Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
Simultaneously with the consummation of the IPO, the Company consummated the issuance and sale (“Private Placement”) of 7,500,000 warrants (the “Placement Warrants”) in a private placement transaction at a price of $1.00 per Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds of $7,500,000. The Placement Warrants were purchased by the Sponsor and are identical to the Warrants included in the IPO except that, so long as they are held by the Sponsor or their permitted transferees, (a) they are not redeemable by the Company, (b) they (including the underlying Common Stock) may not be transferred, assigned or sold until 30 days after the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, subject to certain limited exceptions, and (c) they may be exercised on a cashless basis. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. The issuance of the Placement Warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The disclosure set forth under Item 5.03 is incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 5.03. Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On November 1, 2019, in connection with the IPO, the Company filed its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Amended and Restated Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. A description of the material terms of the Amended and Restated Certificate is included in the Registration Statement and incorporated herein by this reference. A copy of the Amended and Restated Certificate is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
A total of $275,000,000 of the net proceeds from the IPO and the Private Placement (which includes approximately $9,625,000 of the Underwriters’ deferred discount) were placed in a trust account established for the benefit of the Company’s public stockholders at JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. Except for the withdrawal of interest to pay taxes (or dissolution expenses if a business combination is not consummated), none of the funds held in the trust account will be released until the earlier of (i) the completion of the Company’s initial business combination, (ii) in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Amended and Restated Certificate (A) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemptions in connection with an initial business combination or to redeem 100% of its Common Stock if it does not complete an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights orpre-initial business combination activity or (iii) the redemption of all shares of Common Stock issued in the IPO if the Company is unable to complete an initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the IPO.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on October 31, 2019 regarding the pricing of the IPO is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company on November 5, 2019 regarding the closing of the IPO is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form8-K.