Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that we will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. We must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes, if any, and excluding the amount of any deferred underwriting discount held in trust) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business Combination. However, we will only complete a Business Combination if the post-business combination company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
If we are unable to complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Initial Public Offering, or February 1, 2023, (as such period may be extended pursuant to a stockholder vote, the “Combination Period”), we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem 100% of the Public 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 our 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 the board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
Proposed Business Combination
On November 13, 2022, we entered into a Merger Agreement (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Merger Agreement”) with Electriq Power, Inc., a Delaware Corporation (“Electriq”), as disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) by the Company on November 14, 2022
If the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are completed (the “Transactions”), Electriq will survive such merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, and upon consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (together with the Merger, the “Proposed Business Combination”), the separate corporate existence of Electriq will cease and the holders of Electriq common stock, preferred stock, options and warrants will become equityholders of the Company, which will change its name to
“Electriq Power Holdings, Inc.” in connection with the Proposed Business Combination.
For additional information regarding the Merger Agreement and the Transactions contemplated therein, see the Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC by the Company on November 14, 2022.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of September 30, 2022, we had approximately $242,000 in our operating bank account and a working capital deficit of approximately $5.1 million (excluding income and franchise taxes).
Our liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering were satisfied through the payment of $25,000 from our Sponsor to cover certain of our offering costs in exchange for issuance of Class F common stock, and a loan from our Sponsor of approximately $192,000 under a promissory note. We repaid the promissory note in full upon consummation of the Private Placement. Subsequent to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering, our liquidity has been satisfied through the net proceeds from the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement held outside of the Trust Account. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us working capital loans as may be required. The Sponsor and the Company executed a non-interest-bearing promissory note in May 2021, providing the Company the ability to borrow up to $2,000,000 (the “Original Note”). In March 2022, the Sponsor and the Company amended and restated the Original Note, providing the Company the ability to borrow up to $5,000,000. On September 29, 2022, the Sponsor and the Company amended the Working Capital Loan, providing the Company the ability to borrow up to $8,000,000. The Company has drawn approximately $2.8 million under such loans as of September 30, 2022.
In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern,” we have determined that the liquidity condition, mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should we be required to liquidate after February 1, 2023 (as such period may be extended pursuant to a stockholder vote). The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
We intend to seek an extension of the date by which we must consummate a Business Combination as our Board currently believes that there will not be sufficient time before February 1, 2023 to complete a Business Combination. On November 3, 2022, we filed a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A with the SEC for the purposes of seeking stockholder approval to extend the Combination Period from February 1, 2023 to May 1, 2023 (the date that is 27 months from the closing date of the IPO) (the “Amended Date”) and on a monthly basis up to three times from the Amended Date to August 1, 2023 (the date that is 30 months from the closing date of the IPO).
Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on our financial position, results of our operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded
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