References to the "Company," "our," "us" or "we" refer to Provident 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 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.

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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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. Such statements include, but are not limited to, possible business combinations and the financing thereof, and related matters, as well as all other statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on October 21, 2020 formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar Business Combination with one or more businesses. We intend to effectuate our Business Combination using cash derived from the proceeds of the Initial Public Offering ("Initial Public Offering"), our shares, debt or a combination of cash, shares and debt.

The issuance of additional ordinary shares in a Business Combination:

may significantly dilute the equity interest of investors, which dilution would

? increase if the anti-dilution provisions of the Class B ordinary shares

resulted in the issuance of Class A ordinary shares on a greater than

one-to-one basis upon conversion of the Class B ordinary shares;

may subordinate the rights of holders of Class A ordinary shares if preferred

? shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded our Class A ordinary

shares;

could cause a change of control if a substantial number of our ordinary shares

? are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net

operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or

removal of our present officers and directors;

may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change of control of us by

? diluting the share ownership or voting rights of a person seeking to obtain

control of us; and

? may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our Class A ordinary shares

and/or warrants.

Similarly, if we issue debt securities, it could result in:

? default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after an

initial business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;

acceleration of our obligations to repay the indebtedness even if we make all

? principal and interest payments when due if we breach certain covenants that

require the maintenance of certain financial ratios or reserves without a

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? our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the

debt is payable on demand;

our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the debt contains

? covenants restricting our ability to obtain such financing while the debt is

outstanding;

? our inability to pay dividends on our Class A ordinary shares;

using a substantial portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest on

? our debt, which will reduce the funds available for dividends on our Class A

ordinary shares if declared, expenses, capital expenditures, acquisitions and

other general corporate purposes;

? limitations on our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our

business and in the industry in which we operate;

? increased vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and

competitive conditions and adverse changes in government regulation; and

limitations on our ability to borrow additional amounts for expenses, capital

? expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, execution of our

strategy and other purposes and other disadvantages compared to our competitors

who have less debt.

We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a 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 through March 31, 2021 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for the Initial Public Offering, described below, and, after the Initial Public Offering, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities. We are incurring 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, 2021, we had net income of $6,346,935, which consists of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $2,907 and an unrealized gain on change on fair value of warrants and Forward Purchase Agreement (FPA) Units of $10,619,138, offset by operating and formation costs of $1,445,130, expense incurred for issuance of FPA Units of $1,776,766 and expenses incurred by the fair value of warrants exceeding the purchase price of $1,053,214.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On January 12, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 23,000,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the sale of 6,600,000 Private Placement Warrants to our sponsor at a price of $1.00 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $6,600,000.

Following our Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $230,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. We incurred $13,204,580 in transaction costs, including $4,600,000 of underwriting fees, $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $554,580 of other offering costs.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, cash used in operating activities was $889,417. Net income of $6,346,935 consist of interest earned on marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $2,907, an unrealized gain on change on fair value of warrants and FPA Units of $10,619,138 less formation cost of $1,445,130, expense incurred for issuance of FPA Units of $1,776,766 and

expenses incurred by the fair value of warrants exceeding the purchase price of $1,053,214. Changes in operating assets and liabilities used $776,594 of cash for operating activities.



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As of March 31, 2021, we had marketable securities held in the Trust Account of $230,002,907. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting commissions) to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our share capital is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

As of March 31, 2021, we had cash of $643,003 held outside the Trust Account. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or 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, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $1.00 per warrant unit at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.

If our estimate of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial Business Combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our Public Shares upon completion of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination.

Off-balance sheet financing arrangements

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2021. 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 into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased 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 a monthly fee of up to $10,000 for office space, and administrative and support services, provided to the Company. We began incurring these fees on January 7, 2021 and will continue to incur these fees monthly until the earlier of the completion of a Business Combination and the Company's liquidation.

The underwriters are entitled to a deferred underwriting discount of 3.5% of the gross proceeds of our Initial Public Offering upon the completion of our initial Business Combination.

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 U.S. GAAP. We describe our significant accounting policies in Note 3 - Significant Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Financial Statements included in this report. The preparation of these 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 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.



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We evaluated the Warrants in accordance with ASC 815-40, "Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity's Own Equity", and concluded that a provision in the Warrant Agreement related to certain tender or exchange offers as well as provisions that provided for potential changes to the settlement amounts dependent upon the characteristics of the holder of the warrant, precludes the Warrants from being accounted for as components of equity. As the Warrants meet the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815 and are not eligible for an exception from derivative accounting, the Warrants are recorded as derivative liabilities on the Balance Sheet and measured at fair value at inception (on the date of the IPO) and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurement", with changes in fair value recognized in the Statement of Income in the period of change.

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies frequently will redeem shares to the extent that their net tangible assets do not go below $5,000,001. Following guidance in ASC 480-10-S99-3A, with the commitment of $55,000,000 of equity funds at the time of the IPO, (which is sufficient funds to redeem all outstanding redeemable stock) the Company reports all of its Class A common stock as redeemable stock.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Our management is currently evaluating the recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements.

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