In accordance with the SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, ASC 480, paragraph
10-S99,
redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. The Company had previously classified a portion of its Class A common stock in permanent equity, or total stockholders’ equity. Although the Company did not specify a maximum redemption threshold, its charter provision does not allow the Company to redeem its public shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. Management determined, after consultation with its advisors, and in light of SEC comments recently reported in respect of other special purpose acquisition companies, that the Class A common stock underlying the units issued during the Initial Public Offering can be redeemed or become redeemable subject to the occurrence of future events considered to be outside the Company’s control. Accordingly, the Company’s management concluded that the Company should present all redeemable Class A common stock as temporary equity and recognize remeasurement from the initial book value to redemption value at the time of its Initial Public Offering and in accordance with ASC 480.
The Company identified an error related to accounting for underwriter’s overallotment related to Class A common stock subject to redemption. Management has concluded that the error is immaterial and does not require restatement of previously issued unaudited condensed financial statements as of March 19, 2021, March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021.
Additionally, the Company identified an error related to recording the change in the fair value of the Public Warrant liability for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The error was adjusted during the current quarter.
To respond to this material weakness, we devoted, and plan to continue to devote, significant effort and resources to the remediation and improvement of our internal control over financial reporting. While we have processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements, we plan to enhance our system of evaluating and implementing the complex accounting standards that apply to our financial statements. Our plans at this time include providing enhanced access to accounting literature, research materials and documents and increased communication among our personnel and third-party professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. The elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Except as set forth below, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes with respect to those risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations.
Changes in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws or regulations, may adversely affect our business, investments and results of operations.
We are subject to laws and regulations enacted by national, regional and local governments. In particular, we are required to comply with certain SEC and other legal requirements. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws and regulations may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws and regulations and their interpretation and application may also change from time to time and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, investments and results of operations. In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete an initial business combination, and results of operations.
On March 30, 2022, the SEC issued proposed rules relating to, among other items, enhancing disclosures in business combination transactions involving SPACs and private operating companies; amending the financial statement requirements applicable to transactions involving shell companies; effectively limiting the use of projections in SEC filings in connection with proposed business combination transactions; increasing the potential liability of certain participants in proposed business combination transactions; and the extent to which SPACs could become subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940. These rules, if adopted, whether in the form proposed or in revised form, may materially adversely affect our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination and may increase the costs and time related thereto.
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
On March 19, 2021, we consummated the Public Offering of 17,500,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A Common Stock and
one-half
of one redeemable Warrant. Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share, and only whole Warrants are exercisable. The Warrants will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of our initial Business Combination and 12 months from the closing of the Public Offering and will expire five years after the completion of our initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Subject to certain terms and conditions, we may redeem the warrants after they become exercisable.
The units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $175,000,000. BMO Capital Markets was the sole book-running manager. Academy Securities and AmeriVet Securities acted as
co-managers.
The securities sold in the Public Offering were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form
S-1
(No.
333-253595).
The SEC declared the registration statement effective on March 16, 2021.
We paid a total of $3,500,000 in underwriting discount (net of $875,000 fee reimbursement paid by the underwriters to the Company) and $348,542 for other costs and expenses related to the Public Offering. In addition, the underwriter agreed to defer $6,125,000 in underwriting discount and $875,000 deferred advisory fee.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, pursuant to the Private Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of 4,875,000 Private Placement Warrants to Kadem Management, LLC (the “Sponsor”) at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant, generating gross proceeds to the Company of approximately $4,875,000. Each whole Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one whole share of the Company’s Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales. The issuance of the Private Placement Warrants was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.