References to the "Company," "
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 other
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in
Our sponsor is
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated
the private placement ("Private Placement") of 4,000,000 warrants (each, a
"Private Placement Warrant" and collectively, the "Private Placement Warrants"),
at a price of
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement,
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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 Warrants, 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 deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, we only intend to complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the issued and 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.
If we are unable to complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the
closing of the Initial Public Offering, or
On
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of
Prior to the completion of the Initial Public Offering, our liquidity needs were
satisfied through the payment by our Sponsor of
Based on the foregoing, we believe that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet our needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, we will use the funds held outside of the Trust Account 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 and has concluded that although it is reasonably possible that the pandemic 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. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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Our entire activity since inception up to
For the three months ended
For the nine months ended
Contractual Obligations
Administrative Services Agreement
Commencing on the date that our securities were first listed on the Nasdaq
through the earlier of consummation of the Initial Business Combination or our
liquidation, we agreed to pay an entity related to the Sponsor a total of
We incurred approximately
The Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable Business Combinations. Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to the Sponsor, directors, officers or us or any of their affiliates.
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 common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares), are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. These holders are entitled to certain demand and "piggyback" registration rights. However, the registration rights agreement provides that we would not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. 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 date of the final
prospectus relating to the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 3,000,000
additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Initial Public
Offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. On
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The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of
In connection with the consummation of the Over-Allotment on
Critical Accounting Policies
Derivative Warrant Liabilities
We do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or
foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of its financial instruments, including
issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives
or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to the
The 4,232,686 warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering and
exercise of the over-allotment (the "Public Warrants") and the 4,155,124 Private
Placement Warrants are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with
ASC 815. 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 the Company's
statements of operations. The Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants
are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815.
Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at
fair value and adjusts the carrying value of the instruments to fair value at
each reporting period until they are exercised. The initial fair value of the
Public Warrants issued in connection with the Public Offering and the fair value
of the Private Placement Warrants were estimated using a binomial / lattice
model that assumed optimal exercise of the Company's redemption option,
including the make-whole table, per the warrant agreement, at the earliest
possible date. As the transfer of Private Placement Warrants to anyone who is
not a permitted transferee would result in the Private Placement Warrants having
substantially the same terms as the Public Warrants, the Company determined that
the fair value of each Private Placement Warrant is equivalent to that of each
Public Warrant. The fair value of the Public Warrants and Private Placement
Warrants as of
Class A Common Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for our Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in
accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A common stock subject to
mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is
measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including
Class A common stock that features redemption rights that are either within the
control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain
events not solely within the Company's control) is classified as temporary
equity. At all other times, Class A common stock is classified as stockholders'
equity. The Company's Class A common stock features certain redemption rights
that are considered to be outside of the Company's control and subject to the
occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of
Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion in carrying value of redeemable shares from initial book value to redemption amount. The change in carrying value of redeemable shares resulted in charges against additional paid in capital and credits to accumulated deficit in connection with the reclassification of Class A common stock to temporary equity.
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Net income (loss) per common shares
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 (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the respective period.
The calculation of diluted net income (loss) does not consider the effect of the
warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering (including the
consummation of the Over-Allotment) and the private placement warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 21,163,433 shares of Class A common stock in the
calculation of diluted income (loss) per share, because their inclusion would be
anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted net income
(loss) per share is the same as basic net income (loss) per share for the three
and nine months ended
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of
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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