(successor to REVOLUTION ACCELERATION ACQUISITION CORP)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Berkshire Grey, Inc., formally known as Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp (formerly known as Acceleration Acquisition Corporation) (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on September 10, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses.
On July 21, 2021, the Company closed the previously announced business combination pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 23, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among RAAC, Pickup Merger Corp, a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of RAAC (“Merger Sub”), and Legacy Berkshire Grey, which provided for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into Legacy Berkshire Grey (the “Merger”), with Legacy Berkshire Grey being the surviving corporation of the Merger and having become a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company as a consequence of the Merger (together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”). In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, RAAC changed its name to Berkshire Grey, Inc. and Legacy Berkshire Grey changed its name to Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Holders of 23,251,823 shares of RAAC’s Class A common stock (the “public shares”) properly exercised their right to have such shares redeemed for a full pro rata portion of the trust account holding the proceeds from RAAC’s initial public offering, calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the business combination, which was approximately $10.00 per share, or $232,551,292 in the aggregate.
As a result of the Business Combination, each share of Legacy Berkshire Grey preferred stock was converted into Legacy Berkshire Grey common stock, and each share of Legacy Berkshire Grey common stock was converted into the right to receive approximately 5.87585 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock.
Pursuant to subscription agreements entered into in connection with the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Subscription Agreements”), certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) agreed to subscribe for an aggregate of 16,500,000 newly-issued shares of Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $165,000,000 (the “PIPE Investment”). At the Closing, the Company consummated the PIPE Investment.
After giving effect to the Transactions and the consummation of the PIPE Investment there are currently 222,597,413 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding.
The Company’s Class A Common Stock and warrants commenced trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) under the symbols “BGRY” and “BGRYW,” respectively, on July 22, 2021, subject to ongoing review of the Company’s satisfaction of all listing criteria following the Business Combination.
As noted above, an aggregate of $232,551,292 was paid from the Company’s trust account to holders that properly exercised their right to have public shares redeemed, and the remaining balance of approximately $54,989,588 was used to fund the Business Combination.
Business Prior to the Business Combination
Prior to the Business Combination, the Company had one subsidiary, Pickup Merger Corp, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in Delaware on February 19, 2021 (“Merger Sub”) (see Note 10).
All activity through June 30, 2021 related to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and identifying a target company for an initial business combination and consummating the acquisition of Berkshire Grey, Inc.
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on December 7, 2020. On December 10, 2020, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of 28,750,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), which includes the full exercise by the underwriter of its over-allotment option in the amount of 3,750,000 Units, at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $
287,500,000
, which is described in Note 3.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 5,166,667 warrants (each, a “Private Placement Warrant” and, collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant in a private placement to RAAC Management LLC (the “Sponsor”), generating gross proceeds of $7,750,000, which is described in Note 4.
Transaction costs amounted to $16,242,914, consisting of $5,750,000 of underwriting fees, $10,062,500 of deferred underwriting fees and $430,414 of other offering costs.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on December 10, 2020, an amount of $287,500,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), and invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund meeting the conditions of
Rule 2a-7
of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), as determined by the Company.
As of June 30, 2021, the Company had approximately $123,871 in its operating bank account and $287,538,614 in securities held in the Trust Account to be used for a Business Combination or to repurchase or redeem its common stock in connection therewith.
Until the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company used the funds not held in the Trust Account for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination. In addition, the Sponsor, an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company Working Capital Loans of up to $1,500,000 (See Note
for more information).
On July 21, 2021, the Company completed the Business Combination with RAAC pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Upon closing of the business combination transaction, the combined company was renamed Berkshire Grey, Inc. Closing occurred on July 21, 2021 (the “Closing Date”). The transaction was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. The Company received gross proceeds of $220.0 million and incurred closing costs of $27.4 million. As of June 30, 2021, $1.8 million of deferred transaction costs were recorded, which consisted of legal, accounting, and other professional services directly related to the Merger. These costs were offset against proceeds upon accounting for the Closing.
Based on the foregoing, the Company had sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from the Sponsor to meet its needs through the consummation of the Business Combination. Over this time period, the Company used 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.