| • | | the redemption of 10,870,963 shares of Class A Common Stock for $109.8 million in connection with the Company stockholder vote to approve the Business Combination; |
| • | | MSP Recovery’s planned purchase of assets from VRM MSP discussed in Note 3 and the payment, in connection with the Virage Exclusivity Termination, of $200 million in Up-C Units, valued at $10 per Up-C Unit, from the aggregate consideration being paid to the Members (or their designees) pursuant to the MIPA at Closing; |
| • | | MSP Recovery’s planned Series MRCS asset acquisitions discussed in Note 3; |
| • | | the issuance of New Warrants; and |
| • | | the exercise of the existing LCAP Public and Private Warrants. |
This information should be read together with LCAP’s audited and unaudited consolidated and MSP Recovery’s audited and unaudited combined and consolidated financial statements and related notes, the sections titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of LCAP,” and “MSP Recovery’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and other financial information included or incorporated by reference in this Form 8-K.
The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded, in accordance with GAAP. MSP Recovery’s founder, John H. Ruiz, and certain other related parties will continue to control the Post-Combination Company. As the Business Combination represents a common control transaction from an accounting perspective, the Business Combination was treated similar to a reverse recapitalization. As there is no change in control, MSP Recovery has been determined to be the accounting acquirer.
Under this method of accounting, LCAP was treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Business Combination will be treated as the equivalent of MSP Recovery issuing stock for the net assets of LCAP, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of LCAP was stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.
Description of the Business Combination
On July 11, 2021, LCAP entered into the MIPA by and among LCAP, Opco, the “MSP Purchased Companies”, the Members, and the “Members’ Representative”. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the MIPA, including the approval of LCAP’s stockholders, the Members sold and assigned all of their membership interests in the MSP Purchased Companies to Opco in exchange for non-economic voting shares of Class V common stock, par value $0.0001, of LCAP (“Class V Common Stock”) and non-voting economic Class B Units of Opco (“Class B Units,” and each pair consisting of one share of Class V Common Stock and one Class B Unit, an “Up-C Unit”), with Up-C Units being exchangeable on a one-for-one basis for shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.000l, of LCAP (“Class A Common Stock”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the first amended and restated limited liability company agreement of Opco. Upon the Closing, LCAP owned all of the voting Class A Units of Opco and the Members or their designees owned all of the non-voting economic Class B Units of Opco. The Post-Combination Company has an Up-C structure.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the MIPA, the aggregate consideration paid to the Members (or their designees) consisted of (i) a number of Up-C Units (or shares of Class A Common Stock) equal to (a) $32.5 billion divided by (b) $10.00 and (ii) rights to receive payments under the tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”). Of the Up-C Units to be issued to certain Members at Closing, 6,000,000 was deposited into an escrow account with Continental Stock Transfer and Trust, to satisfy potential indemnification claims brought pursuant to the terms of the MIPA during the Survival Period (12 months following the Closing). Of the Up-C Units, a portion was used for the purchase of assets from VRM MSP and MRCS as described below the capitalization at close table below and Note 3 to these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. Additionally, in connection with the Business Combination, LCAP declared a dividend comprising approximately 1,029,000,000 newly issued warrants, each to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “New Warrants”), conditioned upon the consummation of any redemptions by LCAP’s stockholders and the Closing, to the holders of record of Class A Common Stock as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the waiver of the right to participate in such dividend by the Members. On or around May 25, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,028,046,326 New Warrants to stockholders of record of Class A Common Stock as of the close of business on the Closing Date. Pursuant to the terms of the Existing Warrant Agreement, and after giving effect to the issuance of the New Warrants, the exercise price of the Public Warrants has decreased to $0.0001 per share of Class A Common Stock.
In connection with the Closing, LCAP, Opco, and certain of the Members entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, Opco will pay to certain Members 85% of the benefits, if any, that Opco realizes from an increase in tax basis and certain other tax benefits, including Contribution Basis and Transferred Basis as those terms are defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement. A corporation that owns a partnership is required to record the deferred tax related to its outside basis difference, which reflects the book basis compared to tax basis in the investment in the partnership.