Description of the Transactions
On April 6, 2021, MCAD entered into the Merger Agreement with Merger Sub and BTX. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby, Merger Sub merged with and into BTX with BTX surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of MCAD. In addition, in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, MCAD was renamed “Better Therapeutics, Inc.”
Under the Merger Agreement, MCAD acquired all of the outstanding BTX shares for approximately $151.7 million in aggregate consideration, comprising (i) 15,000,000 shares of MCAD’s Common Stock, based on a price of $10.00 per share, and (ii) 174,729 shares with respect to the expected Net Debt Adjustment for BTX debt based on a price of $10.00 per share. The number of shares in the Merger Consideration issuable were subject to adjustment at a rate of one share of MCAD Common Stock for each $10.00 increment of Net Debt (as defined in the Merger Agreement). The common stock price of $10.00 per share is used here for illustrative purposes and won’t have an impact on the accounting for the transactions as the transactions will be accounted for as reverse capitalizations.
In connection with the Merger, MCAD entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreement”) dated as of April 6, 2020, with certain institutional and accredited investors, pursuant to which, among other things, MCAD agreed to issue and sell, in a private placement immediately prior to the closing of the Business Combination, an aggregate of 5,000,000 shares of Common Stock for $10.00 per share (the “PIPE Shares”). The Subscription Agreement provides for certain registration rights to the purchasers of the PIPE Shares.
The BTX stock options were assumed by MCAD and automatically converted into an option to purchase such number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of BTX stock subject to the stock option, and (y) the Exchange Ratio as described below, with the exercise price per share of the assumed option equal to the quotient by dividing the exercise price per share by the Exchange Ratio. The outstanding BTX restricted stock awards were converted into such number of shares of Common Stock equal to the product of (x) the number of shares of BTX restricted stock, and (y) the Exchange Ratio. Each assumed restricted stock award will continue to be subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable restricted stock agreement.
Accounting for the Merger
The Merger will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, MCAD, who is the legal acquirer, will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes and BTX will be treated as the accounting acquirer. This determination was primarily based on BTX having a majority of the voting power of the post-combination company, BTX’s senior management comprising substantially all of the senior management of the post- combination company, the relative size of BTX compared to MCAD, and BTX’s operations comprising the ongoing operations of the post-combination company. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Merger will be treated as the equivalent of a capital transaction in which BTX is issuing stock for the net assets of MCAD. The net assets of MCAD will be stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Merger will be those of BTX.
Basis of Pro Forma Presentation
The historical financial information has been adjusted to give pro forma effect to include adjustments which reflect the accounting required by GAAP. The adjustments presented on the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements have been identified and presented to provide relevant information necessary for an accurate understanding of the transaction, PIPE financing, and other adjustments for the post- combination company upon consummation of the Business Combination.