Note 1—Description of the Business Combination
On October 27, 2020, New Cerevel consummated the previously announced Business Combination pursuant to Business Combination Agreement dated July 29, 2020 (as amended on October 2, 2020) between ARYA and Cerevel, under the terms of which, ARYA acquired Cerevel, upon domestication of ARYA, through which a wholly-owned subsidiary of ARYA merged with and into Cerevel, with Cerevel becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of ARYA, referred to herein as New Cerevel, which became a publicly-listed entity. As a result of the Business Combination, New Cerevel owns, directly or indirectly, all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Cerevel and its subsidiaries and the Cerevel equityholders hold a portion of the New Cerevel Common Stock.
As a result of the Business Combination Agreement, Cerevel equityholders received an aggregate number of shares of New Cerevel Common Stock equal to (i) $780.0 million plus $20.0 million, which reflects the aggregate exercise price of all vested options of Cerevel at the consummation of the Business Combination, divided by (ii) $10.00. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, certain investors have agreed to subscribe for and purchase an aggregate of $320.0 million of common stock of New Cerevel.
The following summarizes the number of New Cerevel Common Stock outstanding after giving effect to the Business Combination and the PIPE Financing, excluding purchases by Bain Investor, Pfizer or Perceptive PIPE Investor of ARYA shares on the open market and the potential dilutive effect of the exercise or vesting of warrants, stock options and unvested restricted stock units:
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| | Shares | | | % | |
Bain Investor | | | 59,961,943 | | | | 47.17 | % |
Pfizer | | | 27,349,211 | | | | 21.51 | % |
ARYA public shareholders | | | 14,704,950 | | | | 11.57 | % |
Perceptive PIPE Investor and ARYA initial shareholders | | | 7,236,500 | | | | 5.69 | % |
Other PIPE Investors | | | 17,800,000 | | | | 14.00 | % |
Other Cerevel Stockholders | | | 71,350 | | | | 0.06 | % |
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Total | | | 127,123,954 | | | | 100 | % |
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Note 2—Basis of Presentation
The historical financial information of ARYA and Cerevel has been adjusted in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to give effect to events that are (1) directly attributable to the Business Combination and the PIPE Financing, (2) factually supportable, and (3) with respect to the statements of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results. The pro forma adjustments are prepared to illustrate the estimated effect of the Business Combination and the PIPE Financing and certain other adjustments.
The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization because Cerevel has been determined to be the accounting acquirer under Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). The determination is primarily based on the evaluation of the following facts and circumstances:
| • | | The pre-combination equityholders of Cerevel will hold the majority of voting rights in New Cerevel; |
| • | | The pre-combination equityholders of Cerevel will have the right to appoint the majority of the directors on the New Cerevel Board; |
| • | | Senior management of Cerevel will comprise the senior management of New Cerevel; and |
| • | | Operations of Cerevel will comprise the ongoing operations of New Cerevel. |
Under the reverse recapitalization model, the Business Combination will be treated as Cerevel issuing equity for the net assets of ARYA, with no goodwill or intangible assets recorded.
If the actual facts are different than these assumptions, then the amounts and shares outstanding in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information will be different.
Cerevel modified its existing equity awards such that there will be a change of the probable performance condition at the consummation of the Business Combination. No pro forma adjustments were recorded for the incremental stock compensation expense as the adjustments were immaterial.
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