References to the "Company," "ABG Acquisition Corp. I ," "ABG" "our," "us" or "we" refer toABG Acquisition Corp. I . The following discussion and analysis of the Company's financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed 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. Restatement In this Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment No. 1") to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period endedSeptember 30, 2021 , as filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") onNovember 15, 2021 (the "Q3 2021 Form 10-Q"), we are restating (i) unaudited interim financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period endedMarch 31, 2021 , filed with theSEC onMay 13, 2021 and previously reported as revised in the Q3 2021 Form 10-Q; (ii) unaudited interim financial statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period endedJune 30, 2021 , filed with theSEC onAugust 12, 2021 and previously reported as revised in the Q3 2021 Form 10-Q; and (iii) Note 2 to the unaudited interim financial statements and Item 4 of Part I included in our Q3 2021 Form 10-Q (collectively, the "Affected Periods"). OnNovember 15, 2021 , we filed our Q3 2021 Form 10-Q, which included a Note 2, Revision to Previously Reported Financial Statements, that describes a revision to our classification of the Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption issued in our initial public offering ("IPO") onFebruary 19, 2021 . As described in Note 2, upon our IPO, we classified a portion of the Class A ordinary shares as permanent equity to maintain net tangible assets greater than$5,000,000 on the basis that we will consummate our initial business combination only if we have net tangible assets of at least$5,000,001 . Previously, we did not consider redeemable shares classified as temporary equity as part of net tangible assets. Our management revised its interpretation to include temporary equity in net tangible assets. As a result, we corrected the error by restating all Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption as temporary equity. This resulted in an adjustment to the initial carrying value of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption with the offset recorded to additional paid-in capital (to the extent available), accumulated deficit and Class A ordinary shares. In connection with the change in presentation for the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, we also revised our earnings per share calculation to allocate income and losses shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. This presentation differs from the previously presented method of earnings per share, which was similar to the two-class method. We determined the changes were not qualitatively material to our previously reported financial statements and did not restate our financial statements. Instead, we revised our previously issued financial statements in Note 2 to our Q3 2021 Form 10-Q. Although the qualitative factors that we assessed tended to support a conclusion that the misstatements were not material, these factors were not strong enough to overcome the significant quantitative errors in the financial statements. The qualitative and quantitative factors support a conclusion that the misstatements are material on a quantitative basis. Management concluded that the misstatement was such of magnitude that it is probable that the judgment of a reasonable person relying upon the financial statements would have been influenced by the inclusion or correction of the foregoing items. As such, upon further consideration of the change, we determined the change in classification of the Class A ordinary shares and change to our presentation of earnings per share is material quantitatively and we should restate our previously issued financial statements. Therefore, onDecember 28, 2021 , our management and the audit committee of our board of directors (the "Audit Committee") concluded that our previously reported revision to the Affected Periods should be restated to report all Class A ordinary shares included in the offering as temporary equity and should no longer be relied upon. As such, we have restated these financial statements for the Affected Periods. The restatement does not have an impact on our cash position and cash held in the Trust Account. After re-evaluation, our management has concluded that in light of the errors described above, a material weakness existed in our internal control over financial reporting during the Affected Periods and that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective. For more information see Item 4 - Controls and Procedures, contained herein. We have not amended our previously filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the periods affected by the restatement. The financial information that has been previously filed or otherwise reported for these periods is superseded by the information in this Amendment No. 1, and the financial statements and related financial information contained in such previously filed reports should no longer be relied upon. The restatement is more fully described in Note 2 of the notes to the financial statements included herein. Cautionary 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 of 1933, as amended, 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. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our otherSEC filings. Overview We are a blank check company incorporated as aCayman Islands exempted company onNovember 17, 2020 . We were formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the "Business Combination"). We are an emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies. Our sponsor isABG Acquisition Holdings I LLC , aCayman Islands limited liability company (the "Sponsor"). The registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective onFebruary 16, 2021 . OnFebruary 19, 2021 , we consummated its Initial Public Offering of 15,065,000 Class A ordinary shares (the "Public Shares"), including the 1,965,000 Public Shares as a result of the underwriters' full exercise of their over-allotment option, at an offering price of$10.00 per Public Share, generating gross proceeds of approximately$150.7 million , and incurring offering costs of approximately$8.9 million , of which approximately$5.3 million was for deferred underwriting commissions. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement ("Private Placement") of 501,300 Class A ordinary shares (the "Private Placement Shares"), at a price of$10.00 per Private Placement Share to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of approximately$5.0 million . Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, approximately$150.7 million ($10.00 per Public Share) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement were placed in a trust account ("Trust Account"), located inthe United States atJ.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A . withContinental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only inU.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 in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Investment Company Act"), as determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below. Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Shares, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that we will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. We must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting discount held in trust) at the time of the signing of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, we 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. 15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents If we are unable to complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, orFebruary 19, 2023 (the "Combination Period"), 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 (less taxes payable and up to$100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of 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 remaining shareholders and the board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject, in each case, to our obligations underCayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and in all cases subject to the other requirements of applicable law. Liquidity and Capital Resources As ofSeptember 30, 2021 , we had approximately$618,000 in our operating bank account and working capital of approximately$823,000 . Our liquidity needs to date have been satisfied through a contribution of$25,000 from Sponsor to cover for certain expenses in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares, the loan of$100,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to the Note, and the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account. We fully repaid the Note onFebruary 22, 2021 . In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us with Working Capital Loans. As ofSeptember 30, 2021 , there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loan. Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, we will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination. Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on our financial position, results of our operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Results of Operations Our entire activity since inception up toSeptember 30, 2021 , was in preparation for our formation and the Initial Public Offering and after the Initial Public Offering searching for a target. We will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial Business Combination. For the three months endedSeptember 30, 2021 , we had net loss of approximately$216,000 , which consisted of approximately$218,000 in general and administrative expenses, including$30,000 of general and administrative expenses to related party, partly offset by approximately$2,000 in income from investments held in the Trust Account. For the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2021 , we had net loss of approximately$593,000 , which consisted of approximately$598,000 in general and administrative expenses, including$80,000 of general and administrative expenses to related party, partly offset by approximately$5,000 in income from investments held in the Trust Account. 16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Contractual Obligations Administrative Support Agreement Commencing on the date that our securities were first listed on Nasdaq, we agreed to pay our Sponsor a total of$10,000 per month office space, utilities, administrative services and remote support services provided to members of the management team. Upon completion of the initial Business Combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. We incurred$30,000 and$80,000 in such fees included as general and administrative expenses to related party on the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations for the three and nine months endedSeptember 30, 2021 , respectively. As ofSeptember 30, 2021 , andDecember 31, 2020 , we had no balance outstanding for such services on the accompanying condensed balance sheets. Registration and Shareholder Rights The holders of Founder Shares and Private Placement Shares that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon consummation of the Initial Public Offering. These holders were entitled to certain demand and "piggyback" registration rights. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements. Underwriting Agreement We granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the final prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 1,965,000 additional shares to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option onFebruary 19, 2021 . The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of$0.20 per Public Share, or approximately$3.0 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition,$0.35 per share, or approximately$5.3 million in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement. Critical Accounting Policies This management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our unaudited condensed financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of our unaudited condensed financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our unaudited condensed financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to fair value of financial instruments and accrued expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We have identified the following as our critical accounting policies: Investments Held in the Trust Account Our portfolio of investments is comprised ofU.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 inU.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When our investments held in the Trust Account are comprised ofU.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When our investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities are included in income from investments held in Trust Account in the accompanying unaudited condensed statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information. 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption We account for our Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 "Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity." Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A ordinary shares are classified as shareholders' equity. Our Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, atSeptember 30, 2021 , 15,065,000 Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the shareholders' equity section of our balance sheets. Under ASC 480-10S99, the Company has elected to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying value of the security to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit. Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, "Earnings Per Share." We have two classes of ordinary shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of ordinary shares. Net income (loss) per ordinary share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average ordinary shares outstanding for the respective period. AtSeptember 30, 2021 , we did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could potentially be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in our earnings. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from earnings per ordinary share as the redemption value approximates fair value. Recent Accounting Pronouncements InAugust 2020 , the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt-Debt with Conversion and Other Options ( Subtopic 470-20 ) and Derivatives and Hedging-Contracts in Entity's Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40 ): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity's Own Equity ("ASU 2020-06"), which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU also removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity-linked contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception, and it simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. We adopted ASU 2020-06 onJanuary 1, 2021 . Adoption of the ASU did not impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Our management do not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards updates, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our unaudited condensed financial statements. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements As ofSeptember 30, 2021 , we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K. JOBS Act The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the "JOBS Act") contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an "emerging growth company" and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, the financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates. 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an "emerging growth company," we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor's attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor's report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO's compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an "emerging growth company," whichever is earlier. Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item. Item 4. Controls and Procedures (restated) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter endedSeptember 30, 2021 , as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, has concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as ofSeptember 30, 2021 , because of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Specifically, our management has concluded that our control around the interpretation and accounting for certain complex features of the Class A ordinary shares was not effectively designed or maintained. This material weakness resulted in the restatement of our interim financial statements for the quarters endedMarch 31, 2021 , andJune 30, 2021 . Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in theSEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Changes in internal control over financial reporting There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter endedSeptember 30, 2021 , covered by this Amendment No. 1, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer performed additional accounting and financial analyses and other post-closing procedures including consulting with subject matter experts related to the accounting for certain complex features of the Class A ordinary shares. Our management has expended, and will continue to expend, a substantial amount of effort and resources for the remediation and improvement of our internal control over financial reporting. While we have processes to properly identify and evaluate the appropriate accounting technical pronouncements and other literature for all significant or unusual transactions, we have expanded and will continue to improve these processes to ensure that the nuances of such transactions are effectively evaluated in the context of the increasingly complex accounting standards. PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
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