Quarterly Report for Quarter Ending March 31, 2026 (Form 10-Q)

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

References in this report (the "Quarterly Report") to "we," "us" or the "Company" refer to ARC Group Acquisition I Corp. References to our "management" or our "management team" refer to our officers and directors, and references to the "Sponsor" refer to MFH 2, LLC. 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 Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report 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 that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including statements in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" regarding the Company's financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "seek" and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management's current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company's Form S-1 declared effective with the SEC on April 27, 2026. The Company's securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Overview

The Company is a blank check company formed under the laws of the British Virgin Island on May 27, 2025 for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The Company intends to effectuate its initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of our Initial Public Offering (the "IPO") the private placement of the private units, the proceeds of the sale of our securities in connection with our initial Business Combination, our shares, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt.

We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our initial business combination plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital or to complete our initial business combination will be successful.

Results of Operations

We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities from inception to March 31, 2026 were organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for the Company's IPO. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination. We expect to continue to generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and marketable securities held after the Initial Public Offering. We expect that we will incur increased expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses in connection with completing a business combination.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026, we had a net loss of $27,000, which was formation and operating costs.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On May 1, 2026, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 10,500,000 units, at $10.00 per Unit (the "Public Units" and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the "Public Shares"), generating gross proceeds of $105,000,000. Each Public Unit contains one Class A ordinary share, one right, and one redeemable warrant. On May 1, 2026, the underwriter purchased an additional 1,575,000 units pursuant to the exercise of the over-allotment option. The units were sold at $10.00 per unit, generating additional gross proceeds to the Company of $15,750,000.

Simultaneously with the consummation of the closing of the Offering, we consummated the private placement of an aggregate of 200,000 units to the Sponsor at a price of $10.00 per Unit (the "Private Units" and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Private Units being offered, the "Private Shares"), generating gross proceeds of $2,000,000 (" the Private Placement").

Upon the closing of the IPO and the private placement on May 1, 2026, a total of $120,750,000 from the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Units was placed in a trust account (the "Trust Account") maintained by Lucky Lucko, Inc. d/b/a Efficiency as a trustee and will be invested only in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity 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"), and that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.

We intend to use the funds held outside of the Trust Account for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the business combination. The interest income earned on the investments in the Trust Account are unavailable to fund operating expenses.

As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we had $0 and $0 in cash on our balance sheet and a working capital deficit of $542,582 and $416,951, respectively. The Company's liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the IPO had been satisfied through the loan under an unsecured promissory note from the Sponsor of $500,000.

In order to meet our working capital needs following the consummation of the IPO until the completion of an initial business combination, our Sponsor, officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds, from time to time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion. Such loans will be repayable upon the consummation of our initial business combination, and the lender has the option to convert up to $2,500,000 of such loans into private units at a price of $10.00 per unit prior to or upon the consummation of our initial business combination. If a business combination is not consummated, the loans will not be repaid except to the extent that we have funds available outside of the trust account.

Off-Balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements.

We have not entered any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or entered any non-financial assets.

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 our Sponsor an aggregate of $20,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative support. We began incurring these fees on April 30, 2026, and will continue to incur these fees monthly until completion of the Company's initial business combination or liquidation.

The underwriters were not be entitled to any cash underwriting fee at closing of the Initial Public Offering. The underwriters were entitled to 483,000 Representative Shares at closing of the Initial Public Offering, whereby 383,000 Class A ordinary shares were issued to ARC Group Securities LLC and 100,000 Class A ordinary shares were issued to IB Capital LLC, as the qualified independent underwriter. The underwriters were not entitled to any deferred underwriting fee upon closing of the Business Combination.

Critical Accounting Estimates

The preparation of unaudited 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. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgement. 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 materially differ from those estimates. As of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, we did not have any critical accounting estimates to be disclosed.