References to the "Company," "Go Acquisition Corp.," "Go," "our," "us" or "we" refer to Go Acquisition Corp. 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.

In this Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment No. 1") to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of GO Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") for the quarter ended September 30, 2021, we are restating our unaudited interim financial statements as of March 31, 2021, and June 30, 2021, see Note 1 for additional information.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A 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 other SEC filings.





Overview


We are a blank check company incorporated on June 12, 2020 as a Delaware company for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the "Business Combination"). Although we may pursue targets in any industry, the Company intends to focus its efforts on travel-related and travel-adjacent businesses with either all or a substantial portion of their activities in North America or Europe. We intend to effectuate our initial Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt. We are an emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.

Our Sponsor is GO Acquisition Founder LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Our registration statement for the Initial Public Offering was declared effective on August 4, 2020. On August 7, 2020, we consummated the Initial Public Offering of 50,000,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $500.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $28.1 million, inclusive of $17.5 million in deferred underwriting commissions. On September 21, 2020, the underwriter exercised the over-allotment option in full to purchase an additional 7,500,000 Units (the "Over-Allotment Units"), generating gross proceeds of $75.0 million (the "Over-Allotment"), and incurred additional offering costs of approximately $4.1 million in underwriting fees (inclusive of approximately $2.6 million in deferred underwriting fees).

Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering on August 7, 2020, we consummated the Private Placement of an aggregate of 8,000,000 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant to our Sponsor, generating proceeds of $12.0 million. Simultaneously with the closing of the Over-Allotment Units, on September 21, 2020, the Company consummated the second closing of the Private Placement, resulting in the purchase of an aggregate of an additional 1,000,000 Private Placement Warrants by the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $1.5 million.

Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Over-Allotment and the Private Placement, $575.0 million ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and of the Private Placement Warrants in the Private Placement were placed in the Trust Account located in the United States at JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee, and invested only in U.S. "government securities" within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of 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.

Our 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.





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If we are unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period (24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or August 7, 2022, as may be extended by approval of our stockholders), 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 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 Stockholders' rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining stockholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case, to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.

Going Concern Consideration

At September 30, 2021, we had cash of approximately $373,000 and working deficit of approximately $1.1 million.

Our liquidity needs since inception had been satisfied through the cash receipt of $25,000 from our Sponsor to purchase the Founder Shares, and a loan of $200,000 pursuant to a note issued to our Sponsor (the "Note"). Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our liquidity needs have been satisfied with the net proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account. The Note remains unpaid to date and is due on demand. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or its affiliates may, but are not obligated to, provide us working capital loans ("Working Capital Loans"). To date, there are no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.

In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (the "FASB") Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-15, "Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going Concern," management has determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should we be required to liquidate after August 7, 2022.

Our management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that 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 to September 30, 2021 was in preparation for our formation and the Initial Public Offering. We will not be generating any operating revenues until the closing and completion of our initial Business Combination.

For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we had net income of approximately $8.4 million, which consisted of an approximately $10.1 million in change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, and approximately $60,000 of net gain from investments held in Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $1.8 million of loss from operations including approximately $1.8 million of general and administrative expenses and approximately $50,000 of franchise tax expense.

For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we had net income of approximately $1.5 million, which consisted of an approximately $2.9 million in change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, and approximately $75,000 of net gain from investments held in Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $105,000 of general and administrative expenses, approximately $50,000 of franchise tax expense, and approximately $1.3 million of financing costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities.





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For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had net income of approximately $19.7 million, which consisted of approximately $21.7 million in change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, and approximately $133,000 of net gain from investments held in Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $2.2 million of loss from operations including approximately $2.0 million of general and administrative expenses and approximately $150,000 of franchise tax expense.

For the period from June 12, 2020 (inception) through September 30, 2020, we had net income of approximately $1.5 million, which consisted of approximately $2.9 million in change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities, and approximately $75,000 of net gain from investments held in Trust Account, partially offset by approximately $106,000 of general and administrative expenses, approximately $60,000 of franchise tax expense, and $1.3 million of financing costs associated with derivative warrant liabilities.





Contractual Obligations



Registration Rights


The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, if any (and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares), are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain "piggy-back" registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination. 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 7,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters fully exercised their over-allotment option on September 21, 2020.

The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $11.5 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and Over-Allotment. In addition, the underwriters will be entitled to a deferred fee of $0.35 per Unit, or $20.1 million in the aggregate. 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

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

We account for its Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 "Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity." Shares of Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Shares of conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including Class A common stock 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, shares of Class A common stock are classified as stockholders' equity. Our Class A common stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 57,500,000 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption are presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders' equity section of our balance sheet.

Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering (including exercise of the over-allotment option), 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.





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Net Income Per Common Share


We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, "Earnings Per Share." We have two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income per common share is calculated by dividing the net income by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the respective period.

The calculation of diluted net income (loss) per common share does not consider the effect of the warrants to purchase an aggregate of 28,166,667 issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A common stock is excluded from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.

Derivative warrant liabilities

We do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of our financial instruments, including issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and ASC 815-15. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.

The 19,166,667 warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (the "Public Warrants") and the 9,000,000 Private Placement Warrants are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, we recognize the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our statement of operations. The fair value of the Public Warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering and Private Placement Warrants were initially measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation model and subsequently, the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants have been estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model each measurement date. The fair value of Public Warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering have subsequently been measured based on the listed market price of such warrants.

Recent Adopted Accounting Standards

In August 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, 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 also simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. We early adopted the ASU on January 1, 2021 using a modified retrospective method for transition. Adoption of the ASU did not impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Recent Issued Accounting Standards

Our management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards updates, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statement.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of September 30, 2021, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.





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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.

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.


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