Shares, at a
per-share
price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to us to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then 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 remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. Our Sponsor and the other holders of the Founder Shares (as defined below), excluding funds and accounts managed by subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc (the “initial stockholders”), have entered into agreements with us, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to participate in any redemption with respect to their Founder Shares in the event we do not complete a Business Combination within the required time period; provided, however, if the initial stockholders or any of our officers, directors or affiliates acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to a pro rata share of the Trust Account upon our redemption or liquidation in the event we do not complete a Business Combination within the required time period. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value in the Trust Account will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit in the Initial Public Offering.
Proposed Business Combination
On March 25, 2021, we, BowX Merger Subsidiary Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and WeWork Inc., a Delaware corporation (“WeWork”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other transactions, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub is to merge with and into WeWork (the “First Merger”), with WeWork surviving the First Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of us (WeWork, in its capacity as the surviving corporation of the First Merger, is sometimes referred to as the “Surviving Corporation”); and as promptly as practicable and as part of the same overall transaction as the First Merger, such Surviving Corporation will be merged with and into BowX Merger Subsidiary II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub II”) and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of us (the “Second Merger” and, together with the First Merger, the “Mergers” and, collectively with the other transactions described in the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”), with Merger Sub II being the surviving entity of the Second Merger (Merger Sub II, in its capacity as the surviving entity of the Second Merger, is sometimes referred to herein as the “Surviving Entity”). In connection with the Closing (as defined herein), BowX intends to change its name to WeWork Inc. (such post-Closing entity, “New WeWork”).
As a result of and upon the Closing, among other things, all outstanding shares of WeWork capital stock of the First Merger (other than shares of WeWork Class C common stock, treasury shares, the dissenting shares and shares of WeWork capital stock reserved in respect of WeWork awards) will be cancelled in exchange for the right to receive an aggregate of 655,300,000 shares of New WeWork Class A common stock (at a deemed value of $10.00 per share) representing a
pre-transaction
equity value of WeWork of approximately $7.9 billion (the “Aggregate Merger Consideration”). An additional 80,000,000 shares of New WeWork Class A common stock will be purchased (at a price of $10.00 per share) at the Closing by certain third-party investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”), for a total aggregate purchase price of $800,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”). The proceeds of the PIPE Investment, together with the amounts remaining in our trust account.
Refer to the preliminary proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus, included in the Registration Statements on Form
S-4
and
S-4/A
filed with the SEC on May 14, 2021, June 29, 2021 and July 21, 2021, for additional information.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2021, we had approximately $506,000 in cash and working capital deficit of approximately $2.9 million.
Through June 30, 2021 our liquidity needs were satisfied through a payment of $25,000 from the Company’s Chairman and
Co-Chief
Executive Officer to cover for certain offering costs in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares, and the loan under the Note of approximately $150,000 to us to cover for offering costs in connection with the Initial Public Offering. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering on August 7, 2020, the liquidity needs have been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account. We fully repaid the Note on August 7, 2020. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our officers, directors and initial stockholders may, but are not obligated to, provide us Working Capital Loans. To date, there were no amounts outstanding under any Working Capital Loans.
Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, we will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.