DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS | NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS Industrial Tech Acquisitions II, Inc. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation on January 4, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). While the Company may pursue an initial Business Combination target in any business, industry or geographical location, the Company intends to focus its search on targets operating in the technology-focused areas including software, mobile and Internet of Things (“IoT”) applications, digital and energy transformation, cloud and cyber communications as well as high bandwidth services, including LTE, remote sensing and 5G communications. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from January 4, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation, the IPO (as defined below), and subsequent to the IPO, identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the IPO. The Company’s sponsor is Industrial Tech Partners II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement (“IPO Registration Statement”) for the Company’s initial public offering (“IPO”) was declared effective on January 11, 2022. On January 14, 2022, the Company consummated its IPO of 17,250,000 units (the “Units”), which included 2,250,000 Units issued pursuant to the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the underwriters. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company (the “Public Shares”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant of the Company (the “Public Warrants”). Each whole warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $172,500,000, which is discussed in Note 3. Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of 8,037,500 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”), at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $8,037,500, which is discussed in Note 4. Transaction costs amounted to $10,799,030 consisting of $3,450,000 of underwriting commissions, $6,900,000 of deferred underwriting commissions, and $449,030 of other offering costs, partially offset by the reimbursement of $1,035,000 of offering expenses by the underwriters. The Company’s remaining cash after payment of the offering costs is held outside of the Trust Account (as defined below) for working capital purposes. The Company’s Business Combination must be with one or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net balance in the Trust Account (excluding the amount of deferred underwriting discounts held and taxes payable on the income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the signing an agreement to enter into a Business Combination. However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-Business Combination 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 of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). There is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect a Business Combination. On January 14, 2022, an amount of $175,950,000 ($10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) and would be invested in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. Except with respect to interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account that may be released to the Company to pay its franchise and income tax obligations (less up to $50,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), the proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will not be released from the Trust Account until the earliest to occur of: (a) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (b) the redemption of any Public Shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended, the “amended and restated certificate of incorporation”), and (c) the redemption of the Company’s Public Shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination by December 14, 2023 (or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors of the Company) (the “Combination Period”), subject to applicable law. The Company will provide its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of the initial Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the initial Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a proposed initial Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Company will provide its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of the initial Business Combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial Business Combination, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its franchise and income taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, subject to the limitations described herein. The amount in the Trust Account is initially $10.20 per Public Share. The per-share amount the Company will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred underwriting commissions the Company will pay to the underwriters. All of the Public Shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the initial Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation. In accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and its guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of a company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Given that the Public Shares were issued with other freestanding instruments (i.e., Public Warrants), the initial carrying value of Class A common stock classified as temporary equity would be the allocated proceeds determined in accordance with ASC 470-20. The Class A common stock is subject to ASC 480-10-S99. If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either (i) accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or (ii) recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company has elected to recognize the changes immediately. While redemptions cannot cause the Company’s net tangible assets to fall below $5,000,001, the Public Shares are redeemable and would be classified as such on the balance sheet until such date that a redemption event takes place. If the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company 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, 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 earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its franchise and income taxes (less up to $50,000 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), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and the board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware 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 the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period. The Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to (i) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and Public Shares in connection with the completion of the initial Business Combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their founder shares and Public Shares in connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, and (iii) waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their founder shares if the Company fails to complete the initial Business Combination within the Combination Period, although they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Public Shares they hold if the Company fails to complete its initial Business Combination within the Combination Period. The Company’s Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or similar agreement or business combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.20 per Public Share and (ii) the actual amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account, if less than $10.20 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). However, the Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor has the Company independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believes that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. Therefore, the Company cannot assure that the Sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. On November 21, 2022, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) with NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NEXT”), and ITAQ Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into NEXT, and NEXT will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, which will change its corporate name to “NXTCLEAN Fuels Inc.,” or such other name as mutually agreed to by the Company and NEXT (the merger of Merger Sub into NEXT and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement collectively, the “NEXT Business Combination”). Each stockholder of NEXT will receive newly-issued Company securities, including, as applicable, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and/or options or warrants pursuant to which the Company’s Class A common stock will be issued, as further described below. Merger Agreement Amendment On April 14, 2023, the Company, NEXT and the Merger Sub entered into Amendment No.1 to the Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”). The parties entered into the Amendment in connection with the acquisition by Lakeview RNG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEXT, of assets associated with the Red Rock Biofuels development in Lake County, Oregon, which was effective on April 14, 2023 (the “Lakeview Transaction”). The Amendment revised the consideration to be paid by the Company in the merger to provide for the issuance of a new class of preferred stock of the Company, to be designated the Series A Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”) which is to be issued to the holders of the NEXT preferred stock that was issued in connection with the Lakeview Transaction. Pursuant to the Amendment, each share of the NEXT preferred stock, which has a stated value of $750,000 per share, shall be automatically converted into 75,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, which has a stated value of $10.00 per share. The issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock to the holders of the NEXT preferred stock is in addition to the issuance of the Company’s common stock to the holders of the NEXT common stock as provided in the Merger Agreement. The terms of the issuance of the Company’s common stock remain unchanged. On April 10, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to extend the date by which the Company must consummate a Business Combination from April 14, 2023 to December 14, 2023 (or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors of the Company) (the “Extension Amendment”). Stockholders holding 15,901,113 Public Shares exercised their right to redeem such shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, $165,137,380 ($10.38 per share) was removed from the Trust Account to pay such holders. Following redemptions, the Company had 1,348,887 Public Shares outstanding. On April 12, 2023, the Company issued a promissory note (the “Extension Note”) in the principal amount of up to $280,000 to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to loan to the Company up to such amount in connection with the extension of the Company’s time to consummate a business combination from April 14, 2023 to December 14, 2023 (or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors of the Company) (the “Extension”). The Company will deposit $35,000, or approximately $0.026 per Public Share that was not redeemed in connection with the Extension, into the Company’s Trust Account (i) in connection with the first drawdown under the Extension Note and (ii) for each of the up to seven subsequent calendar months (commencing on May 15, 2023 and ending on the 14th day of each subsequent month), or portion thereof, that is needed by the Company to complete an initial Business Combination. Such amounts will be distributed either to: (i) all of the holders of Public Shares upon the Company’s liquidation or (ii) holders of Public Shares who elect to have their shares redeemed in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination. The Extension Note bears no interest and is repayable in full upon the earlier of (a) the date of the consummation of the Business Combination or (b) the date of the liquidation of the Company. As of June 30, 2023, the Company has deposited a total of $105,000 into the Trust Account in connection with the Extension payments. As of June 30, 2023, there was $0 outstanding under the Extension Note. On April 12, 2023, the Company issued a second promissory note in the principal amount of up to $300,000 to the Sponsor (the “Working Capital Loan Note” and, together with the Extension Note, the “Notes”). The Working Capital Loan Note was issued in connection with advances the Sponsor has made, and may make in the future, to the Company for working capital expenses. The Working Capital Loan Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (a) the date of the consummation of the Business Combination or (b) the date of the liquidation of the Company, subject to the availability of funds outside of the Trust Account. As of June 30, 2023, there were $50,000 outstanding under working capital loans. Risks and Uncertainties 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 is not determinable as of the date of these condensed financial statements. 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 condensed financial statements. 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 U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year. In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax. Any redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury. In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination. As a result of the Extension Amendment, 15,901,113 shares of the Company’s common stock were redeemed with a total redemption payment of $165,137,380. The Company recorded a liability of $1,651,374 for the excise tax based on 1% of shares redeemed during the reporting period. For interim periods, an entity is not required to estimate future stock repurchases and stock issuances to measure its excise tax obligation. Rather, an entity can generally record the obligation on an as-incurred basis. In other words, the excise tax obligation recognized at the end of a quarterly financial reporting period is calculated as if the end of the quarterly period was the end of the annual period for which the excise tax obligation is payable. Liquidity, Going Concern and Capital Resources As of June 30, 2023, the Company had $475,262 in its operating bank accounts which consisted of $101,435 classified as restricted cash to be utilized for tax payments only, and a working capital deficit of $1,607,862, which excludes franchise and income taxes payable as such amounts can be paid from the interest earned in the Trust Account. As of June 30, 2023, $2,389,034 of the amount on deposit in the Trust Account represented interest income, which is available to pay the Company’s tax obligations. 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, but are not obligated to, provide the Company working capital loans. On April 12, 2023, Industrial Tech Acquisitions II, Inc., a Delaware corporation issued a promissory note in the principal amount of up to $280,000 to the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to loan to the Company up to such amount in connection with the extension of the Company’s time to consummate a business combination from April 14, 2023 to December 14, 2023 2023 (or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors of the Company). As of June 30, 2023, there was $0 outstanding under the Extension Note. On April 12, 2023, the Company issued a second promissory note in the principal amount of up to $300,000 to the Sponsor (the “Working Capital Loan Note” and, together with the Extension Note, the “Notes”). The Working Capital Loan Note was issued in connection with advances the Sponsor has made, and may make in the future, to the Company for working capital expenses. The Working Capital Loan Note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (a) the date of the consummation of the Business Combination or (b) the date of the liquidation of the Company, subject to the availability of funds outside of the Trust Account. As of June 30, 2023, there were $50,000 outstanding under working capital loans. In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until December 14, 2023 (or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors of the Company), to consummate a Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time. Additionally, the Company may not have sufficient liquidity to fund the working capital needs of the Company until one year from the issuance of these financial statements. If a Business Combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. Management has determined that the mandatory liquidation, should a Business Combination not occur, and potential subsequent dissolution, coupled with the Company’s current liquidity, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after December 14, 2023. The Company intends to complete a Business Combination before the mandatory liquidation date. |