Description of Organization and Business Operations | Note 1 – Description of Organization and Business Operations LF Capital Acquisition Corp. II (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on February 19, 2021. The Company is a blank check company formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”). The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end. The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies. As of June 30, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity from February 19, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2023, relates to the Company’s formation and Initial Public Offering (“IPO”), which is described below and, since the IPO, the search for a prospective Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income earned on investments from the proceeds derived from the IPO. The registration statement for the Company’s IPO was declared effective on November 16, 2021. On November 19, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO and sold 22,500,000 11.50 10.00 225,000,000 Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of 11,000,000 1.00 11,000,000 Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the closing of the sale of 3,375,000 33,750,000 1,350,000 1,350,000 Offering costs for the IPO and the exercise of the Underwriter’s over-allotment option amounted to $ 15,030,508 14,231,250 9,056,250 799,258 9,056,250 Following the closing of the IPO and the exercise of the Underwriter’s over-allotment option, $ 263,925,000 10.20 The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80 50 The Company will provide the holders of the outstanding public shares (the “Public Shares”, and the holders thereof, the “Public Stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company. The Public Stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially anticipated to be $10.20 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest then in the Trust Account, net of taxes payable). The warrants will subject to redemption, as further described in Note 6. 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 Company’s Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”). In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codifications (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” (“ASC 480”) Subtopic 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 was the allocated proceeds determined in accordance with ASC 470-20 “Debt with Conversion and other Options”. 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. Although redemptions cannot cause the Company’s net tangible assets to fall below $ 5,000,001 Redemptions of the Company’s Public Shares may be subject to the satisfaction of conditions, including minimum cash conditions, pursuant to an agreement relating to the Company’s Business Combination. If the Company seeks stockholder approval of the Business Combination, the Company will proceed with a Business Combination if a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination, or such other vote as required by law or stock exchange rule. If a stockholder vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to the Charter, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 4) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the IPO in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares without voting, and if they do vote, irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Charter provides that a Public Stockholder, together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined under Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate of 15% or more of the Class A Common Stock sold in the IPO, without the prior consent of the Company. The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors (collectively, the “Initial Stockholders”) have agreed not to propose an amendment to the Charter that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination, unless the Company provides the Public Stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of Class A Common Stock in conjunction with any such amendment. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within 15 months from the closing of the IPO (unless extended in connection with an Extension (as defined below) election or as a result of an amendment to our Charter, which would require the approval of the holders of at least 65% of all of the Company’s then outstanding common stock) (“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 the Company’s franchise and income taxes (less up to $ 100,000 On February 14, 2023, pursuant to the terms of the Charter of the Company, our Sponsor, the holder of an aggregate of 6,388,750 shares of the Company’s Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Common Stock”), elected to convert 6,268,750 shares of the Class B Common Stock held by it on a one-for-one basis into Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”) of the Company, with immediate effect. Following such conversion, as of February 14, 2023, the Company had an aggregate of 32,143,750 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding and 200,000 shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding. On February 15, 2023, the Company signed a letter of intent with the target company for a potential Business Combination (the “Target Company” which, if completed, would qualify as its initial Business Combination. The letter of intent is non-binding with respect to all its material terms, except with respect to provisions regarding a limited period of exclusivity. The Target Company is a US-based manufacturer in the packaging industry with industry-leading profitability serving diversified end markets and with an established and highly attractive, blue-chip customer base that are subject to multi-year contracts. On February 15, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) to vote on a proposal to amend the Company’s Charter to increase the monthly Extension payment per one-month extension of the deadline to complete the initial Business Combination to $0.04 per share of the Company’s Class A Common Stock (the “Charter Amendment Proposal”). The Company convened and adjourned the Special Meeting, without conducting any business and the Company adjourned the meeting until February 17, 2023. On February 17, 2023, the Company reconvened the Special Meeting at which its stockholders approved the Charter Amendment Proposal. In connection with the vote to approve the Charter Amendment Proposal, holders of 14,574,581 shares of Class A Common Stock properly exercised their right to redeem their shares of Class A Common Stock at a redemption price of approximately $10.35 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $150,738,777. As such, approximately 56% of the Class A Common Stock outstanding with redemption rights was redeemed and approximately 11,300,419 shares of the Class A Common Stock remain outstanding. On February 21, 2023, the Company issued a promissory note (the “2023 Note”) in the aggregate principal amount of up to $2,712,101 (the “Extension Funds”) to our Sponsor, pursuant to which a portion of the Extension Funds may be deposited into the Trust Account for each share of Class A Common Stock sold in the Company’s initial public offering that was not redeemed in connection with increase of the redemption price set forth in the Charter Amendment Proposal. The Company entered into an amendment on June 27, 2023 to increase the aggregate principal amount available under the 2023 Note by $800,000. On February 21, 2023, March 20, 2023, April 17, 2023, May 17, 2023 and June 14, 2023 the Company drew down $452,016.76, respectively, under the 2023 Note to fund the Extension payments. As of June 30, 2023, the amount borrowed against the 2023 Note was $2,260,084 and $1,252,017 is available for withdrawal. On March 13, 2023, Scott Reed resigned from the board of directors of the Company and from his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Reed did not resign as a result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company or board of directors on any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Reed will continue to serve as an advisor to the Company. On March 13, 2023, Elias Farhat, who is also a member of the board of directors, was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer. On March 13, 2023, the Company announced that Djemi Traboulsi, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of the Company, was appointed to the board of directors, to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until his successor is elected and qualified. On March 21, 2023, Djemi Traboulsi resigned from his position as Senior Vice President and Managing Director. Mr. Traboulsi did not resign as a result of any dispute or disagreement with the Company or board of directors on any matters relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Mr. Traboulsi will continue to serve as a member of the board of directors of the Company. On June 27, 2023, the Company filed an amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) to the Company’s Charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Charter Amendment extended the date by which the Company has to consummate a Business Combination from August 19, 2023 to November 19, 2023 (the “Extended Date”), by increasing the number of one-month extensions of the deadline to complete the initial Business Combination from six to nine (the “Extensions”) by depositing into the Trust Account established in connection with the Company’s IPO for each Extension beginning July 19, 2023 the lesser of (i) $ 200,000 0.03 0.0001 11,383,419 5,599,025 10.70 59,958,158 The Initial Stockholders have agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Stockholders should acquire Public Shares in or after the IPO, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The Underwriter has agreed to waive its rights to its deferred underwriting fees (see Note 5) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be only $10.20 per share held in the Trust Account. In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the Trust Account or to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business, execute agreements waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account. Risks and Uncertainties In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic which continues to spread throughout the United States and the world. As of the date the financial statements were issued, there is considerable uncertainty around the expected duration of this pandemic. Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Company has concluded that, while it is reasonably possible that COVID-19 could have a negative effect on the Company’s ability to identify a target company for a Business Combination, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the unaudited condensed financial statements. The unaudited condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. 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 are not determinable as of the date of these financial statements and 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 financial statements. Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 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. Liquidity and Going Concern As of June 30, 2023, the Company had $ 176,957 121,095,558 5,441,971 In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the authoritative guidance in FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) Subtopic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern,” management has determined that should the Company be unable to complete a Business Combination, due to the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution described in Note 1 of the financial statements that would follow, it raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company originally had until February 19, 2023 to consummate a Business Combination. On February 15, 2023, the Company held a Special Meeting to vote on a proposal to amend the Company’s Charter to increase the monthly Extension payment per one-month extension of the deadline to complete the initial Business Combination to $ 0.04 14,574,581 10.35 150,738,777 56 11,300,419 On June 27, 2023, the Company filed the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The Charter Amendment extended the date by which the Company has to consummate a Business Combination from August 19, 2023 to November 19, 2023, by increasing the number of one-month Extensions of the deadline to complete the initial Business Combination from six to nine by depositing into the Trust Account established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering for each Extension beginning July 19, 2023 the lesser of (i) $ 200,000 0.03 11,383,419 5,599,025 10.70 59,958,158 On February 21, 2023, the Company issued the 2023 Note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $ 2,712,101 800,000 452,016 Also, in connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the ASU Subtopic 205-40 management has determined that if the Company is unable to raise additional funds to alleviate liquidity needs as well as complete a Business Combination by November 19, 2023, the Extended Date, then the Company will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. The liquidity condition as well as the date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. |