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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION [Abstract]  
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
As used herein, the term “the Company” refers to Aebi Schmidt Holding AG and its subsidiaries unless designated or identified otherwise.

Nature of Operations

The Company is a provider of innovative technical products for cleaning and clearing traffic areas as well as mowing green spaces in particularly challenging terrain. The range of products comprises vehicles, attachable and demountable devices for individual vehicle equipment as well as related services. Aebi Schmidt Holding AG covers the European and North American Markets with its own sales organizations while clients outside of these markets are served either directly by the exporting subsidiary or indirectly by the worldwide dealer network.

The Shyft Transaction

On December 16, 2024, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 16, 2024 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among The Shyft Group, Inc., a Michigan corporation (“Shyft”), the Company, ASH U.S. Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Aebi Schmidt (“Holdco”), and Badger Merger Sub, Inc., a Michigan corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Shyft (the “Merger”, and the time at which the Merger is effective, the “Effective Time”), with Shyft surviving the Merger as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco and as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Aebi Schmidt (the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transactions”). “Combined Company” refers to Aebi Schmidt as of and following the Effective Time.

At the Effective Time, each share of common stock, no par value, of Shyft (“Shyft Common Stock”) issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any shares of Shyft Common Stock that are held as of immediately prior to the Effective Time by Holdco, Aebi Schmidt, Merger Sub or any of their respective subsidiaries) will automatically be converted into the right to receive 1.040166432 (the “Exchange Ratio”) shares of fully paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Aebi Schmidt (“Aebi Schmidt Common Stock”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

As of immediately following the Effective Time, the holders of shares of Shyft Common Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will own approximately 48% of the issued and outstanding shares of Aebi Schmidt Common Stock and the holders of shares of Aebi Schmidt Common Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time will own approximately 52% of the issued and outstanding shares of Aebi Schmidt Common Stock

As of immediately following the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of the Combined Company will be composed of eleven members, six of whom will be designated by Aebi Schmidt and five of whom will be designated by Shyft. James A. Sharman, the Chairman of the Shyft Board of Directors as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, will serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Combined Company (the “Combined Company Board”) following the Effective Time. Barend Fruithof, current CEO of Aebi Schmidt, will serve as Vice Chairman and Peter Spuhler, current Chairman of Aebi Schmidt, will also serve on the board. The Merger Agreement includes a covenant requiring Shyft and Aebi Schmidt to cooperate in good faith until the Closing to agree on a new name and ticker symbol for Aebi Schmidt.

The Closing is expected to occur on July 1, 2025, as the necessary closing conditions have already been satisfied or waived, or are expected to be satisfied or waived before then.  Those conditions include: (a) the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Shyft common stock, (b) the approval by two-thirds of the shares of Aebi Schmidt Common Stock represented at an extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of Aebi Schmidt for all matters requiring shareholder approval to consummate the Transactions in accordance with the Merger Agreement, and (c) the receipt of certain required regulatory consents, approvals, non-disapprovals, and other authorizations under applicable antitrust and foreign direct investment laws and regulations specified in the Merger Agreement. The Merger will be accounted for as a forward merger using the acquisition method of accounting, pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), with Aebi Schmidt treated as the legal and accounting acquirer and Shyft treated as the legal and accounting acquiree.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Aebi Schmidt Holding AG and its subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted (“GAAP”) in the United States (“U.S.”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, certain information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements are not included herein. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full year. All inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments that are necessary for the fair statement of these interim financial statements. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in our Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 4, 2025.

For a description of key accounting policies followed, refer to the footnotes to Aebi Schmidt Holding AG consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024, included in our Form S-4.