Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
None.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this report include the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed with the SEC. Except as set forth below, as of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
filed with the SEC.
Changes in laws or regulations or in how such laws or regulations are interpreted or applied, or a failure to comply with any laws, regulations, interpretations or applications, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination.
We are subject to the laws and regulations, and interpretations and applications of such laws and regulations, of national, regional, state and local governments and applicable non-U.S. jurisdictions. In particular, our consummation of a business combination may be contingent upon our ability to comply with certain laws, regulations, interpretations and applications, and any post-business combination company may be subject to additional laws, regulations, interpretations and applications. Compliance with the foregoing may be difficult, time consuming and costly. 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, including our ability to negotiate and complete an initial business combination. 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.
On March 30, 2022, the SEC issued proposed rules relating to, among other items, disclosures in business combination transactions involving SPACs and private operating companies; the financial statement requirements applicable to transactions involving shell companies; the use of projections in SEC filings in connection with proposed business combination transactions; 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, as amended, including a proposed rule that would provide SPACs a safe harbor from treatment as an investment company if they satisfy certain conditions that limit a SPAC’s duration, asset composition, business purpose and activities. These rules, if adopted, whether in the form proposed or in a revised form, may increase the costs of and the time needed to negotiate and complete an initial business combination, and may constrain the circumstances under which we could complete an initial business combination.
Our search for a business combination, and any target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected by the recent outbreak of hostilities between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
In February 2022, the Russian Federation launched a military campaign against Ukraine. In response to these actions, the United States, the European Union and other governmental authorities have imposed a series of sanctions and penalties upon Russia and certain of its political and business leaders, and may impose additional sanctions and penalties, which restrict the ability of companies throughout the world to do business with Russia. In addition, a number of companies throughout the world who were not directly restricted by those sanctions have voluntarily elected to cease doing business with companies affiliated with Russia and it is anticipated that Russia will retaliate with its own restrictions and sanctions. It is expected that these events will have an impact upon, among other things, financial markets for the foreseeable future and may lead to increased and price volatility for publicly traded securities, including ours. If the disruptions caused by these events continue for an extended period of time, our ability to search for a business combination or finance such business combination, and the business, operations and financial performance of any target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected.
Recent increases in inflation in the United States and elsewhere could make it more difficult for us to consummate a business combination.
Recent increases in inflation in the United States and elsewhere may be leading to increased price volatility for publicly traded securities, including ours, and may lead to other national, regional and international economic disruptions, any of which could make it more difficult for us to consummate a business combination.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On October 21, 2021, we consummated the initial public offering of 30,000,000 Units. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, generating total gross proceeds of $300,000,000. The securities in the offering were registered under the Securities Act on registration statement on Form
S-1
(333-259773
and
333-260344).
The Securities and Exchange Commission declared the registration statements effective on October 18, 2021.
Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, pursuant to the Sponsor Unit Subscription Agreement and the unit subscription agreements entered into with the Underwriters, the Company completed the private sale of an aggregate of 700,000 placement units to the Sponsor and the representatives of the underwriters at $10.00 per placement unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $7,000,000. The placement units are identical to the units sold in the initial public offering, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sale. The issuance of the placement units was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, pursuant to a loan to the Sponsor, the Sponsor loaned $6,220,000 to the Company at no interest. A portion of the proceeds of the Sponsor Loan was deposited into the trust account and will be repaid or converted into units at a conversion price of $10.00 per Sponsor Loan Unit, at the Sponsor’s discretion and at any time until the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. The Sponsor Loan Units would be identical to the placement units. The Sponsor Loan was issued in order to ensure that the amount deposited into the trust account at the closing of the initial public offering is $10.20 per Class A ordinary share offered as part of the units sold in the initial public offering. If the Company does not complete an initial business combination and the Sponsor Loan has not been converted into Sponsor Loan Units prior to such time, the Company will not repay the Sponsor Loan and its proceeds will be distributed to the holders of the Public Shares. The Sponsor has waived any claims against the trust account in connection with the Sponsor Loan. The Sponsor shall be entitled to certain registration rights relating to the Sponsor Loan Units. The issuance of the Sponsor Loan was made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
For a description of the use of the proceeds generated in our initial public offering, see Part I, Item 2 of this Quarterly Report.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None
Item 5. Other Information
None
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