Item 3. – Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
On January 7, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), upon the closing of the previously announced business combination pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated August 31, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among LF Capital Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), LFCA Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer, Landsea Homes Incorporated, a Delaware corporation (“Landsea”), and Landsea Holdings, the sole stockholder of Landsea, the Issuer issued to Landsea Holdings 32,557,303 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the “Merger Consideration”), which shares were valued at $10.56 per share for purposes of determining the number of shares payable to Landsea Holdings for its ownership interests in Landsea and totaled approximately $344 million. As contemplated by the Merger Agreement and as described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 23, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”), Merger Sub was merged with and into Landsea, with Landsea continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger” and, together with the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”). As a result of the Merger, the Issuer owns 100% of the outstanding common stock of Landsea and each share of common stock of Landsea has been cancelled and converted into the right to receive a portion of the Merger Consideration. In connection with the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), the Issuer owns, directly and indirectly, 100% of the stock of Landsea and its subsidiaries and Landsea Holdings, the sole stockholder of Landsea, as of immediately after the effective time of the Merger, holds the Merger Consideration. In connection with the Closing, the Issuer changed its name from LF Capital Acquisition Corp. to Landsea Homes Corporation.
On the Closing Date, Level Field Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”) surrendered and transferred to Landsea Holdings, for no consideration and as a contribution to the capital of Landsea Holdings, (a) 2,260,000 private placement warrants and (b) 500,000 shares of Common Stock (the “Sponsor Shares”) pursuant to that certain Sponsor Transfer, Waiver, Forfeiture and Deferral Agreement dated as of August 31, 2020, by and among the Sponsor, the Issuer, Landsea Holdings, and Landsea (the “Sponsor Surrender Agreement”).
On the Closing Date, Landsea Holdings disposed of 179,038 shares of Common Stock (the “Disposal of Settlement Shares”), in addition to a cash settlement in the amount of $1,753,737.24 for the remainder thereof, in settlement of 345.63 shares of phantom stock issued under the Landsea Homes Incorporated Phantom Stock Plan in connection with the completion of the Merger pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
After acquiring the Merger Consideration and the Sponsor Shares and the Disposal of Settlement Shares, as of the Closing Date, Landsea Holdings holds of record 32,878,265 shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”). Except as described above in this Item 3, Landsea Holdings did not pay any cash or other consideration for the Shares.
Item 4. – Purpose of Transaction
Merger Agreement
The information regarding the Merger Agreement under Item 3 is incorporated herein by reference.
As of the Closing Date, after the acquisition of the Merger Consideration and the Sponsor Shares and the Disposal of Settlement Shares, Landsea Holdings owns approximately 71.1% of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Issuer, based on 46,231,025 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date, the calculation of which includes all shares of Common Stock, the only outstanding class of the Issuer’s capital stock following the Business Combination, issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date.
The Merger Agreement is referenced herein as Exhibit 2 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 4.
Sponsor Surrender Agreement
Concurrent with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Sponsor, the Issuer, Landsea Holdings, and Landsea entered into that certain Sponsor Transfer, Waiver, Forfeiture and Deferral Agreement (the “Sponsor Surrender Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to (i) forfeit to the Issuer for no consideration 2,260,000 warrants held by the Sponsor, (ii) forfeit to the Issuer for no consideration 600,000 shares of Class B common stock held by the Sponsor, (iii) transfer to Landsea Holdings for no consideration 2,200,000 private placement warrants, (iv) transfer to Landsea Holdings for no consideration 500,000 shares of Class A common stock held by the Sponsor following the conversion upon consummation of the Merger of 500,000 shares of Class B common stock held by the Sponsor, (v) defer the conversion of 500,000 shares of its Class B common stock contingent upon the valuation of the Class A common stock reaching certain thresholds during the twenty-four month period following the closing of the Merger, (vi) exercise any warrants held by the Sponsor to purchase Class A common stock solely on a cashless basis, (vii) waive its right to convert the outstanding principal due under that certain Convertible Promissory Note, dated March 4, 2019, as amended, by and between Sponsor and the Issuer, to warrants of the Issuer in lieu of cash payment upon the consummation of the Merger, and (viii) cancel that certain $1,000,000 working capital loan to the Issuer pursuant to that certain Promissory Note entered into with the Issuer, dated as of July 16, 2020, in each case on terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.