Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
References to the “Company,” “RMG Acquisition Corp. III,” “RMG,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to RMG Acquisition Corp. III. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited interim condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on December 23, 2020. We were formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). We are an emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated with emerging growth companies.
Our sponsor is RMG Sponsor III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for our Initial Public Offering was declared effective on February 4, 2021. On February 9, 2021, we consummated our Initial Public Offering of 48,300,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the Units being offered, the “Public Shares”), including 6,300,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments (the “Over-Allotment Units”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $483.0 million, and incurring offering costs of approximately $27.1 million, of which approximately $16.9 million was for deferred underwriting commissions and $250,000 was for deferred legal fees (Note 7).
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of 8,216,330 warrants (each, a “Private Placement Warrant” and collectively, the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of approximately $12.3 million (Note 5).
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, $483.0 million ($10.00 per Unit) of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain of the proceeds of the Private Placement was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee and has been invested in United States government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds investing solely in U.S. Treasuries and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.
On January 11, 2023, at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, the Company’s shareholders voted to approve an amendment to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Extension Proposal”) to extend the date by which the Company must complete a business combination from February 9, 2023, to May 9, 2023 (the “Extended Date”), and to allow the Company, without another shareholder vote, to elect to further extend the date to consummate a business combination up to three times by an additional month each time after the Extended Date, upon two days’ advance notice prior to the applicable deadline, for a total of up to six months, to August 9, 2023, if the Company has entered into a definitive business combination agreement (the “First Extension”). In connection with the First Extension, a total of 260 shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of 47,381,598 Class A ordinary shares, representing approximately 98.10% of our issued and outstanding Class A ordinary shares, for an aggregate of approximately $478 million in cash.
On August 4, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for the purpose of approving an amendment to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which the Company must complete a business combination from August 9, 2023, to February 9, 2024. In addition, the shareholders approved the proposal to amend and restate the Company’s charter to eliminate the limitation that the Company shall not redeem public shares to the extent that such redemptions would cause the Company’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions. In connection with the Second Extension, holders of 282,624 Class A ordinary shares elected to redeem their Class A ordinary shares for an aggregate of approximately $2,942,664 in cash.
Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. Our initial Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time we sign a definitive agreement in connection with the initial Business Combination. However, we will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding 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 by February 9, 2024, (the “Combination Period”), we will (1) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (2) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem 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 (less taxes payable, expenses relating to the administration of the Trust Account, amounts withdrawn to fund the Company’s working capital requirements and up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then issued and outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any); and (3) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and the board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete our initial business combination by the end of the Combination Period, or by the applicable deadline as may be extended.
Recent Developments
Extraordinary General Meeting Results
On August 4, 2023, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders for the purpose of approving an amendment to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which the Company must complete a business combination from August 9, 2023, to February 9, 2024. In addition, the shareholders approved the proposal to amend and restate the Company’s charter to eliminate the limitation that the Company shall not redeem public shares to the extent that such redemptions would cause the Company’s net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001 following such redemptions. In connection with the Second Extension, holders of 282,624 Class A ordinary shares elected to redeem their Class A ordinary shares for an aggregate of approximately $2,942,664 in cash.
Proposed Business Combination
On May 9, 2023, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and between the Company and H2B2, which provides for, among other things, the deregistration of the Company under the Companies Act (as revised) of the Cayman Islands and the domestication of the Company as a Delaware corporation (the “Domestication”) and, following the Domestication, the merger of H2B2 with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger” and, together with the Domestication and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Transactions”). As a result of the Transactions, H2B2 will cease to exist and the stockholders of H2B2 will become stockholders of the Company. The transactions set forth in the Merger Agreement, including the Domestication and the Merger, will constitute a “Business Combination” as contemplated by the Company’s Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association.
Under the Merger Agreement, the stockholders of H2B2 will receive a number of shares of the domesticated Company’s common stock based on an exchange ratio (the “Exchange Ratio”), the numerator of which is equal to $750 million (which amount will be subject to adjustment in the event that H2B2 issues debt or equity prior to the closing of the Transactions) divided by $10.00, and the denominator of which is equal to the number of outstanding shares of H2B2, including shares that would be issuable upon the exercise in full of all H2B2 options. The holders of H2B2 options will receive the Company’s options equal to the number of shares of H2B2 common stock subject to the H2B2 options multiplied by the Exchange Ratio at an exercise price per share divided by the Exchange Ratio.
In connection with the Transactions, the Company, Sponsor, certain of H2B2’s directors and officers and certain former stockholders of H2B2 agreed to enter into lock-up agreements at the closing of the Merger, which will restrict the transfer of (i) a number of shares of the surviving corporation common stock held by such securityholder, as set forth in the lock-up agreement, (ii) any shares of the surviving corporation common stock held issuable upon the exercise or settlement, as applicable, of surviving corporation options held by a securityholder, or (iii) any other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for surviving corporation common stock held by a securityholder. The lock-up agreements will restrict the transfer until 180 days after the closing of the Merger, subject to limited exceptions and early release provisions set forth under the lock-up agreements.
The Merger Agreement contains certain representations and warranties of the parties to the Merger Agreement and consummation of the Transactions is conditioned on approval thereof by the Company’s shareholders and is further conditioned upon, representations and warranties of the parties and other closing conditions.
The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time, but not later than the closing of the Merger, as follows:
| • | by written consent of H2B2 and the Company; |
| • | by H2B2 or the Company if any governmental authority has enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law or governmental order which has become final and non-appealable and has the effect of making consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Merger Agreement) illegal or otherwise enjoining, preventing or prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (provided that such party did not cause such enactment); |
| • | by H2B2 or the Company if the consummation of the Transactions has not occurred on or prior to June 30, 2024, subject to certain automatic extensions, for reasons not primarily due to the terminating party’s breach or violation of the terms of the Merger Agreement; |
| • | by H2B2 or the Company if such party disagrees with the final determination of the Closing Date Purchase Price (as defined in the Merger Agreement) by the valuation firm as further described in the Merger Agreement; |
| • | by H2B2 if there has been a modification in recommendation of the Company’s board of directors with respect to any of the Proposals (as defined in the Merger Agreement); |
| • | by H2B2 if the Company has not obtained shareholder approval for the Transactions by reason of the failure to obtain the required vote at a meeting of the Company’s shareholders; |
| • | by H2B2 if (i) prior to completion of a Capital Raise Transaction (as defined in the Merger Agreement), a Capital Raise Investor (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or group of Capital Raise Investors, with legal, valid and binding commitments to fund in such Capital Raise Transaction represent in the aggregate at least the Minimum Investment Amount (as defined in the Merger Agreement) object to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement by delivering a written notice to the board of directors of H2B2 by no later than fifteen days following execution of definitive agreements relating to the Capital Raise Transaction after which time no Capital Raise Investor will be entitled to object to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; provided that, upon receipt of the written notice described above, H2B2 will be required to terminate the Merger Agreement on the tenth business day following receipt of the written notice; |
| • | by H2B2 in the event of an uncured breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company, except if the breach is curable by the Company through the exercise of its reasonable best efforts, then, for a period of up to thirty (30) days after receipt by the Company of notice from H2B2 of such breach, but only as long as the Company continues to exercise such reasonable best efforts to cure such breach, such termination will not be effective, and such termination will be effective only if such breach is not cured within the thirty-day period; |
| • | by the Company in the event of an uncured breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of H2B2, except if the breach is curable by H2B2 through the exercise of its reasonable best efforts, then, for a period of up to thirty (30) days after receipt by H2B2 of notice from the Company of such breach, but only as long as H2B2 continues to exercise such reasonable best efforts to cure such breach, such termination will not be effective, and such termination will be effective only if such breach is not cured within the thirty-day period; |
| • | by the Company if the H2B2 Stockholder Approval has not been obtained; and |
| • | by the Company if an H2B2 stockholder exercises any right or takes any action or fails to take any action required to satisfy the conditions or any closing deliverables required to be delivered under the Merger Agreement that prevents consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. |
At the closing of the Merger, the Company, the Sponsor and certain of H2B2’s stockholders will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a shelf registration statement with respect to the registrable securities under the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company also agreed to provide customary “piggyback” registration rights. The Registration Rights Agreement also provides that the Company will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the stockholders against certain liabilities.
In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Sponsor and certain other persons have entered into a Support Agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”) with the Company, pursuant to holders of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares have agreed to, among other things, (i) vote at any meeting or pursuant to any action of written resolution of our shareholders all of their Class B ordinary shares held of record or thereafter acquired in favor of the Transactions and (ii) be bound by certain other covenants and agreements related to the Transactions, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement.
In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, certain stockholders of H2B2 who hold a majority of the outstanding stock of H2B2 have entered into support agreements pursuant to which they will agree to vote in favor of the Transactions at a meeting called to approve the Transactions by H2B2 stockholders (or to act by written consent approving the Transactions).
The summaries of the Merger Agreement and the other agreements to be entered into by the parties are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of the Merger Agreement and agreements entered into in connection therewith.
Results of Operations
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net loss of approximately $3.2 million from approximately $4.4 million in general and administrative costs, partially offset by interest in from the bank of $225, approximately $82,000 investment income earned on cash and investments held in Trust Account, changes in the value of derivative warrant liabilities of approximately $624,000 and reduction in deferred underwriter commissions of approximately $441,000.
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had a net loss of approximately $6.0 million from approximately $6.5 million in general and administrative costs and changes in the value of derivative warrant liabilities of approximately $1.4 million, partially offset by interest in from the bank of $282, approximately $1.5 million investment income earned on cash and investments held in Trust Account and reduction in deferred underwriter commissions of approximately $441,000.
For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had net income of approximately $6.7 million principally from the change in the value of derivative warrant liabilities of approximately $6.5 million, due to the decrease in warrant fair value due to market conditions, as well as the nearing liquidation date of February 9, 2023. The $652,000 unrealized gain on investments held in Trust Account was partially offset by approximately $426,000 in general and administrative costs.
For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had net income of approximately $12.5 million principally from the change in the value of derivative warrant liabilities of approximately $12.9 million. The $701,000 unrealized gain on investments held in Trust Account was more than offset by approximately $1.1 million in general and administrative costs.
Going Concern
As of June 30, 2023, we had approximately $35,000 in our operating bank account, and a working capital deficit of approximately $6.7 million. Further, we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant costs in pursuit of its financing and acquisition plans. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the unaudited condensed financial statements are issued.
Our liquidity needs to date have been satisfied through a payment of $25,000 from our Sponsor to cover certain expenses in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares (as defined in Note 4), the loan of $135,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to the Note (as defined in Note 4), and the proceeds from the consummation of the Private Placement not held in the Trust Account. We fully repaid the Note on February 12, 2021. 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 the Company’s officers and directors may provide us Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 4). As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was $850,000 and $500,000, respectively, outstanding under any Working Capital Loan.
Pursuant to the investment management trust agreement entered into at the Initial Public Offering, the Company is permitted to withdraw funds for working capital requirements. These permitted withdrawals are limited to only the interest available that has been earned in excess of the initial deposit at the Initial Public Offering. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company withdrew $578,729 and $43,317, respectively, for working capital purposes. Through the date of this filing the Company withdrew an additional $651,579 from the Trust Account for working capital purposes.
In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 205-40, “Basis of Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern,” we have determined that the working capital deficit and mandatory liquidation date and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to complete a business combination by February 9, 2024 then we will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. Over this time period, we have used, and 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. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should we be required to liquidate after February 9, 2024. The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
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 financial statements. The unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
In February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. Further, the impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements and the specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these unaudited condensed financial statements.
Contractual Obligations
We do not have any long-term debt obligations, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations or long-term liabilities, other than an working capital loan and the administrative services agreement to pay our Sponsor $20,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to us.
Administrative Services Agreement
Commencing on the effective date of the Registration Statement, we agreed to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $20,000 per month for office space, administrative and support services (including salaries). Upon our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. Upon completion of the Initial Business Combination, we will pay to such affiliate an amount equal to $20,000 multiplied by the number of whole months that have elapsed between the date of the completion of the Initial Business Combination and the closing of the Initial Public Offering.
The Sponsor, officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. The audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made by us to the Sponsor, directors, officers or us or any of their respective affiliates.
We incurred approximately $60,000 and $120,000, respectively, in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022. We had $180,000 and $120,000 included in accrued expenses-related party in connection with such services as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities were entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
We granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 6,300,000 additional Units at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriter exercised its over-allotment option in full on February 9, 2021.
The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per unit, or approximately $9.7 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, $0.35 per unit, or approximately $16.9 million in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. As a result, the Company recognized $440,592 of income and $9,702,408 was recorded to additional paid-in capital in relation to the reduction of the deferred underwriter fee. As of June 30, 2023, the deferred underwriting fee payable is $6,762,000. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
On April 16, 2023, one of the underwriters waived its entitlement to the payment of any deferred fee, of approximately $10,143,000, to be paid under the terms of the underwriting agreement and is no longer serving in any advisor capacity.
On April 17, 2023, one of the underwriters waived its entitlement to the payment of any deferred fee, of approximately $6,762,000, to be paid under the terms of the underwriting agreement specifically to the closing of the Merger Agreement with H2B2.
Deferred Legal Fees
We entered into an engagement letter to obtain legal advisory services, pursuant to which the Company’s legal counsel agreed to defer their fees until the closing of the initial Business Combination. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company recorded an aggregate of $250,000 in connection with such arrangement as deferred legal fees in the accompanying balance sheet.
Other Contractual Agreements
In December 2022, we engaged a capital market advisor to assist with the completion of the business combination. We agreed to pay the advisor $500,000 in cash and $250,000 paid in equivalent dollar amount in common stock, solely in the event that we complete a Business Combination. As of June 30, 2023, we determined that a Business Combination is not considered probable. If the fee is determined to be a transaction cost for the Business Combination then the amount payable to the advisor may be accounted for as an expense in the period the liability is recorded.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. A summary of our significant accounting policies is included in Note 2 to our condensed financial statements in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. Certain of our accounting policies are considered critical, as these policies are the most important to the depiction of our financial statements and require significant, difficult or complex judgments, often employing the use of estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. Such policies are summarized in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 18, 2023. There have been no significant changes in the application of our critical accounting policies during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to the unaudited condensed financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
JOBS Act
The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act and are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We elected to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, the unaudited condensed financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.
Item 3. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this item. As of June 30, 2023, we were not subject to any market (other than related to our warrant liabilities) or interest rate risk. The net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering, including amounts in the Trust Account, has been invested in U.S. government securities with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds that meet certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to interest rate risk.
We have not engaged in any hedging activities since our inception and we do not expect to engage in any hedging activities with respect to the market risk to which we are exposed.
Item 4. | Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer has concluded that during the period covered by this report, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2023, because of a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Specifically, the Company’s management has concluded that our control around the interpretation and accounting for certain complex features of the Class A ordinary shares and warrants issued by the Company was not effectively designed or maintained. This material weakness resulted in the restatement of the Company’s balance sheet as of February 9, 2021 and its interim financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021.
Disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the six months ended June 30, 2023 covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting except for the below:
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer performed additional accounting and financial analyses and other post-closing procedures including consulting with subject matter experts related to the accounting for certain equity and equity-linked financial instruments. The Company’s management has expended, and will continue to expend, a substantial amount of effort and resources for the remediation and improvement of our internal control over financial reporting. While we have processes to properly identify and evaluate the appropriate accounting technical pronouncements and other literature for all significant or unusual transactions, we have expanded and will continue to improve these processes to ensure that the nuances of such transactions are effectively evaluated in the context of the increasingly complex accounting standards.
PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
None.
As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, the preliminary prospectus/proxy statement included in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-273150) originally filed by the Company with the SEC on July 6, 2023, as amended from time to time, and the preliminary proxy statement originally filed by the Company with the SEC on July 14, 2023, as amended from time to time. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Offerings |
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private Placement of 8,216,330 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating proceeds of approximately $12.3 million.
In connection with the Initial Public Offering, our sponsor had agreed to loan us an aggregate of up to $300,000 pursuant to the Note. This loan is non-interest bearing and was repaid in full upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering.
Of the gross proceeds received from the Initial Public Offering and the full exercise of the option to purchase additional Shares, $483,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account. The net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and certain proceeds from the Private Placement are invested in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less and in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.
We paid a total of approximately $9.7 million in underwriting discounts and commissions related to the Initial Public Offering. In addition, the underwriters agreed to defer $16.9 million in underwriting discounts and commissions.
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
None.
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures |
Not applicable.
None.
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| | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 9, 2023, by and among RMG Acquisition Corp. III and H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to RMG Acquisition Corp. III’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40013) filed with the SEC on May 12, 2023). |
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| | Second Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of RMG Acquisition Corp. III (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to RMG Acquisition Corp. III’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40013) filed with the SEC on January 11, 2023). |
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| | Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2023, by and among RMG Sponsor III LLC, RMG Acquisition Corp. III and H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to RMG Acquisition Corp. III’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40013) filed with the SEC on May 12, 2023). |
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| | Company Stockholder Support Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2023, by and among RMG Acquisition Corp. III, H2B2 Electrolysis Technologies, Inc., and the Persons set forth on Schedule I thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to RMG Acquisition Corp. III’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-40013) filed with the SEC on May 12, 2023). |
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| | Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| | Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| | Certification of Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| | Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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101.INS | | XBRL Instance Document |
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101.SCH | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
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101.CAL | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
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101.DEF | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
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101.LAB | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
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101.PRE | | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document |
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104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
* | These certifications are furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on this 21st day of August, 2023.
RMG ACQUISITION CORP. III |
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By: | /s/ Robert S. Mancini |
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Name: | Robert S. Mancini |
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Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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