UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DCD.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021September 30, 2023

OR

 

OR

☐       TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: Number - 001-40133

ENVOY MEDICAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware86-1369123

Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

86-1369123

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.) 

12610 Race Track Road, Suite 2504875 White Bear Parkway

Tampa, FloridaWhite Bear Lake, MN

3362655110

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202(877) 900-3277) 742-5870

Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I

12610 Race Track Road, Suite 250

Tampa, FL 33626

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Title of Each Class

Ticker Symbol

Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered

Units, each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of one redeemable Warrantcommon stock, par value $0.0001 per share

ANZUUCOCH

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

ANZU

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Redeemable Warrants, each exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stockcommon stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share

ANZUWCOCHW

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   No 

 No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes   No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

 

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

 

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes   No 

 No 

As of May 17, 2021,November 16, 2023, the registrant had 42,500,000 19,549,982 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and 10,625,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001, issued and outstanding.

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FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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PART I.

Item 1.

FINANCIAL INFORMATIONUnaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Item 1.

Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

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CondensedConsolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021September 30, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 20202022

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Unaudited Condensed StatementConsolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 (unaudited)September 30, 2023 and 2022

2

Unaudited Condensed StatementConsolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ EquityDeficit for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2021 (unaudited)September 30, 2023 and 2022

3

Unaudited Condensed StatementConsolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the threenine months ended March 31, 2021 (unaudited)September 30, 2023 and 2022

4

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

5

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

22

26

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

25

39

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

25

39

PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

26

41

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

26

42

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, and Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

27

42

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

28

42

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

28

42

Item 5.

Other Information

28

42

Item 6.

Exhibits

29

43

Signatures

PART III.

SIGNATURES

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Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

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ENVOY MEDICAL, INC.

Condensed Balance SheetsCONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

  September 30,
2023
  December 31,
2022
 
Assets      
Current assets:      
Cash $7,440  $183 
Restricted cash - dividends  5,400   - 
Restricted cash - other  4,000   - 
Accounts receivable, net  109   41 
Other receivable  1,000   - 
Inventories  1,397   1,295 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  997   129 
Forward purchase agreement assets  2,386   - 
Total current assets  22,729   1,648 
Property and equipment, net  378   331 
Operating lease right-of-use assets (related party)  494   577 
Total assets $23,601  $2,556 
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)        
Current liabilities:        
Accounts payable $3,381  $1,003 
Accrued expenses  4,052   608 
Payable to related party  4,000   - 
Convertible notes payable, current portion (related party)  -   448 
Operating lease liability, current portion (related party)  149   125 
Product warranty liability, current portion  228   335 
Forward purchase agreement warrant liability  1,793   - 
Total current liabilities  13,603   2,519 
Convertible notes payable, net of current portion (related party)  -   33,397 
Product warranty liability, net of current portion  2,025   2,143 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion (related party)  440   565 
Warrant liability  1,274   - 
Warrant liability (related party)  -   127 
Total liabilities  17,342   38,751 
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 14)        
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):        
Series A Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 and zero shares authorized as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively; 4,500,000 and zero shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively  -   - 
Class A Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 400,000,000 shares and 232,000,000 shares authorized as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively; 19,549,982 and 10,122,581 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively  2   1 
Additional paid-in capital  257,385   189,904 
Accumulated deficit  (251,012)  (225,985)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss  (116)  (115)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)  6,259   (36,195)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit) $23,601  $2,556 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


ENVOY MEDICAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Net revenues $80  $57  $221  $217 
Costs and operating expenses:                
Cost of goods sold  189   106   555   347 
Research and development  1,850   935   5,901   3,532 
General and administrative  1,426   812   5,401   2,138 
Total costs and operating expenses  3,465   1,853   11,857   6,017 
Operating loss  (3,385)  (1,796)  (11,636)  (5,800)
Other income (expense):                
Gain (loss) from changes in fair value of convertible notes payable (related party)  4,902   574   (13,332)  1,473 
Other income (expense)  46   (117)  (59)  (119)
Total other income (expense), net  4,948   457   (13,391)  1,354 
Net income (loss) $1,563  $(1,339) $(25,027) $(4,446)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, basic $1,360  $(1,339) $(25,027) $(4,446)
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, diluted $1,404  $(1,339) $(25,027) $(4,446)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, basic $0.13  $(0.13) $(2.46) $(0.44)
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted $0.13  $(0.13) $(2.46) $(0.44)
Weighted-average common stock outstanding, basic  10,214,183   10,123,187   10,153,564   10,123,187 
Weighted-average common stock outstanding, diluted  11,215,068   10,123,187   10,153,564   10,123,187 
Other comprehensive loss:                
Foreign currency translation adjustment  (1)  (3)  (1)  (3)
Other comprehensive loss  (1)  (3)  (1)  (3)
Comprehensive income (loss) $1,562  $(1,342) $(25,028) $(4,449)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


ENVOY MEDICAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except share amounts)

  Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred Stock
  Series A Preferred
Stock
  Class A Common
Stock
  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
  Total
Stockholders’
 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Loss  Deficit 
Balance at December 31, 2021  4,000,000  $19,973         -  $      -   139,162,672  $1,392  $163,818  $(210,062) $(108) $(44,960)
Retrospective application of Merger  (4,000,000)  (19,973)  -   -   (129,039,485)  (1,391)  21,364   -   -   19,973 
Adjusted Balances, beginning of period  -  $-   -  $-   10,123,187  $1  $185,182  $(210,062) $(108) $(24,987)
Deemed capital contribution from related party (Note 9)  -   -   -   -   -   -   1,268   -   -   1,268 
Foreign currency translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   2   2 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (1,871)  -   (1,871)
Balance at March 31, 2022  -  $-   -  $-   10,123,187  $1  $186,450  $(211,933) $(106) $(25,588)
Deemed capital contribution from related party (Note 9)  -   -   -   -   -   -   645   -   -   645 
Foreign currency translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (2)  (2)
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (1,236)  -   (1,236)
Balance at June 30, 2022  -  $-   -  $-   10,123,187  $1  $187,095  $(213,169) $(108) $(26,181)
Deemed capital contribution from related party (Note 9)  -   -   -   -   -   -   1,978   -   -   1,978 
Foreign currency translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (3)  (3)
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (1,339)  -   (1,339)
Balance at September 30, 2022  -  $-   -  $-   10,123,187  $1  $189,073  $(214,508) $(111) $(25,545)

  Redeemable
Convertible
Preferred Stock
  Series A Preferred
Stock
  Class A Common
Stock
  Additional
Paid-in
  Accumulated  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
  Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Shares  Amount  Capital  Deficit  Loss  (Deficit) 
Balance at December 31, 2022        -        -      -        -   10,122,581   1   189,904   (225,985)  (115)  (36,195)
Deemed capital contribution from related party (Note 9)  -   -   -   -   -   -   1,952   -   -   1,952 
Foreign currency translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1   1 
Net loss  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (13,253)  -   (13,253)
Balance at March 31, 2023  -   -   -   -   10,122,581  $1  $191,856  $(239,238) $(114) $(47,495)
Deemed capital contribution from related party (Note 9)  -   -   -   -   -   -   15,714   -   -   15,714 
Foreign currency translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (1)  (1)
Net income  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (13,337)  -   (13,337)
Balance at June 30, 2023  -   -   -   -   10,122,581  $1  $207,570  $(252,575) $(115) $(45,119)
Exchange of redeemable convertible preferred share for Class A Common stock in connection with Merger (Note 3)  -   -   -   -       -   -   -   -   - 
Conversion of Convertible Notes into Class A Common stock in connection with Merger (Note 3)  -   -   -   -   4,874,707   1   27,493   -   -   27,494 
Conversion of Envoy Bridge Note into Series A Preferred stock in connection with Merger (Note 3)          1,000,000   -   -   -   10,982   -   -   10,982 
Deemed capital contribution from related party (Note 9)  -   -   -   -   -   -   1,036   -   -   1,036 
Preferred stock subscriptions (Note 3)  -   -   -   -   -   -   2,000   -   -   2,000 
Net exercise of warrants (related party) (Note 10)          -       2,702   -   -   -   -   - 
Merger, net of redemptions and transaction costs (Note 3)  -   -   2,500,000   -   4,115,874   -   (1,785)  -   -   (1,785)
Meteora forward purchase agreement shares (Note 3)  -   -   -   -   434,118   -   89   -   -   89 
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock to PIPE Investors (Note 3)  -   -   1,000,000   -   -   -   10,000   -   -   10,000 
Foreign currency translation adjustment  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   (1)  (1)
Net income  -   -   -   -   -   -   -   1,563   -   1,563 
Balance at September 30, 2023  -   -   4,500,000  $-   19,549,982  $2  $257,385  $(251,012) $(116) $6,259 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


ENVOY MEDICAL, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2023  2022 
Cash flows from operating activities        
Net loss $(25,027) $(4,446)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:        
Depreciation  85   49 
Change in fair value of convertible notes payable (related party)  13,332   (1,473)
Change in fair value of warrant liability (related party)  104   23 
Gain on exercise and cancellation warrant liability (related party)  (231)  - 
Change in operating lease right-of-use assets (related party)  83   82 
Increase in inventory reserve  (122)  (11)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable  (68)  (9)
Inventories  20   (226)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets  (868)  (37)
Accounts payable  2,378   (241)
Operating lease liabilities (related party)  (101)  28 
Accrued expenses  694   (104)
Product warranty liability  (225)  (61)
Payable to related party  4,000   - 
Net cash used in operating activities  (5,946)  (6,426)
Cash flows from investing activities        
Purchases of property and equipment  (132)  (177)
Net cash used in investing activities  (132)  (177)
Cash flows from financing activities        
Proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes payable (related party)  10,000   6,000 
Proceeds from the PIPE Transaction, the Forward Purchase Agreement, and the Business Combination, net of transaction costs  11,736   - 
Proceeds from the additional Series A Preferred Shares subscription  1,000   - 
Issuance of warrants (related party)  -   92 
Net cash provided by financing activities  22,736   6,092 
Effect of exchange rate on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash  (1)  (1)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash  16,657   (512)
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period  183   1,121 
Cash and restricted cash at end of period $16,840  $609 
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information        
Cash paid for interest $-  $- 
Cash paid for income taxes $-  $- 
Non-cash investing and financing activity        
Deemed capital contribution from related party $18,702  $3,891 
SPAC excise tax liability recognized upon the Business Combination $2,248  $- 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


ENVOY MEDICAL, INC.

    

March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

Assets

(unaudited)

Current Assets:

Cash

$

2,154,451

$

25,000

Prepaid expenses

 

1,150,976

 

Deferred offering costs

94,992

Total current assets

3,305,427

119,992

Cash and marketable securities held in Trust Account

420,007,841

Total Assets

$

423,313,268

$

119,992

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

 

  

 

  

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

82,625

$

95,693

Due to related party

13,803

Total current liabilities

96,428

95,693

Warrant Liability

 

26,772,000

 

Deferred underwriters' discount

 

14,700,000

 

Total liabilities

 

41,568,428

 

95,693

 

  

 

  

Commitments

 

  

 

  

Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption, 37,674,483 shares at redemption value

376,744,830

 

  

 

  

Stockholders' Equity (Deficit):

 

  

 

  

Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

 

 

Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 42,000,000 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 (excluding 37,674,483 shares subject to possible redemption) and NaN issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020

 

3,823

 

Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 12,075,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively(1)

 

1,208

 

1,208

Additional paid-in capital

 

6,466,116

 

23,792

Accumulated deficit

 

(1,471,137)

 

(701)

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

5,000,010

 

24,299

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

$

423,313,268

$

119,992

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(1)1.Includes up to 1,575,000 shares of Class B common stock that were subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters (see Note 4). On April 14, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 1,450,000 shares of Class B common stock following the expirationNature of the unexercised portionBusiness and Basis of underwriters’ over-allotment option.Presentation

See accompanying notes

Envoy Medical, Inc. (“Envoy Medical” or the “Company”) is a hearing health company focused on providing innovative medical technologies across the hearing loss spectrum. Envoy Medical’s technologies are designed to unaudited condensed financial statements.shift the paradigm within the hearing industry and bring both providers and patients the hearing devices they desire. The Company’s first commercial product, the Esteem, is a fully implanted active middle ear hearing device. The Esteem was approved for sale in 2010 by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”).

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TableEnvoy Medical believes the fully implanted Acclaim® Cochlear Implant is a first-of-its-kind cochlear implant. Envoy Medical’s fully implanted technology includes a sensor designed to leverage the natural anatomy of Contents

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Condensed Statementthe ear instead of Operationsa microphone to capture sound. The Acclaim is designed to address severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss that is not adequately addressed by hearing aids. The Acclaim will only be indicated for adults who have been deemed adequate candidates by a qualified physician. The Acclaim Cochlear Implant received the Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA in 2019.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

Formation and operating costs

$

966,277

Loss from operations

(966,277)

Other income/(expense)

Interest income

7,841

Unrealized loss on net change in fair value of warrants

(512,000)

Total other income/(expense)

(504,159)

Net loss

$

(1,470,436)

 

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A common stock

 

42,000,000

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

$

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class B common stock(1)

 

10,500,000

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

$

(0.14)

(1)Excludes 1,575,000 shares of Class B common stock that were subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters (see Note 4). On April 14, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 1,450,000 shares of Class B common stock following the expiration of the unexercised portion of underwriters’ over-allotment option.

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

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Condensed Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the three months ended March 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

Class A

Class B

Additional

Common Stock

Common Stock(1)

Paid-in

Accumulated

Stockholders’

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Shares

    

Amount

    

Capital

    

Deficit

    

Equity (Deficit)

Balance as of December 31, 2020

$

12,075,000

$

1,208

$

23,792

$

(701)

$

24,299

 

 

 

 

 

Sale of 42,000,000 Units on March 4, 2021 through public offering

42,000,000

4,200

406,135,800

0

406,140,000

Underwriters’ discount

(8,400,000)

0

(8,400,000)

Deferred underwriter Discount

(14,700,000)

0

(14,700,000)

Other offering expenses

(631,835)

0

(631,835)

Reclassification of issuance costs related to warrants

782,812

0

782,812

Maximum number of redeemable shares

(37,674,483)

(377)

(376,744,453)

0

(376,744,830)

Net loss

 

 

 

0

 

(1,470,436)

 

(1,470,436)

Balance as of March 31, 2021

 

4,325,517

$

3,823

12,075,000

$

1,208

$

6,466,116

$

(1,471,137)

$

5,000,010

(1)Includes up to 1,575,000 shares of Class B common stock that were subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option was not exercised in full or in part by the underwriters (see Note 4). On April 14, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 1,450,000 shares of Class B common stock following the expiration of the unexercised portion of underwriters’ over-allotment option.

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed financial statements.

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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

For the period from December 31, 2020 (Inception) to March 31, 2021

(Unaudited)

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

  

Net loss

$

(1,470,436)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

Interest earned on cash held in Trust Account

(7,841)

Prepaid assets

(1,150,976)

Unrealized Gain(Loss) on change in fair value of warrant liability

512,000

Deferred offering costs

867,544

Due to related party

 

13,803

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

(13,069)

Net cash used in operating activities

 

(1,248,975)

Cash flows from investing activities:

Net cash used in investing activities

(420,000,000)

 

  

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

  

Proceeds received from Initial Public Offering of Units, net of underwriting commissions

411,600,000

Payment of offering costs

 

(621,574)

Proceeds received from issuance of Private Placement Warrants

12,400,000

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

423,378,426

 

  

Net change in cash

 

(2,129,451)

Cash, beginning of the period

 

25,000

Cash, end of period

$

2,154,451

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

 

Non-cash investing and financing transactions:

 

Class A common stock subject to possible redemption

376,744,830

Initial warrant liability

26,260,000

Deferred underwriters' discount payable charged to additional paid in capital

14,700,000

See accompanying notes to interim condensed financial statements.

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Note 1 - Organization and Business Operations

Organization and General

On September 29, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), a merger transaction between Envoy Medical Corporation (“Envoy”), Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I (“Anzu”) and Envoy Merger Sub, Inc., a directly, wholly owned subsidiary of Anzu (“Merger Sub”) was completed (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation on December 28, 2020 for“Merger” or “Business Combination”, see Note 3) pursuant to the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with 1 or more businesses (aagreement, dated as of April 17, 2023 (as amended, the “Business Combination”).

While the Company may pursue a business combination target in any industry, the Company currently intends to concentrate its efforts in identifying high-quality businesses with transformative technologies for industrial applications. Since completing the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), the Company has reviewed, and continues to review, a number of opportunities to enter into a Business Combination with an operating business, but the Company is not able to determine at this time whether it will complete a Business Combination with any of the target businesses that the Company has reviewed or with any other target business. The Company intends to effectuate a Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as defined below), the Company’s capital stock, debt, or a combination of cash, stock and debt.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from December 28, 2020 (inception) through March 31, 2021 relates to organizational activities and those necessary to prepare for and complete the IPO and, subsequent to the IPO, identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates for a Business Combination. The Company does not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account (as defined below).

The Company’s sponsor is Anzu SPAC GP I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”).

Financing

On March 4, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO of 42,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units, the “public shares”Agreement”) and, on April 14, 2021, the Company issued an additional 500,000 Units in. In connection with the underwriters’ partial exerciseclosing of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consiststhe Merger (the “Closing”), Merger Sub merged with Envoy, with Envoy surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of 1 share ofAnzu. In connection with the Closing, Anzu changed its name to Envoy Medical, Inc. The Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“New Envoy Class A Common Stock”), and one-third of 1 warrant (the “Public Warrants”the Company’s warrants commenced trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on October 2, 2023 under the symbols “COCH” and “COCHW,” respectively.

On April 17, 2023, prior to entering into the Business Combination Agreement, Anzu and Envoy entered into an agreement (as amended to date, the “Forward Purchase Agreement” or “FPA”) with Meteora Special Opportunity Fund I, LP (“MSOF”), Meteora Capital Partners, LP (“MCP”), Meteora Select Trading Opportunities Master, LP (“MSTO”) and Meteora Strategic Capital, LLC (“MSC” and, collectively with MSOF, MCP and MSTO, the “Sellers” or “Meteora parties”) for an over-the-counter equity prepaid forward transaction.

Pursuant to the terms of the Company, with each whole warrant entitlingForward Purchase Agreement, on the holder thereof to purchase 1 whole shareClosing Date, the Sellers purchased 425,606 shares of New Envoy Class A commonCommon Stock (the “Recycled Shares”) directly from the redeeming stockholders of Anzu. Also on the Closing Date, the Company paid to the Sellers a prepayment amount of $4.5 million required under the Forward Purchase Agreement directly from the trust account and transferred to the Sellers 8,512 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock (the “Share Consideration”).

In addition, pursuant to the subscription agreement, dated April 17, 2023 (as amended to date, the “Subscription Agreement”), by and between Anzu and Anzu SPAC GP I LLC (the “Sponsor”), the Company issued, and certain affiliates of the Sponsor purchased, concurrently with the Closing, an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s Series A preferred stock, at a price of $11.50par value $0.0001 per share subject to certain adjustments. The Units were sold(“Series A Preferred Stock”) in a private placement (the “PIPE Transaction”) at a price of $10.00 per unit, generatingshare for an aggregate gross proceedspurchase price of $10 million.

Pursuant to the Company of $425,000,000 (see Note 3convertible promissory note, dated April 17, 2023, between Envoy and Note 7).

Simultaneously withGAT Funding, LLC (as amended to date, the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale (the “Private Placement”“Envoy Bridge Note”) of 12,400,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to the Sponsor and, on April 14, 2021, simultaneously with the closing of the underwriters' over-allotment option , the Company issued an additional 100,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor. The Private Placement Warrants were sold at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating aggregate gross proceeds of $12,500,000.

Transaction costs of the IPO prior to the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option amounted to $23,731,835 consisting of $8,400,000 of underwriting commissions, $14,700,000 of deferred underwriters’ commissions and $631,835 of other cash offering costs. Offering costs associated with the closing of the underwriters’ over-allotment option on April 14, 2021 amounted to $275,000 consisting of $100,000 of underwriting commissions and $175,000 of deferred underwriters’ commissions.

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Trust Account

Following the closing of the IPO on March 4, 2021, $420,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a U.S.-based trust account (the “Trust Account”). Following the closing of the underwriters’ over-allotment option on April 14, 2021, an additional $5,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the additional Units and Private Placement Warrants was placed in the Trust Account. The funds in the Trust Account are invested in a money market fund investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company will not be permitted to withdraw any of the principal or interest held in the Trust Account except for the withdrawal of interest to pay taxes, if any. The funds held in the Trust Account will not otherwise be released from the Trust Account until the earliest of: (1) the Company’s completion of a Business Combination; (2) the redemption of any public1,000,000 shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligationSeries A Preferred Stock to allow redemptionGAT Funding, LLC in connection with a Business Combination or to redeem 100%exchange for the conversion of the public shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity; and (3) the redemption of the Company’s public shares if the Company has not completed a Business Combination by March 4, 2023, subject to applicable law. Based on current interest rates, the Company expects that interest earned on the Trust Account will be sufficient to pay taxes.

Business Combination

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds from the IPO, although substantially all of the net proceeds from the IPO are intended to be generally applied toward consummating a Business Combination with (or acquisition of) a Target Business. As used herein, “Target Business” means one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the value of the assets heldEnvoy Bridge Note in the Trust Account (excluding taxes payable on the interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing of a definitive agreement in connection with a Business Combination. Furthermore, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination.

The Company will provide its public stockholdersfull, concurrently with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of a Business Combination, either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve such Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their shares for a pro rata portion of the amount held in the Trust Account, calculated as of two business days prior to the completion of a Business Combination, including any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations. The per-share amount to be distributed to the public stockholders who redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters (as discussed in Note 7). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. As a result, shares of common stock were recorded at their redemption amount and classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the IPO, in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”

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The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or will allow stockholders to sell their shares in a tender offer will be made by the Company, in its sole discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require the Company to seek stockholder approval unless a vote is required by law or stock exchange listing requirements. If the Company seeks stockholder approval, it will complete its Business Combination only if a majority of the shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of a Business Combination. However, in no event will the Company redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 upon consummation of a Business Combination. In such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of its public shares of common stock and the related Business Combination, and instead may search for an alternate Business Combination.

The Company has until March 4, 2023 (or such longer period as provided in an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation approved by the Company’s stockholders (an “Extension Period”)) to complete its initial Business Combination. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination by March 4, 2023 or during any Extension Period, it shall (i) cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 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 (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses and which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and its 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. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination by March 4, 2023 or during any Extension Period. The initial stockholders (the Sponsor and the three directors that hold Founder Shares (as defined in Note 5)) have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination by March 4, 2023 or during any Extension Period. However, if the initial stockholders acquire public shares, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such public shares if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the allotted 24-month time frame.

In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than $10.00 per public share initially held in the Trust Account.

The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (1) $10.00 per public share or (2) such lesser amount per public share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, due to reductions in value of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access to the Trust Account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, then the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to have all third parties, including, but not limited to, all vendors, service providers (other than its independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses and other entities with which the Company does business execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claims of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account.

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Risks and Uncertainties

Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company's financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements. The unaudited condensed consolidated financials include the accounts of Envoy Medical, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Envoy Medical Corporation and Envoy Medical GmbH (Ansbach) (GmbH), which operates a sales office in Germany. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.


Unaudited financial information

The Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Correction of Previously Issued Financial Statement

On April 12, 2021, the staff (the “SEC Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued a public statement entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “SEC Staff Statement”). In the SEC Staff Statement, the SEC Staff expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the warrants to be classified as liabilities on the SPAC’s balance sheet as opposed to equity. In light of the SEC Staff Statement, the Company’s management reevaluated the terms of its Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants (together, the “warrants”), and determined that the warrants should be classified as liabilities measured at fair value upon issuance, with subsequent changeshave been prepared in fair value reported in earnings each reporting period. The Company previously accounted for the warrants as components of equity.

As a result, the Company corrected certain line items related to the Company’s previously audited balance sheet as of March 4, 2021 included in the Company’s Form 8-K, which was filed with the SEC on March 10, 2021, related to misstatements identified in improperly applying accounting guidance for the warrants, recognizing them as components of equity instead of a derivative warrant liability under the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815-40, “Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts on an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASC 815-40”). The following balance sheet items as of March 4, 2021 were impacted: an increase of $26,260,000 in warrant liabilities; a decrease of $26,260,000 in the amount of Class A common stock subject to redemption; an increase of $795,314 in additional paid-in capital; and an increase of $795,314 in accumulated deficit.

Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements are presented in conformityaccordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“USU.S. GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and pursuantwith the instructions to theForm 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Pursuant to these rules and regulations, of the SEC,they do not include all information and reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are, innotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentationstatement of the Company’s financial position as of March 31, 2021condition and the results of operations and cash flowshave been included. Operating results for the periods presented. Operatingpresented are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for the full year. As such, the information included in this report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, which is included in the Company’s final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, dated and filed with the SEC on September 14, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2022 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company, but does not include all the disclosures required by U.S. GAAP.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, there were no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies as described in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, which is included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements of Envoy

During its financial close process for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company discovered an error in Envoy’s accounting for convertible notes payable (related party) as of June 30, 2023. The convertible notes payable (related party) consists of convertible notes issued between 2012 and 2022 (the “Convertible Notes”) and the Envoy Bridge Note. When calculating the fair value of the Convertible Notes as of June 30, 2023, Envoy used an incorrect input in the valuation model related to the Convertible Notes settlement value upon a Merger with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”). Specifically, the Business Combination Agreement includes the assumed exchange ratio of Envoy common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Envoy Common Stock”) to New Envoy Class A Common Stock. The Business Combination Agreement also contains a provision that removed the holders’ right to redeem the Convertible Notes for its full principal and interest value upon the Closing, and instead forced the holders to convert the Convertible Notes into shares of Envoy Common Stock at a conversion rate of $1.00 per share, prior to the exchange into New Envoy Class A Common Stock. This assumed exchange ratio, the value of underlying Company stock, and the removal of the loan holders’ redemption right was not included under the SPAC scenario in the valuation model used to calculate the fair value of Convertible Notes as of June 30, 2023. The initial calculation calculated a fair value of approximately $51.4 million whereas the updated calculation, calculated a fair value of approximately $36.8 million, which results in a difference of approximately $14.6 million.

The unaudited condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity (deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicativeJune 30, 2023, has been revised to treat the Convertible Notes amendment, as described above, as an extinguishment of results that may be expecteddebt with a related party. As such, the impact of the amendment has been recorded as an additional deemed capital contribution from a related party on the revised unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The revision resulted in a downward adjustment of previously reported convertible notes payable (related party) of $14.6 million and an upward adjustment of $14.7 million in additional paid-in capital on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the condensed consolidated statements of redeemable convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit) as of June 30, 2023, and an increase in the loss from change in the fair value of convertible notes payable (related party) of $91 thousand for the full year or any other period.

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Emerging Growth Company

The Company isalso reassessed the components of cost of goods sold and determined that the costs related to the Acclaim product development and manufacturing of research and development (“R&D”) prototype parts for testing, validations and clinical trials should be classified as R&D expenses. Accordingly, $0.3 million of expenses previously included in the cost of goods sold have been reclassified to research and development for the nine months ended September 30, 2023. This reclassification did not impact net income.

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Going Concern

Since inception, the Company has incurred cumulative losses from operations and has an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a)accumulated deficit of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may 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, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable.$251.0 million at September 30, 2023. The Company has elected not to opt outfunded its operations and capital needs primarily through net proceeds from the issuances of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revisedconvertible debt (see Note 9) and it has different application dates for public or private companies,the sale of Envoy redeemable convertible preferred stock. In September 2023, the Company received $11.7 million proceeds from the Business Combination, Forward Purchase Agreement, and the PIPE Transaction, net of transaction costs. The Company had cash of $7.4 million as an emerging growth company,of September 30, 2023.


Management believes that its existing cash balances combined with future capital raises, and cash receipts from product sales will be sufficient to fund ongoing operations through at least one year from the date the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are issued. However, there can adoptbe no assurance that the Company will be successful in achieving its strategic plans, that the Company’s cash balances and future capital raises will be sufficient to support its ongoing operations, or that any additional financing will be available in a timely manner or on acceptable terms, if at all. If the Company is unable to raise sufficient financing when needed or events or circumstances occur such that the Company does not meet its strategic plans, the Company may be required to reduce certain discretionary spending, be unable to develop new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the newenhanced production methods, or revised standard. This may make comparison ofbe unable to fund capital expenditures, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and ability to achieve its intended business objectives. These matters raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted outhave been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern and do not include adjustments to reflect the possible effects on the recoverability and classification of usingassets or the extended transition period difficult or impossible becauseamounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the potential differences in accounting standards used.outcome of this uncertainty.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statementstatements in conformity with USU.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement.

Making estimates requires managementstatements include but are not limited to exercise significant judgement. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimateuseful lives of property and equipment, inventory reserves, warranty liability, the fair value of common stock, the fair value of convertible notes payable, the fair value of forward purchase agreement assets, the fair value of forward purchase agreement warrant liability, the fair value of warrants and the outcome of litigation. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date ofchanges, if any, are reflected in the unaudited condensed financial statement, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

Cashconsolidated statements of operations and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $2,154,451 and $25,000, respectively, in cash held outside of the Trust Account and $420,007,841 and $0, respectively, in cash equivalents held in the Trust Account.

Cash Held in Trust Account

At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had $420,007,841 and $0, respectively, in cash held in the Trust Account.

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Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers

Financial instruments that potentially subjectexpose the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of a cash accountand accounts receivable, net. Periodically, the Company maintains deposits in aaccredited financial institution,institutions in excess of federally insured limits. The Company maintains its cash with financial institutions that management believes to be of high credit quality. The Company has not experienced any losses on such accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships.

With respect to accounts receivable, the Company performs credit evaluations of its customers and does not require collateral. There have been no material losses on accounts receivable. There were no customers that accounted for 10.0% or more of sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively. There were no customers that accounted for 10.0% or more of the accounts receivable balance as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

Cash and Restricted Cash

The Company maintains cash balances in bank accounts which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation limit of $250,000. At March 31, 2021,federally insured limits. Restricted cash is cash the Company has not experienced losses on this accountholds for specific reasons and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.available for immediate use.

Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption

Fair Value Measurement

The Company accounts for sharesdetermines the fair value of its Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance withfinancial assets and liabilities using the guidancefair value hierarchy established in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares of the Company’s Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 identifies fair value. Conditionally redeemable shares of Class A common stock (including shares of 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 the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock are 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 are subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section ofexchange price, or exit price, representing the Company’s balance sheet.

Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering

The Company complies with the requirements of ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) Topic 5A - “Expenses of Offering”. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the balance sheet date that are related to the IPO and were charged to stockholders’ equity upon the completion of the IPO. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2021, offering costs in the aggregate of $23,731,835 (consisting of $8,400,000 of underwriting commissions, $14,700,000 of deferred underwriters’ commission and $631,835 other cash offering costs) had been incurred. Offering costs associated with the closing of the underwriters’ over-allotment option on April 14, 2021 amounted to $275,000 consisting of $100,000 of underwriting commissions and $175,000 of deferred underwriters’ commissions.

The Company allocates the offering costs between its common stock and Public Warrants using relative fair value method, with the offering costs allocated to the Public Warrants expensed immediately. Accordingly, as of March 31, 2021, cash offering costs in the aggregate of $782,812 have been charged to the Company’s unaudited condensed statement of operations (consisting of $762,300 of underwriting discounts and $20,512 of other cash offering costs). Offering costs associated with the Class A common stock have been charged to stockholders’ equity.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature.

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Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the priceamount that would be received for sale ofto sell an asset or paid forto transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. US GAAP establishes a three-tierparticipants. The hierarchy describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:as follows:

Level 1 defined as observable — Observable inputs, such as quoted prices (unadjusted)in active markets for identical instruments in active markets;assets and liabilities.

Level 2 defined as — Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active marketsLevel 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active marketsassets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; andactive, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 defined as unobservable — Unobservable inputs in whichthat are supported by little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entityactivity and that are significant to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which onethe fair value of the assets or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.liabilities.

In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized


A financial instrument’s level within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

The Company’s warrant liability is based on a valuation model utilizing management’s judgment and pricing inputs from observable and unobservable markets Company elected the fair value option for the convertible notes payable (related party) under ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, with less volume and transaction frequency than active markets. Significant deviations from these estimates and inputs could result in a material changechanges in fair value. Thevalue recorded in income (loss) from changes in fair value of convertible notes payable (related party) each reporting period. The convertible notes payable (related party) consists of convertible notes issued between 2012 and 2022 (“Convertible Notes”) and the Envoy Bridge Note. The Company’s forward purchase agreement asset, forward purchase agreement warrant liability, is classified asand warrant liability (related party) are also Level 3.

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2021 and indicates the3 financial instruments at fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.

    

Significant

Significant

Quoted Prices

Other

Other

in Active

Observable

Unobservable

Markets

Inputs

Inputs

March 31, 2021

    

(Level 1)

    

(Level 2)

    

(Level 3)

Assets:

 

  

 

 

  

  

Investments held in Trust Account

$

420,007,841

 

$

$

Fair Value at March 31, 2021

$

420,007,841

 

$

$

Liabilities:

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

Public Warrant liability

$

 

$

$

14,000,000

Private Warrant liability

$

 

$

$

12,772,000

$

 

$

$

26,772,000

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Notes to Interim Condensed Financial Statements

Unaudited

The following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements as of March 31, 2021 and March 4, 2021:

    

March 31, 2021

    

March 4, 2021

 

Exercise price

$

11.50

$

11.50

Share price

$

9.65

$

9.67

Volatility

 

15.7

%  

 

15.7

%

Expected life of the options to convert

 

6.42

 

6.51

Risk-free rate

 

1.26

%  

 

1.02

%

Dividend yield

 

0.00

%  

 

0.00

%

There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company does not use derivativederivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currencyforeign-currency risks. The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the unaudited condensed statementconsolidated statements of operations.operations and comprehensive income (loss). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the condensed consolidated balance sheetsheets as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.

The Company accounts for its 26,666,666 warrants issued in connection with its IPO (14,166,666 Public Warrants) and Private Placement (12,500,000 Private Placement Warrants) as derivative warrant liabilitiesliability in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilitiesa liability at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities arewarrant liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed statement of operations. The fair value of warrants issued by the Company in connection with the IPO and Private Placement has been estimated using Monte-Carlo simulations at each measurement date.

FASB ASC 470-20, Debt with Conversion and Other Options, addresses the allocation of proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt into its equity and debt components. The Company applied this guidance to allocate IPO proceeds from the Units between common stock and warrants, using the residual method by allocating IPO proceeds first to fair value of the warrants and then common stock.

Net Loss Per Common Share

Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. The calculation of diluted loss per common share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) IPO, (ii) exercise of over-allotment option and (iii) the Private Placement since the exercise of such warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events and the inclusion of the shares underlying such warrants would be anti-dilutive. As of March 31, 2021, the warrants were exercisable to purchase 26,400,000 shares of Class A common stock in the aggregate. After giving effect to the issuance of additional Units and Private Placement Warrants in connection with the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option on April 14, 2021, the warrants were exercisable to purchase 26,666,666 shares of Class A common stock in the aggregate.

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Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I

Notes to Interim Condensed Financial Statements

Unaudited

The Company’s unaudited condensed statementconsolidated statements of operations include a presentation of loss per share for Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method of loss per common share. Netand comprehensive income per common share, basic and diluted, for redeemable Class A common stock is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account, by the weighted average number of redeemable shares of Class A common stock outstanding since original issuance. Net loss per common share, basic and diluted, for non-redeemable Class A and Class B common stock is calculated by dividing the net loss, adjusted for income attributable to redeemable Class A common stock, by the weighted average number of non-redeemable shares of Class A and Class B common stock outstanding for the period. Non-redeemable shares of Class B common stock include the Founder Shares as these common shares do not have any redemption features and do not participate in the income earned on the Trust Account.(loss).

For the three

months ended

March 31, 

2021

Common stock subject to possible redemption

Numerator: Net income allocable to Class A common shares subject to possible redemption

 

Amortized Interest income on marketable securities held in trust

$

7,841

Less: interest available to be withdrawn for payment of taxes

Net income allocable to Class A common shares subject to possible redemption

$

7,841

Denominator: Weighted Average Redeemable Class A common shares

Redeemable Class A Common Shares, Basic and Diluted

42,000,000

Basic and Diluted net income per share, Redeemable Class A Common Shares

$

0.00

Non-Redeemable Common Stock

Numerator: Net Income minus Redeemable Net Earnings

Net Loss

$

(1,478,277)

Redeemable Net Earnings

Non-Redeemable Net Loss

$

(1,478,277)

Denominator: Weighted Average Non-Redeemable Common Shares

 

Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, common stock

10,500,000

Basic and diluted net loss per share, common stock

$

(0.14)

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes underits Forward Purchase Agreement in accordance with ASC 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 clarifies815-40. Accordingly, the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statementsCompany recognizes the forward purchase agreement asset and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim period, disclosure and transition.the forward purchase agreement warrant liability at fair value at each reporting period. The deferred income tax assets and liabilities are considered de minimissubject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

Warrant Liability (Related Party)

The Company classifies certain warrants issued to stockholders to purchase Envoy Common Stock (see Note 10) as a liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheets as these warrants are a free-standing financial instrument that may require the Company to transfer assets upon exercise. The warrant liability was initially recorded at fair value upon the date of March 31, 2021.issuance and is subsequently remeasured to fair value at each reporting date. Changes in the fair value of the warrant liability are recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). Changes in the fair value of the warrant liability will continue to be recognized until the warrants are exercised, expire or qualify for equity classification.

SPAC Excise Tax Liability

The Company recognizes excise tax as an incremental cost to repurchase the treasury shares, with an offsetting tax liability recognized. The SPAC excise tax liability was recorded in accrued interestexpenses in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides a five-step model for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers as follows: 

Identify the contract with a customer 

Identify the performance obligations in the contract 

Determine the transaction price  

Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract 

Recognize revenue when or as performance obligations are satisfied 


Revenue is recognized as performance obligations under the terms of a contract are satisfied, which generally occurs as control of the promised products or services is transferred to customers. Revenue is measured as the amount of consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for transferring products or services to a customer (“transaction price”). To the extent the transaction price includes variable consideration, the Company estimates the amount of variable consideration that should be included in the transaction price using either the expected value or most likely amount method. Variable consideration is included in the transaction price if, in the Company’s judgment, it is probable that a significant future reversal of cumulative revenue under the contract will not occur. Estimates of variable consideration and penalties relateddetermination of whether to unrecognized tax benefitsinclude estimated amounts in the transaction price are based largely on an assessment of the Company’s anticipated performance and all information that is reasonably available.

The Company primarily derives revenue from the sale of its hearing device products. Revenue from product sales is recognized upon transfer of control of the product to a customer, which occurs at a point in time, at the time the Company is notified the product has been implanted or used by the customer in a surgical procedure. The Company also sells extended warranty plans on a limited basis. Revenue from extended warranty plans is recognized ratably over time and is immaterial. Amounts received from a customer prior to fulfillment of the performance obligation are included as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefitsaccrued expenses on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and no amounts accrued for interest and penaltiesare immaterial as of MarchSeptember 30, 2023 and December 31, 2021. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

2022. The Company has identifiedelected to account for shipping and handling activities performed as activities to fulfill the United Statespromise to transfer the products, and therefore these activities are not assessed as a separate performance obligation to its only “major” tax jurisdiction.customers.

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TableRevenue is measured as the amount of Contentsconsideration the Company expects to receive, which is based on the invoiced price. The majority of the Company’s contracts have a single performance obligation and are short term in nature. The Company’s contracts do not include variable consideration.

Payment terms differ by geography and customer, but payment is generally required within 30 days from the date of product utilization. The Company also offers extended payment plans on a limited basis. Amounts due to the Company under payment plans that extend beyond 12 months are immaterial as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, therefore the Company does not adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component.

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Notes to Interim Condensed Financial StatementsSegments

Operating segments are identified as components of enterprise about which discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker (“CODM”) in deciding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company has determined that its CODM is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company’s CODM reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for the purposes of making decisions, allocating resources and evaluating performance. Consequently, the Company has determined it operates in one operating and reportable segment.

UnauditedRecently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU No 2016-13”). This guidance introduces a new model for recognizing credit losses on financial instruments based on an estimate of current expected credit losses. The Company may be subjectadopted Topic 326 with an adoption date of January 1, 2023 using the modified retrospective approach. As a result, the Company changed its accounting policy for allowance for credit losses. The Company monitors accounts receivables and estimates the allowance for lifetime expected credit losses. Estimates of expected credit losses are based on historical collection experience and other factors, including those related to potential examination by federalcurrent market conditions and state taxing authorities in the areas of income taxes. These potential examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws.events. The Company’s management doesadoption did not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months. The provision for income taxes was deemed to be de minimis for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Recent Accounting Standards

Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statement.statements.

Other than the item noted above, there have been no new accounting pronouncements not yet effective or adopted in the current year that have a significant impact, or potential significant impact, to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


3.Merger

As discussed in Note 1 – Nature of the Business and Basis of Presentation, on September 29, 2023, the Company completed the Merger. Upon the Closing, the following occurred:

Each share of Envoy Common Stock immediately prior to the Business Combination was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive 0.063603 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock resulting in the issuance of 14,999,990 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock;

Note 3 - Initial Public Offering

oEach share of outstanding Envoy Common Stock, which totaled 139,153,144 was cancelled and converted into 8,850,526 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock.

On March 4, 2021,

oEach outstanding warrant to purchase Envoy Common Stock, depending on the applicable exercise price, was automatically cancelled or exercised on a net exercise basis and converted into 2,702 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock.

oThe Convertible Notes were automatically converted into 4,874,707 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock.

oEach share of Envoy redeemable convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing (“Envoy Preferred Stock”), which totaled 4,000,000 shares, were converted into 20,000,000 shares of Envoy Common Stock and subsequently exchanged for 1,272,055 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock.

Each outstanding option to purchase shares of Envoy Common Stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the Business Combination was cancelled in exchange for nominal consideration;

Each share of Merger Sub’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Business Combination was converted into and exchanged for one share of New Envoy Class A Common Stock;

The Sponsor forfeited 5,510,000 shares of Anzu’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Anzu Class B Common Stock”), and all 12,500,000 private placement warrants pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement;

All of Anzu’s outstanding 14,166,666 public placement warrants were exchanged for warrants each exercisable for a share of New Envoy Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share;

The Sponsor exchanged 2,500,000 shares of Anzu Class B Common Stock for 2,500,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the sponsor support and forfeiture agreement dated April 17, 2023 by and between Anzu, Envoy and the Sponsor, as amended or modified from time to time (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”);

An aggregate of 2,615,000 shares of Anzu Class B Common Stock held by the Sponsor and Anzu’s former independent directors automatically converted into an equal number of shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock;

Pursuant to the legacy forward purchase agreements and the extension support agreements of Anzu, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 490,000 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock to the parties to the legacy forward purchase agreements and the extension support agreements;

The Company issued an aggregate of 8,512 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock as Share Consideration pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreement.

The Sellers in its sole discretion may request warrants of the Company exercisable for shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock (the “Shortfall Warrants”) in an amount equal to 3,874,394 based on the terms of Forward Purchase Agreement.

The Company issued, and certain affiliates of the Sponsor purchased, concurrently with the Closing, an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in the PIPE Transaction at a price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $10 million.

Pursuant to the Envoy Bridge Note, the Company issued 1,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock to GAT Funding, LLC concurrently with the Closing.

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement and the Envoy Bridge Note, the Sponsor and GAT Funding, LLC each contributed additional $1.0 million as capital contribution to subscribe for 100,000 additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be issued at a price of $10.00 per share in order to meet the net tangible assets requirement under the Business Combination Agreement.


The proceeds received by the Company consummatedfrom the IPOMerger, the PIPE Transaction, and the Forward Purchase Agreement, net of 42,000,000 Units. Each Unit consiststransaction costs, totaled $11.7 million.

The Merger was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Anzu was treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Merger was treated as the equivalent of the Company issuing shares for the net assets of Anzu, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Anzu were stated at historical cost with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.

The following table presents the total shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock outstanding immediately after the Closing:

Class A Common StockNumber of
Shares
Exchange of Anzu Class A Common Stock subject to possible redemption that was not redeemed for New Envoy Class A Common Stock1,500,874
Conversion of Anzu Class B Common Stock held by the Sponsor and Anzu’s former independent director into New Envoy Class A Common Stock*2,615,000
Subtotal - Merger, net of redemptions4,115,874
Exchange of Envoy Common Stock for New Envoy Class A Common Stock8,850,526
Exchange of Envoy Preferred Stock for New Envoy Class A Common Stock1,272,055
Conversion of Convertible Notes as of September 29, 2023 into New Envoy Class A Common Stock4,874,707
Net exercise of Envoy Warrants2,702
Issuance of share consideration to Meteora parties8,512
Shares recycled by Meteora parties425,606
19,549,982

*1,000,000 shares of the New Envoy Class A Common Stock are unvested and subject to restrictions and forfeitures per the Sponsor Support Agreement. These shares will vest upon the FDA approval of Acclaim or upon a change of control of the Company (see Note 10)

Series A Preferred StockNumber of
Shares
Exchange of Anzu Class B Common Stock for Series A Preferred Stock2,500,000
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock in connection with the PIPE Transaction1,000,000
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock in connection with the conversion of the Envoy Bridge Note1,000,000
4,500,000


4.Fair Value Measurement

The following tables provide information related to the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (in thousands):

  September 30, 2023 
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Assets:            
Forward purchase agreement assets $-  $-  $2,386  $2,386 
  $-  $-  $2,386  $2,386 
Liabilities:                
Forward purchase agreement warrant liability $-  $-  $1,793  $1,793 
Warrant liability  1,274   -   -   1,274 
  $1,274  $-  $1,793  $3,067 

  December 31, 2022 
  Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total 
Liabilities:            
Convertible notes payable, net of current portion (related party) $-  $-  $33,397  $33,397 
Convertible notes payable, current portion (related party)  -   -   448   448 
Warrant liability (related party)  -   -   127   127 
  $-  $-  $33,972  $33,972 


The fair values of the forward purchase agreement assets and the forward purchase agreement warrant liability were estimated using Monte Carlo Simulation models, which are Level 3 fair value measurement. The following table presents the quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements of the forward purchase agreement assets and forward purchase agreement warrant liability:

  September 30,
2023
 
Stock price $5.64 
Initial exercise price  10.46 
Remaining term (in years)  1.00 
Risk-free rate  5.32%

The fair value of the Convertible Notes was based on a probability-weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), which is a Level 3 measurement. The valuation includes significant assumptions such as the discount rate, the fair value of the Company’s common stock, volatility, probability of the Convertible Notes being held to maturity, the probabilities of certain exit events, including a qualified financing, initial public offering or merger with a SPAC, and estimated recovery in the event of default.

The significant inputs that were used in the valuation of the Convertible Notes are presented below (in thousands, except per share amounts):

  December 31,
2022
 
Share price $0.33 
Discount rate  14.8%
Volatility  91.0%
Probability of qualified financing  5.0%
Probability of SPAC/IPO  25.0%
Probability of default  60.0%
Probability of held to maturity  10.0%
Recovery upon default (2012 and 2013 Convertible Notes) $10,000 

Significant judgment is required in selecting the inputs. On December 31, 2022, an evaluation was performed to assess those inputs and general market conditions potentially affecting the fair value of the Convertible Notes. Should the probability of default increase or decrease by 5.0%, the fair value of the Convertible Notes on December 31, 2022 could decrease or increase by $2.6 million, respectively. Should the discount rate increase or decrease by 5.0%, the fair value of the Convertible Notes could decrease by $1.5 million or increase by $1.6 million, respectively. The fair value of the Convertible Notes is subject to variation should the expected future cash flows vary significantly from the estimates.


Effective concurrently with the Merger, the outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest of the Convertible Notes was automatically converted into New Envoy Class A Common Stock and the outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest of the Envoy Bridge Note was converted into Series A Preferred Stock (see Note 3). As such, the Convertible Notes and Envoy Bridge Note were derecognized from the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Immediately prior to the Merger, the fair value of the Convertible Notes was calculated by the multiplying the amount of New Envoy Class A Common Stock the Convertible Notes converted into by the fair value of these shares. The fair value of the New Envoy Class A Common Stock was based on the listed prices for the shares, immediately prior to the Merger. Immediately prior to the Merger, the fair value of the Envoy Bridge Note was calculated by multiplying the amount of Series A Preferred Stock the Envoy Bridge Note converted into, by the fair value of these shares. The fair value of the Series A Preferred Stock was estimated using a Monte Carlo Simulation model, which is a Level 3 fair value measurement. The following table presents the quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements of the Series A Preferred Stock, which was valued at $10.98 per share.

September 30,
2023
Underlying stock price7.02
Exercise price11.50
Expected term (in years)10.00
Expected volatility48.9%

The Company has classified the warrant liability within Level 1 of the hierarchy as the warrant liability is separately listed and traded in an active market. The warrant liability’s listed price in an active market was used as the fair value.

The Company has classified the warrants (related party) within Level 3 of the hierarchy as the fair value is derived using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which uses a combination of observable (Level 2) and unobservable (Level 3) inputs. Key estimates and assumptions impacting the fair value measurement include (i) the expected term of the warrants, (ii) the risk-free interest rate, (iii) the expected dividend yield and (iv) expected volatility of the price of the underlying common stock. The Company estimated the fair value per share of the Company’s Class Aunderlying common stock par value $0.0001 per share,based, in part, on the results of third-party valuations and 1-third of 1 warrantadditional factors deemed relevant. The risk-free interest rate was determined by reference to the U.S. Treasury yield curve for time periods approximately equal to the remaining contractual term of the warrants. The Company with each wholeestimated a 0% expected dividend yield as of December 31, 2022, based on the fact that prior to the Business Combination, the Company had never paid or declared dividends and did not intend to do so in the foreseeable future. Prior to the Business Combination, the Company was a private company and lacked company-specific historical and implied volatility information of its stock, and as such, the expected stock volatility was based on the historical volatility of publicly traded peer companies for a term equal to the remaining expected term of the warrants.

The following table presents the unobservable inputs of the warrant entitlingliability (related party):

December 31,
2022
Risk-free interest rate3.9%
Expected dividend yield0.0%
Expected term (in years)9.5
Expected volatility62.8%


The following table summarizes the holder thereofactivity for the Company’s Level 3 instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

  Convertible Notes and
Envoy Bridge Note
(Related Party)
  Warrant Liability
(Related Party)
  Forward Purchase
Agreement Asset
  Forward Purchase
Agreement Warrant
Liability
 
Balance as of December 31, 2022 $33,845  $127  $-  $- 
Issuances  2,048   -   -   - 
Change in fair value  9,377   104   -   - 
Balance as of March 31, 2023 $45,270  $231  $-  $- 
Issuances  1,964   -   -   - 
Change in fair value  8,857   -   -   - 
Capital contribution  (14,678)  -   -   - 
Balance as of June 30, 2023 $41,413  $231  $-  $- 
Issuances  1,964   -  $2,386  $1,793 
Change in fair value  (4,902)  -   -   - 
Conversion  (38,475)  (231)  -   - 
Balance as of September 30, 2023 $-  $-  $2,386  $1,793 

There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2, nor into and out of Level 3, during the periods presented.

5.Restricted cash

Pursuant to purchase one whole sharethe Envoy Bridge Note, GAT Funding, LLC contributed $1 million to subscribe for additional shares of ClassSeries A common stockPreferred Stock at a price of $11.50$10.00 per share in order to meet the net tangible asset requirements under the Business Combination Agreement (see Note 3). Immediately prior to the Merger, GAT Funding, LLC wired $5 million to the Company to ensure the net tangible asset requirement is met. After the Merger, the subscription for additional Series A Preferred Stock was determined to be $1 million. As such, $4 million of cash is restricted and recorded as a payable to related party on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Pursuant to the certificate of designation of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Company is required to maintain the funds allocated for the first four dividend payments in a separate account, and as such, $5.4 million of the Company’s cash has been reclassed to restricted cash (see Note 11).


6.Inventories

Inventories, consisted of the following (in thousands):

  September 30,
2023
  December 31,
2022
 
Raw materials $1,227  $1,010 
Work-in-progress  31   164 
Finished goods  139   121 
  $1,397  $1,295 

7.Operating Leases

The Company leases its headquarters office space in Minnesota and leases office space in Germany. The lease for the Company’s headquarters office space expires at the end of 2027. This headquarters office space lease is with a stockholder, which is considered a related party. The lease of the office space in Germany is not with a related party and is immaterial.

The components of leases and lease costs were as follows (in thousands):

  September 30,
2023
  December 31,
2022
 
Operating lease right-of-use assets (related party) $494  $577 
         
Operating lease liability, current portion (related party) $149  $125 
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion (related party)  440   565 
  $589  $690 

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2023  2022 
Operating lease cost $97  $97 
  $97  $97 


Other supplemental information of lease amounts recognized in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements is summarized as follows:

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2023  2022 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities $113  $111 

  September 30,
2023
  December 31,
2022
 
Weighted-average remaining lease term - in years  4.2   4.9 
Weighted-average discount rate  5.0%  5.0%

Future minimum lease payments associated with these leases were as follows on September 30, 2023 (in thousands):

  Amount 
2023 (remaining) $28 
2024  162 
2025  154 
2026  155 
2027  99 
   598 
Less: Imputed interest  (9)
  $589 


8.Product Warranty Liability

Changes in warranty liability were as follows (in thousands):

  Amount 
Balance as of December 31, 2022 $2,478 
Utilization  (62)
Balance as of March 31, 2023 $2,416 
Reversal of product warranty accrual  (45)
Utilization  (25)
Balance as of June 30, 2023 $2,346 
Reversal of product warranty accrual  (72)
Utilization  (21)
Balance as of September 30, 2023 $2,253 

The assumptions utilized in developing the liability as of September 30, 2023, include an estimated cost per unit of $6 thousand, an average battery life of 5 years, inflationary increase of 3.6%, and an average patient life calculated based on probabilities outlined in the PRI-2012 mortality tables, published from the Society of Actuaries. Additionally, a discount rate of 5.0% was used in the calculation as of September 30, 2023.

9.Convertible Notes Payable (Related Party)

The Company received several loan financings from stockholders from 2012 to 2023, in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $59.7 million as of December 31, 2022. The Company elected the fair value option for the Convertible Notes and the Envoy Bridge Note under ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, with changes in fair value recorded in earnings each reporting period. The Convertible Notes and Envoy Bridge Note do not include any financial covenants and are subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of specified events of default. The terms of the Convertible Notes and the Envoy Bridge Note are described below.

2012 Convertible Note

In 2012, the Company issued a convertible note to a stockholder (“2012 Convertible Note”), which was subsequently amended and restated. These amendments allowed for the issuance of additional principal under the existing agreements and resulted in various drawdowns since 2012. In March 2021, the 2012 Convertible Note agreement was amended and restated to allow for an additional draw of $10.0 million. The March 2021 amendment also extended the maturity date of both the existing debt and any future draws to December 31, 2025. In June 2022, the 2012 Convertible Note agreement was amended and restated to allow for an additional draw of $10.0 million. These amendments were accounted for as debt modifications. On April 17, 2023, the drawdowns that were made in 2023 with an aggregate principal amount of $4.0 million were transferred to another convertible note with the same stockholder, refer to the Envoy Bridge Note disclosure below.

The outstanding principal amount of the 2012 Convertible Note was $59.0 million as of December 31, 2022. Undrawn principal under the arrangement amounted to $5.0 million as December 31, 2022. The 2012 Convertible Note would have matured on December 31, 2025, and was classified as a long-term liability as of December 31, 2022. The 2012 Convertible Note bore interest at 4.5% per annum. The 2012 Convertible Note was secured by the Company’s assets. The Company granted detachable common stock warrants to the stockholder in connection with the 2012 Convertible Note (see Note 10).

At any time prior to maturity, at the sole discretion of the noteholder, the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest may have been converted into shares of Envoy Common Stock at a conversion price of $1.00 per share, subject to certain adjustments.various adjustments as defined in the 2012 Convertible Note agreement.

The underwriters had a 45-day option

In the event that the Company obtained additional equity financing pursuant to purchase up to an additional 6,300,000 Units to cover over-allotments. Aswhich the Company sold shares of March 31, 2021, no Unitseither common or preferred stock, at the sole discretion of the over-allotment had been purchased. stockholder, the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest would convert to the class of stock being offered in the financing at a price per share equal to 80% of the price per share paid by investors for the offered shares.


On April 14, 2021,17, 2023, the 2012 Convertible Note was amended as part of the Business Combination Agreement, to provide for automatic conversion immediately prior to the Merger. The conversion formula was not adjusted as part of this amendment. The loan amendment was accounted for as an extinguishment with a related party and treated as a deemed capital contribution.

Effective concurrently with the Merger, the outstanding balance of principal and any unpaid accrued interest was automatically converted into New Envoy Class A Common Stock at a conversion price of $15.72 per share (see Note 3) and the fair value of the 2012 Convertible Notes was derecognized from the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

2013 Convertible Notes

In 2013, the Company issued an additional 500,000 Unitsconvertible notes to various stockholders (“2013 Convertible Notes”), which were subsequently amended and restated. The outstanding principal amount of these notes was $0.7 million as of December 31, 2022. The 2013 Convertible Notes mature on December 31, 2023, and were classified as current liabilities as of December 31, 2022. The 2013 Convertible Notes bore interest at 4.5% per annum. The 2013 Convertible Notes were secured by the Company’s assets. The Company granted detachable common stock warrants to the noteholders in connection with the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option.

Warrants - Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination and (b) 12 months from the closing of the IPO. The Public Warrants will expire five years from the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement. The exercise price and number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of Class A common stock at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by March 4, 2023 or during any Extension Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of the warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution form the Company’s assets held outside the Trust Account with respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.

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In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of common stock (with such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors and, in the case of any such issuance to the Sponsor or its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable, prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available for the funding of the Company’s initial Business Combination on the date of the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the volume weighted average trading price of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day prior to the day on which the Company consummates a Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, the $18.00 per share redemption trigger price described below under “Redemption of warrants when the price per share of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00” and “Redemption of warrants when the price per share of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $10.00 per share redemption trigger price described below under “Redemption of warrants when the price per share of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00” will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of a Public Warrant and will have no obligation to settle such Public Warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject2013 Convertible Notes (see Note 10). The 2013 Convertible Notes were subordinated to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration or a valid exemption from registration is available. No Public Warrant will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis,2012 Convertible Note and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares to holders seeking to exercise their Public Warrants, unless the issuance of the shares upon such exercise is registered or qualified under the securities laws of the state of the exercising holder, or an exemption from registration is available.

The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days, after the closing of a Business Combination, it will use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement registering the issuance, under the Securities Act, of the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to causeincluded the same to become effective within 60 business days afterconversion features as the closing of a Business Combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the Public Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A common stock is, at the time of any exercise of a Public Warrant, not listed on a national securities exchange such that they do not satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of Public Warrants who exercise their Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and,2012 Convertible Note. In addition, in the event the Company so elects,completed an equity financing in which it sold a minimum of $2,500,000 of new stock, at the sole discretion of the Company, will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws toprincipal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest would convert into Envoy Common Stock at $1.00 per share. If the extent an exemption is not available.

Redemption of warrants wheneffective conversion price was less than $1.00, the price per Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00. Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:

in whole and not in part;
at a priceshare shall be equal to 80% of $0.01 per Public Warrant;

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upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and
if, and only if, the last reported sale price of shares of the Class A common stock for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders (the “Reference Value”) equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant).

Redemption of warrants when the price per share paid by the other investors.

On April 17, 2023, the 2013 Convertible Notes were amended as part of the Business Combination Agreement to provide for automatic conversion immediately prior to the Merger. The conversion formula was not adjusted as part of this amendment. The loan amendment was accounted for as an extinguishment with a related party and treated as a deemed capital contribution.

Effective concurrently with the Merger, the outstanding balance of principal and any unpaid accrued interest was automatically converted into New Envoy Class A commonCommon stock equals or exceedsat a conversion price of $15.72 per share and the fair value of the 2013 Convertible Notes was derecognized from the condensed consolidated balance sheets (see Note 3).

 

$10.00Envoy Bridge Note (“2023 Convertible Note”). Once the Public Warrants become exercisable,

On April 17, 2023, the Company may redeementered into a convertible promissory note agreement with a stockholder for an aggregate borrowing capacity of $10.0 million, an interest rate of 4.5% per annum and maturity date of December 31, 2025. The Envoy Bridge Note was unsecured. According to this agreement, $4.0 million of the Public Warrants:borrowing capacity was funded via the transfer of $4.0 million in principal from the 2012 Convertible Note. An additional $3.0 million was drawn upon during the second quarter of 2023 and $3.0 million was drawn upon during the third quarter of 2023. The transfer of $4.0 million in principal from the 2012 Convertible Note to the Envoy Bridge Note was accounted for as a debt modification.

The difference between the proceeds received and the issuance-date fair value was recorded as a deemed capital contribution from related party in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity (deficit).

The Company could have prepaid the Envoy Bridge Note in whole or in part without premium or penalty. Contingent upon, and effective concurrently with the Merger, the outstanding balance of principal and any unpaid accrued interest, automatically converted to Series A Preferred Stock at a conversion price of $10.00 per share.

in whole and not in part;

at $0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption and receive that number of shares based on the redemption date and the “fair market value” of the Class A common stock;
if, and only if, the Reference Value equals or exceeds $10.00 per share (as adjusted); and
if the Reference Value is less than $18.00 per share (as adjusted), the Private Placement Warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding Public Warrants.

If the Business Combination Agreement terminated pursuant to its terms, at the sole discretion of the noteholder, the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and whenunpaid interest could have been converted into shares of Envoy Common Stock at a conversion price of $1.00 per share, subject to various adjustments as defined in the Public Warrants become redeemable byagreement.

If the Business Combination Agreement terminated pursuant to its terms and in the event that the Company obtained additional equity financing pursuant to which the Company may exercise its redemption right evensold shares of either common or preferred stock, at the sole discretion of the noteholder, the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest would have converted to the class of stock being offered in the financing at a price per share equal to 80% of the price per share paid by investors for the offered shares.


On August 23, 2023, the Envoy Bridge Note was amended pursuant to which the Company could have drawn an additional $5.0 million if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

The warrant agreement contains an alternative issuance provision that ifCompany had less than 70%$5.0 million in cash or net tangible assets immediately following the Merger. In addition, the Company could have drawn up to $2.0 million if the Merger did not occur by September 30, 2023.

Effective concurrently with the Merger, the outstanding balance of principal and any unpaid accrued interest, was automatically converted to Series A Preferred Stock at a conversion price of $10.00 per share and the fair value of the consideration receivable byEnvoy Bridge Note was derecognized from the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

10.Common Stock

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company was authorized to issue 400,000,000 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock and 232,000,000 shares of Envoy Common Stock, respectively. The voting, dividend and liquidation rights of the holders of the Company’s stock are subject to and qualified by the rights, powers and preferences of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock (see Note 11).

Contingent Sponsor Shares

Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, 1,000,000 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock held by the Sponsor shall be unvested and subject to the restrictions and forfeiture provisions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Contingent Sponsor Shares”). The Contingent Sponsor Shares shall vest upon the United States Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Company’s Class A common stock in the Business Combination is payable in the formAcclaim cochlear implant device (the “FDA Approval”). If a change of common stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holdercontrol of the warrant properly exercises the warrant within 30 daysCompany shall occur following the public disclosureClosing, then the conditions for vesting of the consummationany Contingent Sponsor Shares that remain unvested as of such Business Combination, the warrant exercise price will be reduced by an amount equal to the difference (but in no event less than zero) of (i) the warrant exercise price in effect prior to such reduction minus (ii) (A) the Per Share Consideration (as defined below) minus (B) the Black-Scholes Warrant Value (as defined below). The “Black-Scholes Warrant Value” means the value of a warrant immediately prior to the consummation of the Business Combination based on the Black-Scholes Warrant Model for a Capped American Call on Bloomberg Financial Markets. “Per Share Consideration” means (i) if the consideration paidchange of control shall be deemed to holdershave been achieved and such Contingent Sponsor Shares shall immediately vest as of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock consists exclusively of cash, the amount of such cash per share of Class A common stock, and (ii) in all other cases, the volume weighted average price of the Company’s Class A common stock as reported during the ten-trading day period ending on the trading dayimmediately prior to the effective dateconsummation of such change of control.

The Contingent Sponsor Shares meets the Business Combination.

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Note 4 - Private Placement

Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO on March 4, 2021, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of 12,400,000 Private Placement Warrants to the SponsorBetween November 2013 and on April 14, 2021, simultaneously with the closing of the underwriters’ over-allotment option,July 2022, the Company issued an additional 100,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor. The Private Placement Warrants were sold at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating aggregate gross proceeds of $12,500,000. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants were added to the net proceeds from the IPO held in the Trust Account. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments. If the Company does not complete a Business Combination by March 4, 2023 or during any Extension Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants held in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions.

Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and are non-redeemable, except as described above, so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.

Note 5 - Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

On December 30, 2020, the Sponsor purchased 7,187,500 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Company’s Class B common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. On February 19, 2021, the Company effected a stock dividend of 2,875,000 Founder Shares to the Sponsor, resulting in the Company’s initial stockholders holding an aggregate of 10,062,500 Founder Shares. On March 1, 2021, the Company effected a stock dividend of 2,012,500 Founder Shares to the Sponsor, resulting in the Company’s initial stockholders holding an aggregate of 12,075,000 Founder Shares. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 1,575,000 shares that were subject to forfeiture depending on the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was exercised, so that the number of Founder Shares would equal 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock after the IPO. On April 14, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 1,450,000 Founder Shares following the expiration of the unexercised portion of underwriters’ over-allotment option. As a result, the 10,062,500 Founders Shares issued and outstanding as of April 14, 2021 are not subject to forfeiture.

The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares or Class A common stock received upon conversion thereof until the earlier of: (A) one year after the completion of a Business Combination; and (B) subsequent to a Business Combination (x) if the last reported sale price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, rights issuances, consolidations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after a Business Combination or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s public stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

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Promissory Note — Related Party

On December 30, 2020, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000. The Promissory Note was non-interest bearing and was payable on the earlier of (i) March 31, 2022 or (ii) the completion of the IPO. The Company had 0 borrowings under the promissory note at December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021.

Due to Related Party

As of March 31, 2021, the amount due to related party was $13,803, which was comprised of offering expenses. The amount due is due on demand.

Working Capital Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). Such Working Capital Loans would be evidenced by promissory notes. The notes may be repaid upon completion of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of notes may be converted upon completion of a Business Combination into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant. Such warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital Loans but 0 proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. As of December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021, the Company had 0 borrowings under the Working Capital Loans.

Administrative Service Fee

The Company has agreed, commencing on March 1, 2021, to pay an affiliate of the Company’s Sponsor a fixed amount of $40,521 per month for office space, administrative and support services. Upon completion of a Business Combination or its liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. As of March 31, 2021, the Company accrued $40,521 of administrative service fees.

Note 6 - Warrant Liability

The Company has outstanding an aggregate of 26,666,666 warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, which were issuedEnvoy Common Stock to stockholders in connection with the IPOissuance of the Convertible Notes and the Private Placement (including 266,666 warrantsissuance of Envoy Preferred Stock.

In July 2022, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 1,150,000 shares of Envoy Common Stock to one stockholder in connection with the consummation of2012 Convertible Note (see Note 9). Upon issuance, the underwriters’ partialholder’s exercise of their over-allotment option) (see Notes 3 and 4).

The Company believes that the adjustments to the exercise price of the warrants is basedwas conditioned on a variable that is not an input to the fair value of a “fixed-for-fixed” option as defined under ASC 815 – 40, and thus the warrants are not eligible for an exception from derivative accounting.

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The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments requires that the Company record a derivative liability uponincreasing its authorized shares. As there were insufficient authorized shares available at the closingtime of IPO. Accordingly,issuance, the Company haswarrant was classified each warrant as a liability and measured at its fair value and the warrants were allocated a portionas of the proceeds fromDecember 31, 2022. The Company incurred an expense of $0.1 million upon the issuance of the Units equal to its fair value determined bywarrant and $0.1 million for the Monte Carlo simulation. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each such re-measurement, the warrant liability will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed statement of operations. The Company will reassess the classification at each balance sheet date. If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the warrants will be reclassified as of the date of the event that causes the reclassification. As such, the Company recorded $26,260,000 of warrant liabilities upon issuance as of March 4, 2021. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded a change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities inliability during the amount of $512,000 onnine months ended September 30, 2023.

On April 17, 2023, the statement of operations, resulting in warrant liabilities of $26,772,000 as of March 31, 2021 on the balance sheet.

The change in fair value of the warrant liabilities is summarized as follows:

Warrant liabilities at March 4, 2021

    

$

26,260,000

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

 

512,000

Warrant liabilities at March 31, 2021

$

26,772,000

The estimated fair value of the warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Monte Carlo simulation model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant datewarrants were amended to provide for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected lifeautomatic cashless exercise or cancellation of the warrants immediately prior to the Merger. On September 29, 2023, the warrants were canceled or converted on a net exercise basis into shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock. Out of the 8,695,000 warrants outstanding prior to the Merger, 70,000 were converted into 2,702 shares of New Envoy Class A Common Stock. Out of the remaining 8,625,000 warrants that were forfeited as part of the Business Combination, 1,150,000 were classified as a liability in the Company’s historical financial statements. The forfeiture of the liability classified warrants was recorded as a gain of $0.2 million in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).


There were no outstanding common stock warrants (related party) as of September 30, 2023. The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding common stock warrants (related party) as of December 30, 2022:

Year of issue  Numbers of
Shares Issuable
  Exercise
Price
  Expiration Date Classification
2013   70,000  $0.25  Nov-2023 Equity
2015   2,300,000  $1.00  Nov-2025 Equity
2017   2,300,000  $1.00  Aug-2027 Equity
2018   805,000  $1.00  Jan-2029 Equity
2019   920,000  $1.00  Dec-2029 Equity
2021   1,150,000  $1.00  Dec-2030 Equity
2022   1,150,000  $1.00  July-2032 Liability
    8,695,000         

11.Series A Preferred Stock

As of September 30, 2023, the Company’s certificate of incorporation, as amended and restated, authorized the Company to issue 100,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value preferred stock, of which 10,000,000 shares have been designated as Series A Preferred Stock.

Pursuant to the Envoy Bridge Note, the Sponsor Support Agreement and the Subscription Agreement, the Company issued an aggregate of 4,500,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (see Note 3) as of September 30, 2023.

Pursuant to the Subscription Agreement and the Envoy Bridge Note, the Sponsor and GAT Funding, LLC each contributed additional $1.0 million capital contribution to subscribe for additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a price of $10.00 per share in order to meet the net tangible assets requirement under the Business Combination Agreement (see Note 3). As of September 30, 2023, the Sponsor’s contribution is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is basedclassified as other receivables on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero.condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Note  7 - Commitments and Contingencies

Registration Rights

The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement WarrantsSeries A Preferred Stock has the following rights and any warrants that may be issued on conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A common stock issuable upon the exercisepreferences:

Voting rights

The holders of the Private Placement WarrantsSeries A Preferred Stock are not entitled to vote or warrants issued upon conversionreceive notice of any meeting of stockholders, except in the case that the Company creates any equity or debt instrument that ranks senior or pari passu to the rights of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (inSeries A Preferred Stock or in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversionany adverse change to the Company’s Class A common stock). The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will 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. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.

Underwriting Agreement

The underwriters had a 45-day option from the date of the IPO to purchase up to an additional 6,300,000 Units to cover over-allotments, if any. As of March 31, 2021, 0 Units of the over-allotment had been purchased. On April 14, 2021, the Company issued an additional 500,000 Units in connection with the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option.

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On March 4, 2021 and April 14, 2021, the underwriters were paid a fixed underwriting discount of $8,400,000 and $100,000, respectively. In addition, the underwriter is entitled to a deferred discount of $0.35 per Unit, or $14,875,000 in the aggregate. The deferred discount will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.

Note 8 - Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. The Company’s board of directors is authorized to fix the voting rights, if any, designations, powers, preferences the relative, participating, optional or other special rights and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, applicable to the shares of each series. The board of directors is able to, without stockholder approval, issue shares of preferred stock with voting and other rights that could adversely affect the voting power and other rights of the holdersSeries A Preferred Stock.

Conversion rights

Each share of the common stock and could have anti-takeover effects. At December 30, 2020 and March 31, 2021, there were 0 shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

ClassSeries A CommonPreferred Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 400,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to 1 vote for each share. At December 31, 2020, there were 0 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding. As of March 31, 2021, there were 4,325,517 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, excluding 37,674,483 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption.

Class B Common Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 40,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of shares of Class B common stock are entitled to 1 vote for each share. At December 31, 2020, there were 7,187,500 shares of Class B common stock issued, of which an aggregate of up to 937,500 shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part. On February 19, 2021, the Company effected a stock dividend of 2,875,000 shares of Class B common stock to the Sponsor, resulting in the Company’s initial stockholders holding an aggregate of 10,062,500 shares of Class B common stock. On March 1, 2021, the Company effected a stock dividend of 2,012,500 shares of Class B common stock to the Sponsor, resulting in the Company’s initial stockholders holding an aggregate of up to 12,075,000 shares of Class B common stock, of which an aggregate of up to 1,575,000 shares were subject to forfeiture to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option is not exercised in full or in part, so that the number of Class B common stock will equal 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock after the IPO. On April 14, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 1,450,000 shares of Class B common stock following the expiration of the unexercised portion of underwriters’ over-allotment option.

Only holders of the Class B common stock will have the right to vote on the election of directors prior to a Business Combination. Holders of Class A common stock and holders of Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders except as otherwise required by law.

The Class B common stock will automatically convert into Class A common stock at the time of the completion of a Business Combination, or earliershall be convertible, at the option of the holder, on a 1-for-one basis, subject to adjustment. Inat any time after the case that additionaldate of issuance into such number of shares of New Envoy Class A common stock, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excessCommon Stock as determined by dividing the issuance price of the amounts issued inshares of Series A Preferred Stock of $10.00, by the IPOconversion price, which was $11.50 per share as of September 30, 2023 and related tois adjustable for certain dilutive events.


At any time from and after 90 days following the Merger, if the closing price per share of a Business Combination, the ratio at which Founder Shares will convert intoNew Envoy Class A common stock will be adjusted (subjectCommon Stock is greater than $15.00 for any twenty trading days within a period of thirty trading days, the Company may elect, in its discretion, to waiver by holders of a majorityconvert all, but not less than all, of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of New Envoy Class B common stock) so thatA Common Stock. In this case, each share of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding shall be converted into the number of shares of New Envoy Class A common stock issuable upon conversionCommon Stock equal to the quotient of all Founder Shares will equal, ini) $10.00 divided by ii) $15.00.

Redemption

The holders of Series A Preferred Stock are not entitled to any redemption rights, other than those under their liquidation rights discussed below. The Company does not have the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20%option to redeem the Series A Preferred Stock.

Dividend Rights

The holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend which accrues at the rate of 12% of the sumoriginal issuance price of $10.00 per annum. The dividend accrues on a daily basis from and including the issuance date of such shares, whether or not declared, and will be payable in cash on a quarterly basis. With respect to the first four (4) dividends, the Company shall maintain the funds allocated for such dividends in a separate account. If the Company fails to pay the dividends on the dividend payment date, then an additional dividend on the amount of the common stock issued and outstanding upon completionunpaid portion shall automatically accrue at 12%.

There were no dividends declared as of September 30, 2023. As the Company is required to maintain the funds allocated for the first four dividend payments in a separate account, $5.4 million of the IPOCompany’s cash has been reclassed to restricted cash (see Note 5).

Pursuant to the Sponsor Support Agreement, any dividends arising shall accrue and not require timely payment at any time when the Company has less than $10 million of net tangible assets.

Liquidation preference

In the event of any liquidation, deemed liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Company to the holders of any security of the Company that ranks junior to the Series A Preferred Stock, including, but not limited to, the New Envoy Class A Common Stock, an amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the greater of i) $10.00 plus any unpaid cash dividends and ii) the amount the holder would have received, would such holder, immediately prior to such involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Company, converted such share of Series A Preferred Stock into New Envoy Class A Common Stock.

12.Stock Options

The Company had a stock incentive plan (the “2003 Stock Option Plan”) that provided for the granting of stock options or other stock incentives to employees, officers, directors and consultants. The 2003 Stock Option Plan was administered by the Board, or a committee designated by the Board, which determined the persons who were to receive awards under the 2003 Stock Option Plan, the number of shares subject to each award and the term and exercise price of each award. The maximum term of options granted under the 2003 Stock Option Plan was ten years. The number of shares of Envoy Common Stock authorized to be issued was 6,400,000 under the 2003 Stock Option Plan.

In March 2013, the Company and its stockholders adopted a new plan (the “2013 Stock Option Plan”) on substantially the same terms and conditions of the 2003 Stock Option Plan. The Company and its stockholders reserved a total of 7,000,000 shares of Envoy Common Stock for issuance under the 2013 Stock Option Plan and reduced the number of shares of Envoy Common Stock available for issuance under the 2003 Stock Option Plan from 6,400,000 to 552,000. As of April 2013, the 2003 Stock Option Plan expired and no further stock options or shares may be granted under that plan.

On April 17, 2023, the Company and the stock option holders agreed that the stock options will be cancelled and terminated for no consideration upon the Merger.


The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options. No stock options were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

Immediately before the Merger and as of December 31, 2022, all stock options outstanding were fully vested and there was no unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to nonvested awards. Upon the Merger, the stock options were cancelled and terminated for nominal consideration.

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2023:

  Options  Weighted-average Exercise
Price per
Option
  Weighted-average
Remaining Contractual
Term (Years)
  Intrinsic
Value
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2022  263,000  $           1.25      1.01  $- 
Outstanding at September 30, 2022  -    n/a   n/a    n/a 
Exercisable and vested at September 30, 2023  -    n/a   n/a    n/a 

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2022 is zero because the fair value of the underlying Envoy Common Stock was less than the exercise price for all options as of each date.

13.Related Party Transactions

The Company leases its headquarters office space in Minnesota from a stockholder, which is considered a related party (see Note 7). The lease is considered a common control leasing arrangement. The lease liability due to the stockholder was approximately $0.6 million at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The rent expense was immaterial for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

The Company received several loan financings from stockholders between 2012 to 2023 (see Note 9).

The Company recorded a payable to related party of $4.0 million on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (see Note 5).

14.Commitment and Contingencies

The Company is party to various litigation matters arising from time to time in the ordinary course of business. In January 2020, the Company’s controlling stockholder and convertible debt holder, along with current and former directors of the Company were named in a lawsuit brought by minority stockholders (the “Spearman Plaintiffs”). This lawsuit alleges our controlling stockholder of “self-dealing” in order to obtain control of the Company. In February 2020, there was a similar lawsuit referring to and citing the first lawsuit brought up by additional minority stockholders alleging our controlling stockholder and directors of similar wrong-doings. The February 2020 lawsuit was withdrawn in 2021. In June 2023, the Company received an additional complaint from additional stockholders affiliated or associated with the Spearman Plaintiffs, raising claims that were substantially the same as the claims raised in the existing litigation.


On August 25, 2023, the Company entered into a binding agreement in principle to settle all claims and counterclaims in the lawsuit. On September 15, 2023, the parties entered into a binding settlement agreement. The settlement agreement includes a transfer of all of the plaintiff’s stockholdings in Envoy to an entity affiliated with the majority stockholder of the Company, which was completed on September 28, 2023. The settlement agreement did not require any payment to be made by the Company.

The Company has business liability insurance to cover litigation costs exceeding $50 thousand. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company has not recorded accruals for potential losses related to any existing or pending litigation claims as the Company’s management determined that there are no matters where a potential loss is probable and reasonably estimable.

15.Net Income (Loss) per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income (loss) per share (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2023  2022  2023  2022 
Numerator:            
Net income (loss) $1,563  $(1,339) $(25,027) $(4,446)
Less: Cumulative undeclared preferred dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities, basic  (230)  -   -   - 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, basic $1,360  $(1,339) $(25,027) $(4,446)
                 
Net income (loss) $1,563  $(1,339) $(25,027) $(4,446)
Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities, diluted  (159)  -   -   - 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders, diluted $1,404  $(1,339) $(25,027) $(4,446)
                 
Denominator:                
Weighted average common stock outstanding, basic  10,214,183   10,123,187   10,153,564   10,123,187 
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, basic $0.13  $(0.13) $(2.46) $(0.44)
Weighted average common stock outstanding, diluted  11,215,068   10,123,187   10,153,564   10,123,187 
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders, diluted $0.13  $(0.13) $(2.46) $(0.44)


The Company’s potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be to reduce the net loss per share. Therefore, the weighted-average number of shares of New Envoy Class A commonCommon Stock outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to stockholders of New Envoy Class A Common Stock is the same. The Company excluded the following potential shares, presented based on amounts outstanding at each period end, from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to stockholders for the periods indicated because including them would have had an anti-dilutive effect:

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2023  2022 
Stock options  -   263,000 
Series A Preferred Stock (as converted to common stock)  3,913,043   - 
Warrants to purchase common stock  14,166,666   - 
Contingent Sponsor Shares  1,000,000   - 
   19,079,709   263,000 

16.Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated all events occurring through November 17, 2023, the date on which these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements were issued, and during which time, nothing has occurred outside the normal course of business operations that would require disclosure, except for the following:

Stock Options

On October 15, 2023, the Company granted 1,938,409 stock options to certain employees and equity- linked securities issueddirectors with an exercise price of $2.40 per share, out of which, 720,505 stock options were fully unvested on the grant date. For any employee or deemed issueddirector that received stock options that are fully unvested on the grant date, the vesting conditions are that one-fourth (25%) of these stock options shall vest on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remaining portion (75%) of these stock options shall be vested ratably, on a monthly basis, over a 36-month vesting period. For any employee or director that received stock options that are 25%, 50% or 75% vested on the grant date based on service period, the vesting conditions are that the stock options shall vest ratably, on a monthly basis, over a 36-month vesting period.

Litigation

On November 14, 2023, Atlas Merchant Capital SPAC Fund I LP (the “Plaintiff”), a stockholder of the Company, filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) against Daniel Hirsch, Whitney Haring-Smith, the Sponsor and the Company, as successor to ANZU Special Acquisition Corp. I, (collectively, the “Defendants”) in connectionthe Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. The Complaint alleges a claim for breach of Anzu’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Anzu Charter”) against the Company, a claim for breach of fiduciary duty against Mr. Hirsch, Dr. Haring-Smith and the Sponsor and claims for unjust enrichment, fraudulent misrepresentation and tortious interference with economic relations against the Defendants. The Complaint alleges that, among other things, after the Plaintiff submitted a Business Combination, excluding anyredemption request for its shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination.

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Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I

Notes to Interim Condensed Financial Statements

Unaudited

Note 9 - Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through May 17, 2021, the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements were issued. Based on this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any other subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed financial statements.

On April 14, 2021, the Company issued an additional 500,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per unitCommon Stock in connection with the underwriters’ partial exerciseCompany’s special meeting of their over-allotment option. Simultaneously withstockholders held on September 27, 2023, Plaintiff thereafter withdrew its redemption request, then Defendants declined to honor Plaintiff’s request to reinstate its redemption election because the closingrequest to reinstate its redemption election occurred after the redemption deadline of September 25, 2023.

The Complaint seeks specific performance to compel the Defendants to honor Atlas’ redemption request, monetary damages, attorneys’ fees and expenses. The Company believes the claims asserted in the Complaint to be without merit and intends to vigorously defend the litigation. At this time the Company does not believe that an unfavorable outcome is probable, and it is not possible to predict the outcome of the underwriters’ over-allotment option,proceeding or its impact on the Company issued an additional 100,000 Private Placement Warrants to the Sponsor. The Private Placement Warrants were sold at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating aggregate gross proceeds of $5,000,000 net of the underwriter’s discount. As a result, On April 14, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 1,450,000 shares of Class B common stock following the expiration of the unexercised portion of underwriters’ over-allotment option. Offering costs associated with the closing of the underwriters’ over-allotment option on April 14, 2021 amounted to $275,000 consisting of $100,000 of underwriting commissions and $175,000 of deferred underwriters’ commissions.Company.

On April 21, 2020, the public shares and Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the IPO began trading separately.


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

References in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “our,” “us,” and “Company” refer to Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to our “Sponsor” refer to Anzu SPAC GP I LLC.

The following discussion and analysis of the Company’sour financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensedconsolidated financial statements and the notes thereto containedincluded elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. CertainReport on Form 10-Q (this “Report”), as well as the information contained in the discussionCompany’s final prospectus and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risksdefinitive proxy statement, dated and uncertainties.filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 14, 2023 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this section to the “Company,” “Envoy Medical,” “we,” “us,” “our” and other similar terms refer (i) prior to the Closing Date, to Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I and (ii) after the Closing Date, to Envoy Medical, Inc.

Special

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report includescontains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected.. All statements other than statements of historical fact includedcontained in this Quarterly Report, including without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussionas to future results of operations and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, revenue and other metrics, products, business strategy and the plans, and objectives of management for future operations of the Company, market size and growth, competitive position and technological and market trends, are forward-looking statements. Words such asThe words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “will,” “would” and variations thereof and similar words and expressions are intended tomay identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements, relatebut the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. All forward-looking statements are subject to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number ofrisks, uncertainties, and other factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors thatwhich could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipatedexpressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

The Company’s performance following the merger transaction between Envoy Medical Corporation (“Envoy”), Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I (“Anzu”) and Envoy Merger Sub, Inc., a directly, wholly owned subsidiary of Anzu (“Merger Sub”) that was completed on September 29, 2023 (the “Merger” or “Business Combination”);

Changes in the market price of shares of our Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) after the Business Combination, which may be affected by factors different from those that affected the price of shares of Anzu Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Anzu Class A Common Stock”);

Unpredictability in the medical device industry, the regulatory process to approve medical devices, and the clinical development process of the Company’s products;

Potential need to make design changes to products to meet desired safety and efficacy endpoints;

Changes in federal or state reimbursement policies that would adversely affect sales of the Company’s products;

Introduction of other scientific advancements, including gene therapy or pharmaceuticals, that may impact the need for hearing devices such as cochlear implants or fully implanted active middle ear implants;

Competition in the medical device industry, and the failure to introduce new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices to compete successfully against competitors;

Disruptions in relationships with the Company’s suppliers, or disruptions in the Company’s own production capabilities for some of the key components and materials of its products;

Changes in the need for capital and the availability of financing and capital to fund these needs;

The Company’s ability to realize some or all of the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination;

Changes in interest rates or rates of inflation;

Legal, regulatory and other proceedings could be costly and time-consuming to defend;

Changes in applicable laws or regulations, or the application thereof on the Company;

A loss of any of the Company’s key intellectual property rights or failure to adequately protect intellectual property rights;

The Company’s ability to maintain the listing of its securities on Nasdaq following the Business Combination;


The effects of catastrophic events, including war, terrorism and other international conflicts; and

Other risks and uncertainties indicated in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, including those set forth under the section entitled “Risk Factors.”

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this Report should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements please refer to the Risk Factors sectionset forth herein will be achieved or that any of the Company’s final prospectus forcontemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The Company does not give any assurance that it will achieve its initial public offering (our “IPO”expected results and does not undertake any duty to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

As described above, Envoy entered into a business combination agreement with Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I (“Anzu”) on April 17, 2023 (as amended, the “Business Combination Agreement”).The Business Combination was completed on September 29, 2023, in connection with which Anzu changed its name to Envoy Medical, Inc. (and together with its subsidiaries, “Envoy Medical”, which was filedthe “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”, unless the context otherwise requires).

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2023 and December 31 2022, and the three and nine months ended September 2023 and 2022, together with the Securitiesnotes thereto included elsewhere in this Report. It should also be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements as of and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, together with related notes thereto included in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is accessible on March 3, 2021. Except as expressly required by applicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise anySEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

The following discussion contains forward-looking statements whetherbased upon Envoy Medical’s current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events various factors, including those set forth under the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Risk Factors” and/or otherwise.elsewhere in this Report. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future. All dollar amounts are expressed in thousands of United States dollars (“$”), unless otherwise indicated.

Overview

We are a blank checkhearing health company incorporated asfocused on providing innovative medical technologies across the hearing loss spectrum. Our technologies are designed to shift the paradigm within the hearing industry and bring both providers and patients the hearing devices they desire.

Founded in 1995, our vision is to create fully implanted hearing devices that leverage the natural ear – not an artificial microphone – to pick up sound. In recent years, we have focused almost exclusively on developing the fully implanted Acclaim® cochlear implant (the “Acclaim”), our lead product candidate.

We believe that the Acclaim is a Delaware corporation on December 28, 2020first-of-its-kind cochlear implant. Our fully implanted technology includes a sensor designed to leverage the natural anatomy of the ear instead of a microphone to capture sound. The Acclaim is designed to address severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss that is not adequately addressed by hearing aids. The Acclaim will only be indicated for adults who have been deemed adequate candidates by a qualified physician. The Acclaim received the purposeBreakthrough Device Designation from the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) in 2019.

Our first product, the Esteem®, was created and received FDA approval in 2010. The Esteem is a fully implanted active middle ear hearing device and remains the only FDA approved fully implanted hearing device in the US market. Unfortunately, the Esteem failed to gain commercial traction, primarily due to a lack of effectingreimbursement or insurance coverage from third-party payors.

Despite commercial challenges, approximately 1,000 Esteem devices were implanted. Some devices had been implanted in the early 2000s during clinical trials, providing Envoy Medical with nearly two decades of experience with its implantable sensor technology. Throughout our experience, our sensor technology proved a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganizationviable alternative and robust option to external or similar business combination withimplanted microphones.


In late 2015, we made the decision to shift our focus from the Esteem to a new product that would leverage our sensor technology and incorporate it into a cochlear implant. As a result, we now have the Acclaim®, a fully implanted cochlear implant. We believe the Acclaim gives us an opportunity to disrupt the existing cochlear implant market. The cochlear implant market is one or more businesses,that already has established market acceptance and reimbursement pathways. In the United States, before we can market a new Class III medical device, which the Acclaim is, we refer to as a Business Combination.must first receive FDA approval via the premarket application approval process. We completed our IPO on March 4, 2021, whichcurrently anticipate obtaining FDA approval in mid-2026, although the FDA approval process is described below under “Liquidityuncertain, and Capital Resources.”

While we may pursue a business combination target in any industry, we currently intend to concentrate our efforts in identifying high-quality businesses with transformative technologies for industrial applications. Within this focus,cannot guarantee that we will seek to pursue opportunities with market-leading companies, including from corporate spinouts, closely-held companies, and institutionally-backed businesses. We believe we will be able to provide significant value due to our ability to drive growth, global scaling and profitability in companies, along with our flexibility in understanding and addressing complex business situations and structures.

Since completing our IPO, we have reviewed, and continue to review, a number of opportunities to enter into a Business Combination with an operating business, but we are not able to determinereceive FDA approval on that timeline, or at this time whether we will complete a Business Combination with any of the target businesses that we have reviewed or with any other target business. We intend to effectuate a Business Combination using cash from the proceeds of our IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants (as defined below), our capital stock, debt, or a combination of cash, stock and debt.all.

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Results of Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, weWe had a net income of approximately $1.6 million and net loss of $(1,470,436)$25.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and had an accumulated deficit of $251.0 million and $226.0 million as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. We have funded our operations to date primarily through the issuance of equity securities and convertible debt and in September 2023, we received $11.7 million proceeds from the Business Combination (see Note 1 “Nature of the Business and Presentation” of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 included elsewhere in this Report). We expect to continue to incur net losses for the foreseeable future, and expect our research and development expenses, general and administrative expenses, and capital expenditures will continue to increase. In particular, we expect our expenses to increase as we continue our development of the Acclaim and seek the necessary regulatory approvals for our product candidate, as well as hire additional personnel, pay fees to outside consultants, attorneys and accountants, and incur other increased costs associated with being a public company. In addition, if and when we seek and obtain regulatory approval to commercialize the Acclaim in the United States, we will also incur increased expenses in connection with commercialization and marketing of such product. Our businessnet losses may fluctuate significantly from quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year, depending on the timing of our clinical trials, if any, and our expenditures on other research and development activities. We anticipate that our expenses will increase significantly in connection with our ongoing activities, duringif and as we:

continue our research and development efforts for the Acclaim product candidate, including through clinical trials;

seek additional regulatory and marketing approvals in jurisdictions outside the United States;

establish a sales, marketing and distribution infrastructure to commercialize our product candidate;

rely on our third-party suppliers and manufacturers to obtain adequate supply of materials and components for our products;

seek to identify, assess, acquire, license, and/or develop other product candidates and subsequent generations of our current product candidate;

seek to maintain, protect, and expand our intellectual property portfolio;

seek to identify, hire, and retain additional skilled personnel;

create additional infrastructure to support our operations as a public company and our product candidate development and planned future commercialization efforts; and

experience any delays or encounter issues with respect to any of the above, including, but not limited to, failed studies, complex results, safety issues or other regulatory challenges that require longer follow-up of existing studies or additional supportive studies in order to pursue marketing approval.

We expect that our financial performance will fluctuate quarterly and yearly due to the quarter consisted primarilydevelopment status of organizational activitiesour Acclaim implant product and those necessary to prepare for and complete our IPO and, subsequent to our IPO, identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates for a Business Combination. We believe that we have sufficient funds available to complete our efforts to effect a Business Combination with an operating business by March 4, 2023. However, if our estimates ofobtain regulatory approval and commercialize 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 Business Combination.Acclaim implant product.

The Acclaim has not yet been approved for sale. We do not expect to generate any operating revenuesproduct sales unless and until afterwe successfully complete development and obtain regulatory approval for our product candidate. If we obtain regulatory approval for the completionAcclaim, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution. As a result, until such time, if ever, that we can generate substantial product revenue, we expect to finance our cash needs through equity offerings, debt financings or other capital sources, including collaborations, licenses or similar arrangements. However, we may be unable to raise additional funds or enter into such other arrangements when needed or on favorable terms, if at all. Any failure to raise capital as and when needed could have a negative impact on our financial condition and on our ability to pursue our business plans and strategies, including our research and development activities. If we are unable to raise capital, we will need to delay, reduce, or terminate planned activities to reduce costs.


Macroeconomic Conditions

Our business and financial performance are impacted by macroeconomic conditions. Global macroeconomic challenges, such as the effects of the ongoing war between Russian and Ukraine, the Middle East conflict, supply chain constraints, market uncertainty, volatility in exchange rates, inflationary trends and evolving dynamics in the global trade environment have impacted our business and financial performance.

Furthermore, a recession or market correction resulting from macroeconomic factors could materially affect our business and the value of our Business Combination. We generate non-operatingClass A Common Stock. The occurrence of any such events may lead to reduced disposable income inwhich could adversely affect the formnumber of interest income on marketable securities held in the Trust Account (as defined below). We incur expensesEsteem implants and replacement components sold as a result of being a public company (for legal,customer and patient reluctance to seek treatment due to financial reporting, accountingconsiderations.

Adverse macroeconomic conditions, other pandemics or international tensions, could also result in significant disruption of global economic conditions and auditing compliance),consumer trends, as well as a significant disruption in financial markets, reducing our ability to access capital, which could in the future negatively affect our liquidity.

Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements

We revised the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2023, and the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for due diligencethe three and other expensessix months ended June 30, 2023 as filed in connection with searching forthe Proxy Statement/Prospectus. This resulted in a target and completing a Business Combination.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Asdownward adjustment of March 31, 2021, we had $2,154,451 in our operating bank account, and working capitalpreviously reported convertible notes payable (related party) of $3,208,999.

Our liquidity needs up to the completion of our IPO on March 4, 2021 had been satisfied through a payment from our Sponsor of $25,000 for 7,187,500 shares (the “Founder Shares”) of our Class B common stock$14.6 million, and an aggregateupward adjustment of $212,487$14.7 million in advancesadditional paid-in capital on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2023, and an increase in the loss from change in the fair value of convertible note payable (related party) of $91 thousand for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. Further, we revised the statements of stockholders’ equity (deficit) to treat the convertible notes amendment as an extinguishment of debt with a related party. The impact of the amendment has been recorded as an additional deemed capital contribution from a related party.party on the revised unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

On March 4, 2021, we consummated our IPO

We also revised the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of 42,000,000 units (the “Units”)operations and on April 14, 2021, we issued an additional 500,000 Units in connection withcomprehensive income (loss) for the underwriters’ partial exercisethree and six months ended June 30, 2023 to correct the classification of their over-allotment option. The Units werecertain costs pertaining to the development of Acclaim between cost of goods sold at a priceand research and development costs.

See Note 1 “Revision of $10.00 per Unit, generating aggregate gross proceedsPrior Period Financial Statements of $425,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of our IPO, we consummated the sale of 12,400,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to our Sponsor and, on April 14, 2021, simultaneously with the closingEnvoy of the underwriters’ over-allotment option,accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 included elsewhere in this Report.

Key Components of Our Results of Operations

Revenue

Currently, we issued an additional 100,000 Private Placement Warrants toderive substantially all our Sponsor. The Private Placement Warrants were sold at a price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating aggregate gross proceeds of $12,500,000.

Following the IPO, the partial exercise of the over-allotment option and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $425,000,000 of the net proceedsrevenue from the sale of the UnitsEsteem implants and Private Placement Warrants was depositedreplacement components to Esteem implants. We enter arrangements with patients to provide them with the Esteem device, personal programmer devices, sound processor/battery replacements, and/or an optional Care Plan, each of which are outputs of our ordinary activities in exchange for consideration. Revenue from product sales is recognized upon transfer of control of the product to a customer, which occurs at a point in time, when we are notified the product has been implanted or used by the customer in a U.S.-based trust account (the “Trust Account”) establishedsurgical procedure. New implantations of the Esteem are not expected to be more than a few per year and may be as low as zero. Although we believe unlikely, Esteem implantations could potentially increase with favorable reimbursement policy and coverage changes. We will continue our efforts to pursue positive reimbursement changes for fully implanted active middle ear implants. There will be continued nominal revenue from replacement of sound processors for patients who need a new battery. 

Upon commercialization of our Acclaim implant product, we expect Acclaim revenue to more than replace Esteem revenue. We expect to obtain FDA approval for the benefitAcclaim in 2026.


Cost of the Company’s public stockholders maintained by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. Transaction costsgoods sold

Cost of the IPO (includinggoods sold includes direct and indirect costs related to the closingmanufacturing and distribution of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) amountedEsteem implants, including materials, labor costs for personnel involved in the manufacturing process, distribution-related services, indirect overhead costs, and charges for excess and obsolete inventory reserves and inventory write-offs.

We expect cost of goods sold to $24,006,835 consistingincrease or decrease in absolute dollars primarily as, and to the extent, our revenue grows or declines, respectively.

Operating Expenses

Research and development expenses

Research and development (“R&D”) expenses consist of $8,500,000costs incurred for our research activities, primarily our discovery efforts and the development of underwriting discountsthe Acclaim implant product. We also incur R&D costs related to continuing to support, and commissions, $14,875,000improve upon where possible, our Esteem product. We expense R&D costs as incurred, which include:

salaries, employee benefits, and other related costs for our personnel engaged in R&D functions;

service fees incurred under agreements with independent consultants, including their fees and related travel expenses engaged in R&D functions;

costs of laboratory testing including supplies and acquiring, developing, and manufacturing study materials; and

facility-related expenses, which include direct depreciation costs and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities and other operating costs.

Costs for certain development activities are recognized based on an evaluation of deferred underwriting discounts commissionsthe progress to completion of specific tasks using information and $631,835data provided to us by our vendors, service providers and our clinical sites.

Our R&D expenses are currently tracked on a program-by-program basis. The majority of our R&D costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were incurred for the development of the Acclaim.

Our products require human clinical trials to obtain regulatory approval for commercial sales. We cannot determine with certainty the size, duration, or completion costs of future clinical trials, or if or when they may be completed. Furthermore, we do not know if the clinical trials will show positive or negative results, or what those results will mean for regulatory approval or commercialization efforts.

The duration, costs and timing of future clinical trials and development of our products will depend on a variety of factors, including:

the scope, rate of progress, and expense of our ongoing, as well as any additional, clinical trials and other R&D activities;

Interest in or demand for both investigational site and subject enrollment;

future clinical trial results;

potential changes in government regulation;

potential changes in the reimbursement landscape; and

the timing and receipt of any regulatory approvals.

A change in the outcome of any of these variables with respect to the development of our Acclaim implant product could mean a significant change in the costs and timing associated with the development of that implant. If the FDA or another regulatory authority were to require us to conduct clinical trials beyond those that we currently anticipate, or if we experience significant delays in the enrollment in any clinical trials, we could be required to expend significant additional financial resources and time on the completion of clinical development.


R&D activities are central to our business model. We expect that our R&D expenses will continue to increase for the foreseeable future as we initiate clinical trials for the Acclaim implant product and prepare the product for possible commercialization, should it gain regulatory approval(s). If the Acclaim implant product enters later stages of clinical trials and ongoing development, the product will generally have higher R&D costs than those in earlier stages of research and development, primarily due to simultaneously running clinical trials while also iterating the product for commercialization and preparing for the needs of commercialization. There are numerous factors associated with the successful commercialization of the Acclaim implant product or any products we may develop in the future, including future trial design and various regulatory requirements, many of which cannot be determined with accuracy at this time based on our stage of development. Additionally, future commercial and regulatory factors beyond our control will impact our clinical development program and plans.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits, and other cashrelated costs for personnel in our executive, operations, legal, human resources, finance, and administrative functions. Administrative expenses also include professional fees for legal, patent, consulting, accounting, tax and audit services, travel expenses and facility-related expenses, which include direct depreciation costs and allocated expenses for rent and maintenance of facilities, technology, and other operating costs.

We expect our general and administrative expenses to increase in the foreseeable future as we increase our administrative personnel to support our continuing growth, our costs of marketing and selling expenses, our costs of expanding our operations and operating as a public company. These increases will likely include increases related to the hiring of additional personnel and legal, regulatory, and other fees and services associated with maintaining compliance with Nasdaq Marketplace Rules, or the Nasdaq Listing Rules and SEC requirements, director and officer insurance costs and investor relations costs associated with being a public company.

Loss from changes in fair value of convertible notes payable (related party)

We elected the fair value option for convertible notes payable (related party), and accordingly, convertible notes payable (related party) are recorded at fair value at each reporting date on the consolidated balance sheets. Gain (loss) from changes in fair value of convertible notes payable consists of changes in the fair value during each reporting period.

Other expense

Our other expense consists of changes in fair value of our warrant liability (related party) and gains and losses on sales of fixed assets.


Results of Operations

Comparison of the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Change in  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Change in 
(In thousands, except percentages) 2023  2022  $  %  2023  2022  $  % 
Net revenues $80  $57  $23   40% $221  $217  $4   2%
Costs and operating expenses:                                
Cost of goods sold  189   106   83   78%  555   347   208   60%
Research and development  1,850   935   915   98%  5,901   3,532   2,369   67%
General and administrative  1,426   812   614   76%  5,401   2,138   3,263   153%
Total costs and operating expenses  3,465   1,853   1,612   87%  11,857   6,017   5,840   97%
Operating loss  (3,385)  (1,796)  (1,589)  88%  (11,636)  (5,800)  (5,836)  101%
Other expense:                                
(Loss) gain from changes in fair value of convertible notes payable (related party)  4,902   574   4,328   754%  (13,332)  1,473   (14,805)  -1005%
Other expense  46   (117)  163   -139%  (59)  (119)  60   -50%
Total other expense, net  4,948   457   4,491   983%  (13,391)  1,354   (14,745)  -1089%
Net income (loss)  1,563   (1,339)  2,902   -217%  (25,027)  (4,446)  (20,581)  463%

Revenue

Revenue increased $23 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022, due to an increase in replacement component sales.

Revenue increased $4 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022. This increase is primarily due to an increase of $23 thousand in the third quarter of 2023, offset by $19 thousand decrease in the first two quarters of 2023 as a result of a decrease in replacement component sales due to supply chain issues with obtaining manufacturing components. This issue was resolved in the second quarter of 2023.

Cost of goods sold

Cost of goods sold increased $83 thousand and approximately $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The increase is primarily due to an increase in salaries, consulting fees, and scrap costs. The increase in salaries and consulting fees is mainly due to increased headcount in our manufacturing and quality departments in the first three quarters of 2023. The increase in scrap costs was primarily due to higher scrap costs incurred related to Esteem manufacturing testing.


Research and development expenses

The following table summarizes the components of our R&D expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:

  Three Months Ended
September 30,
  Change in  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
  Change in 
(In thousands, except percentages) 2023  2022  $  %  2023  2022  $  % 
R&D product costs $1,110  $491  $619   126% $3,548  $1,901  $1,647   87%
R&D personnel costs  619   389   230   59%  2,003   1,411   592   42%
Other R&D costs  121   55   66   120%  350   220   130   59%
Total research and development costs $1,850  $935  $915   98% $5,901  $3,532  $2,369   67%

R&D expenses increased approximately $0.9 million and $2.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The increase is primarily due to a $0.6 million and $1.6 million increase in R&D product costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, as we develop our cochlear product in preparation for our pivotal clinical study for the Acclaim. Also contributing to the increase was an increase of $0.2 million and $0.6 million in personnel and salary costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as we increased headcount across our clinical, regulatory, and cochlear departments.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses increased $0.6 million and $3.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The increase is primarily due to a $0.2 million and $2.2 million increase in professional and legal fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, related to the finalization of the Business Combination in the third quarter of 2023 and a $0.3 million and $0.4 million increase in personnel-related costs for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, as we increased headcount in preparation for the future commercialization of our Acclaim implant product.

Loss from changes in fair value of convertible notes payable (related party)

Gain from changes in fair value of convertible notes payable increased $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022. Loss from change in fair value of convertible notes payable increased $14.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The fair value of the convertible notes payable was based on a probability-weighted expected return model and included unobservable inputs such as the discount rate and probabilities of certain exit events, including a qualified financing, initial public offering costs. In addition,or merger with a SPAC, and estimated recovery in the event of default. The loss recorded on convertible notes payable increased significantly in the first quarter and second quarter of 2023 as the probability of Marcha merger with a special-purpose acquisition company increased and the probability of default decreased. The fair value of the convertible notes payable decreased in the third quarter of 2023, which was mainly caused by the fact that the stock price of the Company upon the Business Combination was lower than what was expected in the second quarter of 2023. See Note 4 “Fair Value Measurement” of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 included elsewhere in this Report.

Other Expense

Other expense increased by $60 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022, primarily due to an increase in the fair values of warrant liability (related party) in the first quarter of 2023, offset by the exercise and cancellation of the warrants (related party) immediately prior to the Business Combination in the third quarter of 2023.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Since our inception, we have incurred significant operating losses. We expect to incur significant expenses and continuing operating losses for the foreseeable future as we advance the clinical development of our products. We have funded our operations to date primarily with proceeds from raising funds from issuing equity securities, convertible notes and proceeds from the Business Combination. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2021, $2,154,4512022, we had $7.4 million and $0.2 million of cash, was held outsiderespectively, and zero and $5.0 million in undrawn principal from our convertible notes, respectively.


We proactively manage our access to capital to support liquidity and continued growth. Our sources of capital include sales of the Trust AccountEsteem implants and is available for working capital purposes.

We intend to use substantially allreplacement components and issuances of our Class A Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, warrants, convertible debt and other financing agreements such as the forward purchase agreement. See Note 1 “Nature of the funds heldBusiness and Basis of Presentation” of the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 included elsewhere 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. this Report.

We may make permitted withdrawals from the Trust Accountseek to payraise any necessary additional capital through a combination of public or private equity offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic alliances, licensing arrangements and other marketing and distribution arrangements. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in acquiring additional funding at levels sufficient to fund our taxes, including franchise taxesoperations or on terms favorable to us. If we are unable to raise sufficient financing when needed or events or circumstances occur such that we do not meet our strategic plans, we may be required to reduce certain discretionary spending, be unable to develop new or enhanced production methods, or be unable to fund capital expenditures, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and income taxes.ability to achieve its intended business objectives. These matters raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. To the extent that we raise additional capital through additional collaborations, strategic alliances, or licensing arrangements with third parties, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our Acclaim implant, future revenue streams, research programs or to grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we do raise additional capital through public or private equity or convertible debt offerings, the ownership interest of our existing stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect our stockholders’ rights. If we raise additional capital through debt financing, we may be subject to covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, or declaring dividends.

Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors, including those set forth in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Risk factors – Risks Related to Envoy’s Business and Operations.”

Cash Flows

The following table presents a summary of our cash flow for the periods indicated (in thousands):

  Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
  2023  2022 
Net cash provided by (used in):      
Operating activities $(5,946) $(6,426)
Investing activities  (132)  (177)
Financing activities  22,736   6,092 
Effect of exchange rate on cash  (1)  (1)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents $16,657  $(512)

Cash Flows Used in Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily used to fund a net loss of approximately $25.0 million, adjusted for non-cash expenses in aggregate amount of approximately $13.2 million and approximately $5.8 million of cash generated from net changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities, primarily related to an increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and related party payable, partially offset by increases in accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets and decreases in product warranty liability and lease liabilities. We will continue to evaluate our capital stock or debt isrequirements for both short-term and long-term liquidity needs, which could be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the effects of the current inflationary environment, rising interest rates, and other risks detailed in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Risk Factors.”

Net cash used in whole oroperating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was primarily used to fund a net loss of approximately $4.4 million, adjusted for non-cash gains in part, as considerationaggregate amount of approximately $1.3 million, and approximately $0.7 million of cash outflows from net changes in the level of operating assets and liabilities, primarily related to completea decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses and an increase in inventory.


Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $0.1 million and consisted of purchases of computer equipment due to increased headcount and purchases of lab equipment.

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was approximately $0.2 million and consisted of purchases of computer equipment due to increased headcount and purchases of lab equipment.

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $22.7 million. This increase was primarily driven by the $11.7 million net proceeds from the Business Combination and was also driven by $10.0 million proceeds from the issuance of convertible notes payable to a related party.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $6.1 million and consisted of proceeds of $6.0 million from the issuance of convertible notes payable to a related party.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

Our principal commitments consist of contractual cash obligations under our borrowings with stockholders, our operating leases for office space, and various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Immediately prior to the Business Combination, the remaining proceeds heldconvertible note payable (related party) was converted and as such, is not included on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2023. Our obligations for leases are described in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operationsNote 7 “Operating Leases”, and for further information on our open litigation matters, see Note 14 “Commitments and Contingencies of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitionsaccompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and pursue our growth strategies.nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 included elsewhere in this Report.

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We intend to use 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, and to pay taxes to the extent the interest earned on the Trust Account is not sufficient to pay our taxes.

In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with an intended Business Combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor or certain of our directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete our Business Combination, we may repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to us. Otherwise, such loans may be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that our 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 to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants at a price of $1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants issued to our Sponsor. As of March 31, 2021, there were no amounts outstanding under any such working capital loans.

We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However, if our estimates 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 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

During the periods presented, we did not have, no obligations, assets or liabilities, which would be considerednor do we currently have, any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined under the rules and regulations of March 31, 2021.the SEC.

Related Party Arrangements

Our related party arrangements consist of leasing our headquarters office space from a stockholder, receiving loan financings from stockholders. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities oralso recorded a payable to a stockholder on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2023. For further information on the related party arrangements refer to Note 5 “Restricted Cash”, Note 7 “Operating Leases”, Note 9 “Convertible Notes Payable (Related Party)” and Note 13 “Related Party Transactions” of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been establishedstatements 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 $40,251 for office space, administrativethree and support services, provided to the Company. We began incurring these fees on March 1, 2021nine months ended September 30, 2023 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 discount of $0.35 per unit, or $14,875,0002022 included elsewhere in the aggregate. The deferred discount 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.this Report.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation

Our management’s discussion and analysis of unaudited condensedour financial condition and results of our operations is based on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosuresaccompanying notes, which have been prepared in conformityaccordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requiresStates. Certain amounts included in or affecting the consolidated financial statements presented in this Report and related disclosure must be estimated, requiring management to make assumptions with respect to values or conditions which cannot be known with certainty at the time the consolidated financial statements are prepared. Management believes that the accounting policies set forth below comprise the most important “critical accounting policies” for the company. A “critical accounting policy” is one which is both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and that involves difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Management evaluates such policies on an ongoing basis, based upon historical results and experience, consultation with experts and other methods that management considers reasonable in the particular circumstances under which the judgments and estimates are made, as well as management’s forecasts as to the manner in which such circumstances may change in the future.


Fair Value Measurement

We determine the fair value of financial assets and liabilities using the fair value hierarchy established in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 identifies fair value as the exchange price, or exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The hierarchy describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value, as follows:

Level 1 — Observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.

Level 2 — Observable inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Management uses valuation techniques in measuring the fair value of financial instruments, where active market quotes are not available.

The following table summarizes the activity for the Company’s Level 3 instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

  Convertible
Notes and
Envoy Bridge Note
(Related
Party)
  Warrant Liability
(Related
Party)
  Forward
Purchase
Agreement
Asset
  Forward
Purchase
Agreement
Warrant
Liability
 
Balance as of December 31, 2022 $        33,845  $127  $                 -  $                   - 
Issuances  2,048   -   -   - 
Change in fair value  9,377   104   -   - 
Balance as of March 31, 2023 $45,270  $231  $-  $- 
Issuances  1,964   -   -   - 
Change in fair value  8,857   -   -   - 
Capital contribution  (14,678)  -   -   - 
Balance as of June 30, 2023 $41,413  $231  $-  $- 
Issuances  1,964   -  $2,386  $1,793 
Change in fair value  (4,902)  -   -   - 
Conversion  (38,475)  (231)  -   - 
Balance as of September 30, 2023 $-  $-  $2,386  $1,793 

The fair value of the convertible notes payable (related party) is based on a probability-weighted expected return model (“PWERM”), which represents Level 3 measurements. The valuation utilized unobservable inputs, including estimates of the probability and timing of future commercialization of products not yet approved by the FDA or other regulatory agencies. Other significant assumptions include the discount rate, the fair value of our Class A Common Stock, volatility, probability of the convertible notes being held to maturity, the probabilities of certain exit events, including a qualified financing, initial public offering or merger with a special-purpose acquisition company, and estimated recovery in the event of default.

We classified warrants within Level 3 of the hierarchy as the fair value is derived using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which uses a combination of observable (Level 2) and unobservable (Level 3) inputs. Key estimates and assumptions that affectimpacting the reported amountsfair value measurement include (i) the expected term of the warrants, (ii) the risk-free interest rate, (iii) the expected dividend yield and (iv) expected volatility of the price of the underlying shares of Class A Common Stock.

The fair values of the forward purchase agreement assets and liabilities, disclosurethe forward purchase agreement warrant liability were estimated using Monte Carlo Simulation models, which are Level 3 fair value measurements. Key estimates and assumptions impacting the fair value measurement include (i) the Company’s stock price, (ii) the initial exercise price, (iii) the remaining term and (iv) the risk-free rate.


Research and Development Expenses

We will incur substantial expenses associated with prototyping, improvements, testing and clinical trials. Accounting for clinical trials relating to activities performed by external vendors requires us to exercise significant estimates regarding the timing and accounting for these expenses. We estimate costs of contingent assetsR&D activities conducted by service providers, which include the conduct of sponsored research and liabilities atcontract manufacturing activities. The diverse nature of services being provided for our clinical trials and other arrangements, the datedifferent compensation arrangements that exist for each type of service and the lack of timely information related to certain clinical activities complicates the estimation of accruals for services rendered by third parties in connection with clinical trials. We record the estimated costs of R&D activities based upon the estimated amount of services provided but not yet invoiced and include these costs in the accrued expenses or prepaid expenses on the balance sheets and within R&D expense on the consolidated statements of operations. In estimating the duration of a clinical study, we evaluate the start-up, treatment and wrap-up periods, compensation arrangements and services rendered attributable to each clinical trial and fluctuations are regularly tested against payment plans and trial completion assumptions.

We estimate these costs based on factors such as estimates of the unaudited condensed financial statements,work completed and incomebudget provided and expenses duringin accordance with agreements established with our collaboration partners and third-party service providers. We make significant judgments and estimates in determining the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.accrued liabilities and prepaid expense balances in each reporting period. As actual costs become known, we adjust our accrued liabilities or prepaid expenses. We have not identifiedexperienced any criticalmaterial differences between accrued costs and actual costs incurred since our inception.

Our expenses related to clinical trials will be based on estimates of patient enrollment and related expenses at clinical investigator sites as well as estimates for the services received and efforts expended pursuant to contracts with multiple research institutions that may be used to conduct and manage clinical trials on our behalf. We will accrue expenses related to clinical trials based on contracted amounts applied to the level of patient enrollment and activity. If timelines or contracts are modified based upon changes in the clinical trial protocol or scope of work to be performed, we will modify our estimates of accrued expenses accordingly on a prospective basis.

Product Warranty

During 2013, we offered a lifetime warranty to clinical trial patients to cover battery and surgery related costs. We estimate the costs that may be incurred under this lifetime warranty and record a liability in the amount of such costs at its present value. The assumptions utilized in developing the liability include an estimated cost per unit of $6 thousand, an average battery life of 5 years, inflationary increases, discount rate, and an average patient life calculated on probabilities outlined in the PRI-2012 mortality tables, published from the Society of Actuaries.

Recently Issued/Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

A discussion of recently issued accounting policies.pronouncements and recently adopted accounting pronouncements is included in Note 2 “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 included elsewhere in this Report.


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TableQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to a variety of Contents

Recent Accounting Standards

Management doesmarket risks, including currency risk, credit and counterparty risk, and inflation risk, as set out below. We manage and monitor these exposures to ensure appropriate measures are implemented in a timely and effective manner. Save as disclosed below, we did not believehedge or consider it necessary to hedge any of these risks.

Currency Risk

Foreign currency risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument fluctuates because of the change in foreign exchange rates. We primarily operate in the United States and Germany with most of the transactions settled in the United States dollar. Our presentation and functional currency is the United States dollar. Certain bank balances, deposits and other payables are denominated in the Euro, which exposes us to foreign currency risk. However, any recently issued, buttransactions that may be conducted in foreign currencies are not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, wouldexpected to have a material effect on our unaudited condensedresults of operations, financial statements.position or cash flows.

Credit and Counterparty Risk

Financial instruments that potentially expose us to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and accounts receivable, net. Periodically, we maintain deposits in accredited financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits. We maintain cash with financial institutions that management believes to be of high credit quality. We have not experienced any losses on such accounts and do not believe we are exposed to any unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships.

With respect to accounts receivable, we perform credit evaluations of our customers and do not require collateral. There have been no material losses on accounts receivable. There were no customers that accounted for 10% or more of sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

Inflation Risk

Inflationary factors, such as increases in our cost of goods sold and selling and operating expenses, may adversely affect our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain and increase our gross margin and selling and marketing and operating expenses as a percentage of our revenue if the selling prices of our products do not increase as much as or more than these increased costs.

Emerging Growth Company

Section 102(b)(1) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (“JOBS Act”) exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or no not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public and private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time the private companies adopt the new or revised standard, until such time we are no longer considered to be an emerging growth company. At times, we may elect to early adopt a new or revised standard.


Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures aboutAbout Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports filed or submitted under theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controlsforms, and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 underwe evaluated the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2021. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (asthe end of the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act)Act. In their assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2021September 30, 2023, management concluded that such controls and procedures were ineffective and that there were control deficiencies that constituted material weaknesses. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s financial results.

Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management concluded the following material weaknesses existed as of the period covered by this report.:

The Company does not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with accounting knowledge, experience and training to appropriately analyze, record and disclose certain accounting matters to provide reasonable assurance of preventing material misstatements.

The Company’s management does not implement a formal risk assessment that addresses risks relevant to financial reporting objectives, including fraud risks.

The Company has not designed, documented and maintained formal accounting policies, procedures and controls over significant accounts and disclosures to achieve complete, accurate and timely financial accounting, reporting and disclosures, including segregation of duties and adequate controls related to the preparation, posting, modification and review of journal entries.

The Company has not designed and maintained effective controls over certain information technology general controls for information systems that are relevant to the preparation of its consolidated financial statements, including ineffective controls around user access and segregation of duties.

Considering this, we performed additional procedures and analyses as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). Additionally, in connection with management’s subsequent re-evaluation of its previously issued financial statements, management concluded that a deficiency in internal control over financial reporting existed relating to the accounting treatment for the valuation of a material liability and that such deficiency also constituted a material weakness.


Notwithstanding the conclusion by our principal executive officer and principal financial officer that our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2023 were not effective, solely due to the existence ofand notwithstanding the material weaknessweaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below.

Notwithstanding the conclusion by our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer that our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2021 were not effective, and notwithstanding the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below,above, management believes that the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related financial information included in this Quarterly Report fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates presented, and for the periods ended on such dates, in conformity with U.S. GAAP.

Material Weakness

AThe Company has begun implementation of a plan to remediate these material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. On April 12, 2021,weaknesses. These remediation measures are ongoing and include the staff of the SEC (the “SEC Staff”) issued a public statement entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “SEC Staff Statement”). In the SEC Staff Statement, the SEC Staff expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the warrants to be classified as liabilities on the SPAC’s balance sheet as opposed to equity. In light of the SEC Staff Statement, the Company’s management reevaluated the terms of the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants (together, the “warrants”), and determined that the warrants should be classified as liabilities measured at fair value upon issuance, with subsequent changes in fair value reported in earnings each reporting period. As a result of this reevaluation, management identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the accounting for the warrants.following steps:

hiring additional accounting and financial reporting personnel with appropriate technical accounting knowledge and public company experience in financial reporting;

designing and implementing effective processes and controls over significant accounts and disclosure;

designing and implementing security management and change management controls over information technology systems, including adjusting user access levels and implementing external logging on activity and periodic review of such logs; and

reviewing candidate accounting advisory firms to assist with the documentation, evaluation, remediation and testing of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria established in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been

There was no change in ourthe Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, ourits internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we may be involved in various claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of business. We are not currently involved in any material legal proceedings outside the ordinary course of our business.

As previously disclosed, in January 2020, Patrick Spearman, a shareholder of Envoy, and certain other Envoy shareholders (collectively, the “Initial Spearman Plaintiffs”) filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Ramsey County, Minnesota (Case No. 62-CV-20-790) against each current and certain former members of the Envoy board of directors, including Glen A. Taylor, as well as GAT Funding, LLC (“GAT”), an entity affiliated with Mr. Taylor, Franz Altpeter, Chuck Brynelsen, David Fabry, Ed Flaherty, Allen Lenzmeier, Brent Lucas, Roger Lucas, Randy Nitzsche and Paul Waldon (collectively, the “Envoy Defendants”). The Initial Spearman Plaintiffs alleged that the terms of financing transactions between GAT and Mr. Taylor on the one hand and Envoy on the other hand were unreasonably favorable to GAT and Mr. Taylor, that Mr. Taylor breached his fiduciary duty as a shareholder, that each defendant breached his fiduciary duty as a director in approving such transactions and engaged in common law fraud in not sufficiently disclosing the transactions, a claim of unjust enrichment against GAT and Mr. Taylor, and claims against the other directors for aiding and abetting and conspiracy in relation to the claims against GAT and Mr. Taylor. The Envoy directors asserted a defamation counterclaim, through which the directors sought damages against certain of the plaintiffs.

In June 2023, Envoy received an additional complaint from additional shareholders affiliated or associated with the Initial Spearman Plaintiffs (the “Additional Spearman Plaintiffs” and, together with the Initial Spearman Plaintiffs, the “Spearman Plaintiffs”) raising claims that were substantially the same as the claims raised in the existing Initial Spearman Plaintiffs’ litigation.

On August 25, 2023, the parties entered into a binding agreement in principle to settle all claims and counterclaims in the lawsuit, which agreement in principle was formalized in a settlement agreement dated September 15, 2023 (the “Settlement Agreement”). Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, (i) an entity affiliated with Mr. Taylor purchased approximately 39 million shares of Envoy Common Stock held by the Spearman Plaintiffs, constituting all of the shares of Envoy owned by the Spearman Plaintiffs, which purchase was completed on September 28, 2023, (ii) the Spearman Plaintiffs and the Envoy Defendants fully released all claims and counterclaims and dismissed the related litigation, and (iii) the Spearman Plaintiffs agreed to vote in favor of the Business Combination and related matters submitted to a vote of the Envoy shareholders at Envoy’s special meeting of shareholders held September 29, 2023. Envoy was not required to make any cash payment pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement. Both the Spearman Plaintiffs and the Envoy Defendants denied any wrongdoing or liability pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement.

On November 14, 2023, Atlas Merchant Capital SPAC Fund I LP (the “Plaintiff”), a stockholder of the Company, filed a complaint (the “Complaint”) against Daniel Hirsch, Whitney Haring-Smith, the Sponsor and the Company, as successor to ANZU Special Acquisition Corp. I, (collectively, the “Defendants”) in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware. The Complaint alleges a claim for breach of Anzu’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Anzu Charter”) against the Company, a claim for breach of fiduciary duty against Mr. Hirsch, Dr. Haring-Smith and the Sponsor and claims for unjust enrichment, fraudulent misrepresentation and tortious interference with economic relations against the Defendants. The Complaint alleges that, among other things, after the Plaintiff submitted a redemption request for its shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the Company’s special meeting of stockholders held on September 27, 2023, Plaintiff thereafter withdrew its redemption request, then Defendants declined to honor Plaintiff’s request to reinstate its redemption election because the request to reinstate its redemption election occurred after the redemption deadline of September 25, 2023.

The Complaint seeks specific performance to compel the Defendants to honor Atlas’ redemption request, monetary damages, attorneys’ fees and expenses. The Company believes the claims asserted in the Complaint to be without merit and intends to vigorously defend the litigation. At this time the Company does not believe that an unfavorable outcome is probable, and it is not possible to predict the outcome of the proceeding or its impact on the Company.


Item 1A. Risk Factors

Factors

As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information called for by this Item. However, for a discussion of the material risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this report are any of the risks described in our final prospectus for our IPO filed with the SEC on March 3, 2021. Any of these factors could result inhave a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us, or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations.

Except as set forth below, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changesplease refer to the risk factors disclosed in our final prospectus for our IPO filed with the SEC on March 3, 2021.

Our warrants are accounted for as liabilities and the changes in value of our warrants could have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A common stock or make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination.

On April 12, 2021, the staffsection of the SEC (the “SEC Staff”) issued a public statement entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Risk Factors. (the “SEC Staff Statement”). In the SEC Staff Statement, the SEC Staff expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the warrants to be classified as liabilities on the SPAC’s balance sheet as opposed to equity. In light of the SEC Staff Statement, the Company’s management reevaluated the terms of the warrants issued in connection with our IPO and determined that the warrants should be classified as liabilities measured at fair value upon issuance, with subsequent changes in fair value reported in earnings each reporting period. The impact of changes in fair value on earnings may have an adverse effect on the market price of our Class A common stock and/or our financial results. In addition, potential targets may seek a SPAC that does not have warrants that are accounted for as a warrant liability, which may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business combination with a target business.

We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2021. If we are unable to develop and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results in a timely manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.

Following the issuance of the SEC Staff Statement, after consultation with our independent registered public accounting firm, management identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the accounting for the warrants issued in connection with our IPO. Our internal control over financial reporting did not result in the proper accounting classification of the warrants, which, due to its impact on our financial statements, we determined to be a material weakness.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. We continue to evaluate steps to remediate the material weakness. These remediation measures may be time consuming and costly and there is no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects. If we are unable to develop and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results in a timely manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.

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We may face litigation and other risks as a result of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

As a result of such material weakness, the change in accounting for our warrants, and other matters raised or that may in the future be raised by the SEC, we face potential for litigation or other disputes which may include, among others, claims invoking the federal and state securities laws, contractual claims or other claims arising from the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, we have no knowledge of any such litigation or dispute. However, we can provide no assurance that such litigation or dispute will not arise in the future. Any such litigation or dispute, whether successful or not, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition or our ability to complete a Business Combination.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities, and Use of Proceeds, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Unregistered Sales

On DecemberDuring the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2020, our Sponsor purchased 7,187,500 Founder Shares for an aggregate offering price of $25,000 at an average purchase price of approximately $0.004 per share. In February 2021, our Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 75,000 Founder Shares to our independent directors. On February 19, 2021 and March 1, 2021, we effected stock dividends of 2,875,000 Founder Shares and 2,012,500 Founder Shares, respectively, to our Sponsor, resulting in our initial stockholders holding an aggregate of 12,075,000 Founder Shares. On April 14, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 1,450,000 Founder Shares following the expiration of the unexercised portion of underwriters’ over-allotment option, so that the Founder Shares held by our initial stockholders would represent 20.0% of the outstanding shares2023, there were no unregistered sales of our common stock following completion of our IPO.

On March 4, 2021, simultaneously with the closing of our IPO, we issued 12,400,000 Private Placement Warrants to our Sponsor atsecurities that were not reported in a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to us of approximately $12,400,000. On April 14, 2021, simultaneously with the closing of the underwriters’ over-allotment option, we issued an additional 100,000 Private Placement Warrants to our Sponsor at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross process of $100,000. The private placement warrants are identical to the warrants sold as part of the Units in our IPO, except that so long as they are held by our Sponsor or its permitted transferees: (1) they will not be redeemable by us (except in certain redemption scenarios when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $10.00 (as adjusted)); (2) they (including the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of Private Placement Warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by our Sponsor until 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination; (3) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis; and (4) they (including the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) are entitled to registration rights.

The sales of the Founder Shares and Private Placement Warrants by the Company were exempt from registration in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering.

No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales.

Use of Proceeds

On March 4, 2021, we consummated our IPO of 42,000,000 Units. We also granted the underwriters a 45-day over-allotment option to purchase 6,300,000 additional Units at the initial public offering price. On April 14, 2021, we issued an additional 500,000 Units in connection with the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of our Class A common stock and one-third of one warrant of the Company, with each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one whole share of our Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $425,000,000. BofA Securities, Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc. acted as the joint book-running managers for our IPO. The securities sold in our IPO were registered under the Securities Act on registration statementsCurrent Report on Form S-1 (File Nos. 333-252861 and 333-253755). The registration statements became effective on March 1, 2021.8-K.

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Following the IPO, the partial exercise of the over-allotment option and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, a total of $425,000,000 of the net proceeds from the sale of the Units and Private Placement Warrants was deposited in the Trust Account. Transaction costs of the IPO (including costs related to the closing of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) amounted to $24,006,835, consisting of $8,500,000 of underwriting discounts and commissions, $14,875,000 of deferred underwriting discounts and commissions and $631,835 of other cash offering costs. In addition, as of March 31, 2021, $2,154,451 of cash was held outside of the Trust Account and is available for working capital purposes.

For a description of the use of the net proceeds from our IPO, see Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

During the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, no director or officer of the Company adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or a “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the Company adopted its Amended and Restated Bylaws, which, among other things, set forth certain procedures by which its stockholders may recommend nominees to the Company’s board of directors, as described in more detail in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.


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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit
Number

Description

3.12.1†

AmendedBusiness Combination Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2023, by and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporatedamong Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I, Envoy Merger Sub, Inc. and Envoy Medical Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2021)April 18, 2023).

3.22.2

Bylaws (IncorporatedAmendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement, dated May 12, 2023, by and among Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I, Envoy Merger Sub, Inc. and Envoy Medical Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.32.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1,S-4 (File No. 333-271920) filed on February 8, 2021)May 15, 2023).  

4.12.3

Specimen Unit Certificate (IncorporatedAmendment No. 2 to the Business Combination Agreement, dated August 31, 2023, by and among Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I, Envoy Merger Sub, Inc. and Envoy Medical Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1,S-4/A, filed on February 8, 2021)September 1, 2023).

4.23.1

Specimen Class A Common StockSecond Amended and Restated Certificate (Incorporatedof Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.23.1 to the Company’s Form S-1, filed on February 8, 2021)

4.3

Specimen Warrant Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2021)October 5, 2023).

4.43.2

Warrant Agreement, dated March 1, 2021, betweenAmended and Restated Bylaws of the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (Incorporated(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2021)October 5, 2023).

10.13.3

Letter Agreement, dated March 1, 2021, amongCertificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company the Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors (Incorporated(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of3.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2021)October 5, 2023).

10.24.1

Investment Management TrustWarrant Agreement, dated March 1, 2021, between the CompanyAnzu Special Acquisition Corp I and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as trustee (Incorporatedwarrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 4, 2021).

10.1Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated September 29, 2023, by and among Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I, the Sponsor and Anzu’s officers and directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2021)October 5, 2023).

10.310.2

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated March 1, 2021,September 29, 2023, by and among the Company, the SponsorAnzu Special Acquisition Corp I, Anzu SPAC GP I LLC and certain other security holders named therein (Incorporatedstockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2021)October 5, 2023).

10.410.3

Administrative ServicesAmendment No. 2 to the Subscription Agreement, dated March 1, 2021, between the CompanyAugust 23, 2023, by and among Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I and Anzu Partners,SPAC GP I LLC (Incorporated(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A, filed on September 12, 2023).


10.4Amendment No. 1 to Convertible Promissory Note, dated August 23, 2023, by and between Envoy Medical Corporation and GAT Funding, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A, filed on September 1, 2023).
10.5Amendment No. 1 to Sponsor Support and Forfeiture Agreement, dated August 31, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A, filed on September 1, 2023).
10.6Form of Envoy Medical, Inc. Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2021)October 5, 2023).

10.510.7#

Sponsor Warrant Purchase Agreement, dated March 1, 2021, between the Company and the Sponsor (IncorporatedEnvoy Medical, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of10.22 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2021)October 5, 2023).

10.610.8#

Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Company and each of its officers and directors (IncorporatedEnvoy Medical, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of10.23 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 4, 2021)October 5, 2023).

10.9

Amendment No. 2 to Forward Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 5, 2023).
10.10*#Employment Agreement with David R. Wells.
31.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.

31.2*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.

32.1**

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.

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32.2**

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.

101

The following financial information from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021,September 30, 2023, formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Unaudited Condensed Balance Sheets; (ii) Unaudited Condensed StatementStatements of Operations; (iii) Unaudited Condensed StatementStatements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity; (iv) Unaudited Condensed Statement of Cash Flows; and (v) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements

Statements.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

.

*Filed herewith
**Furnished herewith
#Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
Certain schedules and exhibits to this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplemental copies of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.

*Filed herewith

**Furnished herewith


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PART III SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Anzu Special Acquisition Corp I

Envoy Medical, Inc.

Date:

MayNovember 17, 2021

2023

By:

/s/ Dr. Whitney Haring-Smith

Brent T. Lucas

Dr. Whitney Haring-Smith

Brent T. Lucas

Chief Executive Officer

(principal executive officer)

Date:

MayNovember 17, 2021

2023

By:

/s/ John W. Joy

David R. Wells

John W. Joy

David R. Wells

Chief Financial Officer

(principal financial and accounting officer)

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