SARISSA CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP. References to "we", "us", "our" or the "Company" are to
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual
Report on Form 10-K 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. 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 newly incorporated blank check company incorporated as a
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Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the private
placement ("Sponsor Private Placement") with the Sponsor of an aggregate of
3,333,333 warrants ("Sponsor Private Warrants"), each at a price of
Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for our initial public offering and identifying a target company for our initial business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination.
We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents held in the trust account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as expenses as we conduct due diligence on prospective business combination candidates.
For the year ended
For the period from
Going Concern
In connection with the Company's assessment of going concern considerations in
accordance with Financial Accounting Standard Board's Accounting Standards
Update ("ASU")
2014-15,
"Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity's Ability to Continue as a Going
Concern," the Company has until October 23, 2022 to consummate a Business
Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a
Business Combination by this time. If a Business Combination is not consummated
by this date and an extension not requested by the Sponsor, there will be a
mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. No adjustments
have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the
Company be required to liquidate after October 23, 2022 .
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of
The Company anticipates that the
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The Company does not believe it will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating its business. However, if the Company's estimates of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating business combination is less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the business combination. Moreover, the Company will need to raise additional capital through loans from its sponsor, officers, directors, or third parties beyond this commitment, although the company has obtained a commitment letter from its sponsor for an additional$600,000 in funding. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of its business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as ofDecember 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 an
affiliate of our Sponsor a monthly fee of
The underwriters are entitled to deferred commissions of
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management's discussion and analysis of our results of operations and liquidity
and capital resources are based on our financial information. We describe our
significant accounting policies in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies, of the Notes to Financial Statements included in this report. Our
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in
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Emerging Growth Company
We are an "emerging growth company," as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the "JOBS Act"). As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not "emerging growth companies" including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and shareholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an "emerging growth company" can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an "emerging growth company" can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
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 reassessed
at the end of each reporting period. We account for our 10,666,667 ordinary
shares warrants issued in connection with our IPO (6,666,667) and Private
Placement (4,000,000) as derivative warrant liabilities in accordance with
ASC 815-40. Accordingly,
we recognize the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjust the
instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject
to remeasurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in
fair value is recognized in our statement of operations. At
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 a liability instrument and are measured at fair value.
Conditionally redeemable ordinary shares (including 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, 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, as of
Recent Accounting Standards
InAugust 2020 , the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 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) ("ASU 2020-06") to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of contracts in an entity's own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity's own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effectiveJanuary 1, 2024 for smaller reporting companies and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted beginning onJanuary 1, 2021 . The Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06 would have on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.
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