conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a “going concern” through one year from the date of the financial statements contained herein if a Business Combination is not consummated.

As of September 30, 2023, we had cash held outside of the Trust Account of $69,777 and a working capital deficit of $3,218,146. We have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of our acquisition plans. Based on the cash forecast prepared by management as of September 30, 2023, the amounts held in the operating account will not provide the Company with sufficient funds to meet its operational and liquidity obligations up to the expiration date of March 15, 2024, the date at which we must complete a Business Combination. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that these condensed financial statements are issued.

Management plans to address this uncertainty through a Business Combination, although it also anticipates that if the working capital loans are provided by our officers, directors and initial shareholders, that will provide sufficient liquidity to meet our working capital needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination and one year from the date of this filing. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily include or be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of a potential transaction and reducing overhead expenses. We cannot provide any assurance that financing sources will be available to us on commercially acceptable terms or if at all, or that our plans to consummate a Business Combination will be successful or successful by March 15, 2024. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

Not applicable.

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

3.1		Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association ⁽¹⁾

2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 11, 2023 ⁽²⁾

10.1		Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2023 ⁽²⁾

10.2		Company Support Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2023 ⁽²⁾

10.3		Form of Registration Rights Agreement ⁽²⁾

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*		XBRL Instance Document

101.CAL*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.SCH*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.DEF*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

*	Filed herewith.

**	Furnished herewith.

(1)	Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 20, 2021.

(2)	Incorporated by reference to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2023.

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.


	Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp.

Date: November 21, 2023	By:	/s/ John Bremner
		John Bremner
		Chief Executive Officer

	Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp.

Date: November 21, 2023	By:	/s/ Christopher J. Munyan
		Christopher J. Munyan
		Chief Financial Officer

SEC Form 10-Q filed by Swiftmerge Acquisition Corp.