Item 4.02. Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related
Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.
On April 12, 2021, the staff (the "Staff") of the Division of Corporation
Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a statement entitled
"Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued
by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies" (the "Staff Statement"). The Staff
Statement, among other things, highlighted potential accounting implications of
certain terms that are common in warrants issued in connection with the initial
public offerings of special purpose acquisition companies ("SPACs") including
Carney Technology Acquisition Corp. II (the "Company"). The Staff Statement
reflected the Staff's view that in many cases, warrants issued by SPACs should
be classified as liabilities for accounting purposes, rather than as components
of equity, unless certain conditions are met.
On June 8, 2021, the Company's audit committee (the "Audit Committee"), based on
the recommendation of, and after consultation with, the Company's management,
concluded that the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2020 and its audited balance sheet as of December 14, 2020
(collectively, the "Non-Reliance Periods"), as reported in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2021 and the Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on December 18, 2020, should no longer be relied upon due to changes
required to reclassify the Company's outstanding warrants as liabilities.
Similarly, the related press releases, Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm dated March 30, 2021 on the financial statements as of December
31, 2020 and for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the stockholder
communications, investor presentations or other communications describing
relevant portions of the Company's financial statements for these periods should
no longer be relied upon.
As a result, the Company will restate its historical financial results for the
Non-Reliance Periods, in each case to reflect the change in accounting treatment
(the "Restatement").
The Company's prior accounting treatment of the warrants as components of equity
instead of as derivative liabilities did not have any effect on the Company's
previously reported operating expenses, cash flows or cash.
The Audit Committee and management have discussed the matters disclosed pursuant
to this Item 4.02 with the Company's independent registered public accounting
firm.
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