Director Independence
Director independence is described in the Final Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Management After the Business Combination — Director Independence” and is incorporated herein by reference.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Company is not presently a party to any legal proceedings that, if determined adversely to it, would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
Following completion of its initial public offering, the Company’s Common Stock, Warrants and units began trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbols “LOKB,” “LOKB.WS” and “LOKB.U,” respectively. On October 20, 2021, the Company’s Common Stock and Warrants were listed on NASDAQ under the new trading symbols “NVTS” and “NVTSW”, respectively, and all of the Company’s units separated into their component parts of (i) one share of Common Stock and (ii) one-third (1/3) of one Warrant, and ceased trading on the NYSE.
The Company has not paid any cash dividends on shares of its Common Stock to date. The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon the Company’s revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition. The payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of the Board. It is the present intention of the Board to retain all earnings, if any, for use in the Company’s business operations and, accordingly, the Board does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.
Information regarding LOKB’s common stock, warrants and units and related stockholder matters are described in the Final Proxy Statement/Prospectus in the section titled “Market Price and Dividend Information” and such information is incorporated herein by reference.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Founder Shares
On September 1, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 5,750,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to the Sponsor, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 in cash. In December 2020, LOKB effected a stock dividend of 0.1 share for each share of Class B Common Stock outstanding, resulting in an aggregate of 6,325,000 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding. In connection with the Closing, 10,000 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Sponsor were forfeited (the remaining shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Sponsor, hereinafter, the “Founder Shares”). The Founder Shares automatically converted into Common Stock at Closing, on a one-for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to the issuance or conversion of the Founder Shares. The Sponsor is an accredited investor and there was no general solicitation in connection with these transactions. The shares of Class B Common Stock issued as Founder Shares, and the shares of Common Stock issued upon their conversion, were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) and were issued in reliance upon the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder, and with respect to the conversion, Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act.
Private Placement Warrants
Simultaneously with the Company’s initial public offering on December 7, 2020, the Company sold to the Sponsor an aggregate of 4,666,667 warrants at $1.50 per warrant for an aggregate purchase price of $7.0 million (the “Private Placement Warrants”). Each whole Private Placement Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The Private Placement Warrants are not transferable, assignable or salable until thirty (30) days after the Closing (except, to certain permitted transferees) and are not redeemable as long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. In accordance with that certain backstop agreement, dated August 20, 2021, by and between the Sponsor and Encompass Capital Advisors LLC (“Encompass”), certain accounts or fund entities for which Encompass exercises investment discretion acquired 1,500,000 Private Placement Warrants from the Sponsor following the closing of the Business Combination. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. The Sponsor is an accredited investor and there was no general solicitation in connection with such sale. The Private Placement Warrants were not registered under the Securities Act and were issued in reliance upon the exemption provided in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and/or Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
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