Item 3. Source or Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
On July 11, 2022, in connection with the consummation (the “Closing”) of the business combination (the “Business Combination”) contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement (“Business Combination Agreement”), dated as of January 18, 2022, by and between the SPAC and ProKidney LP, a limited partnership organized under the laws of Ireland (“ProKidney LP”), acting through its general partner ProKidney GP Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of Ireland, the SPAC effected a private placement (the “PIPE Financing”) that was contingent upon the substantially concurrent consummation of the Business Combination and which occurred on July 11, 2022, the date of the Closing (the “Closing Date”). Pursuant to a subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreement”) entered in connection with the PIPE Financing, the Reporting Person, at its sole discretion, elected to receive 2,000,000 common units of ProKidney LP (the “Common Units”) for a purchase price of $10.00 per unit, in lieu of Issuer Class A ordinary shares which are exchangeable for Issuer Class A ordinary shares pursuant to the Exchange Agreement (as defined below) subject to certain conditions thereto. In addition, on the Closing Date, 61,118,645 of the Class B ordinary shares were received pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement in exchange for historical interests held by the Reporting Person in ProKidney contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Subscription Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of the Subscription Agreement for Institutional Investors, which is filed as Exhibit 2 and Exhibit 6 to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
The information in Item 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.
Each Reporting Person acquired the securities described in this Schedule 13D for investment purposes and intends to review its investments in the Issuer on a continuing basis. Any actions a Reporting Person might undertake may be made at any time and from time to time without prior notice and may be informed by such Reporting Person’s review of numerous factors, including but not limited to an ongoing evaluation of the Issuer’s business, financial condition, operations and prospects; price levels and availability of the Issuer’s securities or other financial instruments; general market, industry and economic conditions; tax considerations; such Reporting Person’s trading and investment strategies; the relative attractiveness of alternative business and investment opportunities; other future developments; and other factors deemed relevant by such Reporting Person.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the documents described herein to which a Reporting Person is a party, such Reporting Person may engage in discussions with management, the board of directors of the Issuer (the “Board”), other securityholders of the Issuer, industry analysts and other relevant parties. These discussions and other factors may result in a Reporting Person’s consideration of various alternatives with respect to his or its investment, including possible changes in the present Board and/or management of the Issuer or other alternatives to increase shareholder value. The Reporting Persons may also enter into confidentiality or similar agreements with the Issuer and, subject to such an agreement or otherwise, exchange information with the Issuer.
Other than as described above, no Reporting Person currently has any plans or proposals that relate to, or would result in, any of the matters listed in Items 4(a)–(j) of Schedule 13D, although depending on the factors discussed herein, any Reporting Person may change its purpose or formulate different plans or proposals with respect thereto at any time.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) – (b)
CEC:
| • | Amount beneficially owned: 63,118,645 |