Item 4.02 Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or Related
Audit Report or Completed Interim Review
On May 28, 2021, the audit committee of the board of directors ("Audit
Committee") of Tuscan Holdings Corp. ("Tuscan") determined, after consultation
with Tuscan's management, that Tuscan's financial statements which were included
in its annual reports on Form 10-K for the years ended December 31, 2020 and
2019, each of the Forms 10-Q as of and for the periods ended March 31, 2019,
June 30, 2019, September 30, 2019, March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September
30, 2020, and the balance sheet as of March 7, 2019, should no longer be relied
upon due to an error in such financial statements relating to Tuscan's
classification of warrants that were issued in a private placement that closed
concurrently with the closing of Tuscan's initial public offering ("Private
Warrants") as equity. Similarly, Tuscan's management's reports on the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2020 should no longer be relied upon.
The error was uncovered following the issuance of a joint statement on April 12,
2021, by the Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance and Acting
Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the
accounting and reporting considerations for warrants issued by special purpose
acquisition companies entitled "Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting
Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
("SPACs") (the "SEC Statement"). The SEC Statement advises, among other things,
that certain adjustments generally present in SPAC warrants preclude such
warrants from being accounted for as equity.
As a result of the SEC Statement, Tuscan has determined that the terms of the
Private Warrants do not meet the conditions to be classified as equity and
instead should be accounted for as derivative liabilities. Accordingly, Tuscan
has determined that it is appropriate to file an amendment to its annual report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 in order to account for the
Private Warrants as a liability.
Tuscan's management and the Audit Committee have discussed the matters disclosed
in this Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant to this Item 4.02 with Marcum LLP,
its independent registered public accounting firm.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed business combination transaction involving
Tuscan and Microvast, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Microvast"), Tuscan filed a
preliminary proxy statement with the SEC on February 16, 2021 and intends to
file a definitive proxy statement (collectively, "Merger Proxy Statement"). This
document is not a substitute for the Merger Proxy Statement. INVESTORS AND
SECURITY HOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES ARE URGED TO READ THE MERGER PROXY
STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH
MICROVAST AND TO READ ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE
FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS,
CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. The Merger Proxy
Statement and other documents that may be filed with the SEC (when they are
available) can be obtained free of charge from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
These documents (when they are available) can also be obtained free of charge
from Tuscan upon written request to Tuscan at Tuscan Holdings Corp., 135 E. 57th
St., 18th Floor, New York, NY 10022.
No Offer or Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K is for informational purposes only and is not
intended to and shall not constitute a proxy statement or the solicitation of a
proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of
the Proposed Transaction and is not intended to and shall not constitute an
offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy or subscribe for any securities or a solicitation of any vote of
approval, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
jurisdiction.
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Participants in Solicitation
This Current Report on Form 8-K is not a solicitation of a proxy from any
investor or securityholder. However, Tuscan, the Company, and certain of their
directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies in connection with the Proposed Transaction under the
rules of the SEC. Information about Tuscan's directors and executive officers
and their ownership of Tuscan's securities is set forth in Tuscan's filings with
the SEC, including Tuscan's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2020, which was filed with the SEC on March 25, 2021. Additional
information regarding the participants will also be included in the proxy
statement, when it becomes available. When available, these documents can be
obtained free of charge from Tuscan upon written request to Tuscan at Tuscan
Holdings Corp., 135 E. 57th St., 18th Floor, New York, NY 10022.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements
include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating
results, our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to
future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by
words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is
anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend," "plan," "projection," "outlook"
or words of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements regarding the Company's industry and market sizes,
future opportunities for Tuscan, the Company and the combined company, Tuscan's
and the Company's estimated future results and the Proposed Transaction,
including the implied enterprise value, the expected transaction and ownership
structure and the likelihood and ability of the parties to successfully
consummate the Proposed Transaction. Such forward-looking statements are based
upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently
subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our
control. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from the
results anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
In addition to factors previously disclosed in Tuscan's reports filed with the
SEC and those identified elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K, the
following factors, among others, could cause actual results and the timing of
events to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations
expressed in the forward-looking statements: (1) inability to complete the
proposed business combination with Microvast within the required time period or,
if Tuscan does not complete the proposed business combination with Microvast,
any other business combination; (2) the inability to complete the proposed
business combination with Microvast due to the failure to meet one or more
closing conditions or the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances
that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreement; (3) the
impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; and (4) risks relating to the
restatement of prior period financial statements as discussed in this Current
Report on Form 8-K, including the timing and nature of the restatement, the
timing and results of Tuscan's review of the effectiveness of internal control
over financial reporting and related disclosure controls and procedures, whether
a restatement of financial results will be required for other periods or for
other accounting issues, adverse effects on Tuscan's business related to the
disclosures made in this Current Report on Form 8-K, the initiation of legal
proceedings, and volatility of Tuscan's stock price.
All information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we
disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as
a result of developments occurring after the date of this Current Report on Form
8-K.
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