NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1—Description of the Business Combination
On December 7, 2021, VGAC II entered into the Merger Agreement with Grove and on March 31, 2022, VGAC II entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger with Grove. All references to the Merger Agreement in these notes shall be interpreted to refer to the Merger Agreement as amended and restated, unless the context otherwise requires.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the closing on June 16, 2022, Grove merged with a wholly owned subsidiary of VGAC II, with Grove being the surviving corporation as a wholly owned subsidiary of VGAC II and II changed its name to Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (“New Grove”). Following the closing, (a) New Grove owns all the equity interests of Grove and (b) the former equity holders of Grove holds all of the outstanding New Grove Class B Common Stock.
Note 2—Basis of the Pro Forma Presentation
The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP. Under this method of accounting, VGAC II will be treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of New Grove will represent a continuation of the financial statements of Current Grove with the Business Combination treated as the equivalent of Current Grove issuing stock for the net assets of VGAC II, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of VGAC II will be stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. Operations prior to the Business Combination will be presented as those of Current Grove in future reports of New Grove.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2022 assumes that the Merger and the other related events, summarized below, occurred on March 31, 2022. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for the year ended December 31, 2021 present pro forma effect to the Merger and the other related events, summarized below, as if it had been completed on January 1, 2021, (the date of inception for VGAC II was January 13, 2021).
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information was derived from and should be read in conjunction with the following historical financial statements and the accompanying notes, which are included elsewhere in this proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus:
| • | the (a) historical audited condensed financial statements of VGAC II as of December 31, 2021 and for the period from January 13, 2021 (inception) to December 31, 2021, included in VGAC II’s Annual Report on From 10-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022 and (b) historical unaudited condensed financial statements of VGAC II for the three months ended March 31, 2022 included in VGAC II’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022 and incorporated by reference; |
| • | the (a) historical audited financial statements of Grove as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021 included in the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus, and (b) historical unaudited condensed financial statements of Grove for the three months ended March 31, 2022 included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. |
| • | other information relating to Grove and VGAC II included in the proxy statement/consent solicitation statement/prospectus, including the Merger Agreement and the description of certain terms thereof set forth under the section titled “Business Combination Proposal.” |
Management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the pro forma adjustments. As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, tax savings, or cost savings that may be associated with the Business Combination.
The pro forma adjustments reflecting the consummation of the Business Combination are based on certain currently available information and certain assumptions and methodologies that New Grove believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated. Therefore, it is likely that the