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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
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References in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to DP Cap Acquisition Corp I. References to our
“management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors and references to the “Sponsor” refer to DP Investment Management Sponsor I LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report (the “Financial Statements”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the
meaning set forth in the Financial Statements. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements
of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business
strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended
to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual
events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 17, 2023 and this Quarterly
Report. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated on April 8, 2021 as a Cayman Islands exempted company and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase,
reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities (the “Business Combination”) that we have not yet identified. We are an emerging growth company and, as such, we are subject to all of the risks associated
with emerging growth companies. We completed our Public Offering on November 12, 2021. As of March 31, 2023, we had not identified any Business Combination target.
We presently have no revenue and have had no operations other than the active solicitation of a target business with which to complete a Business Combination.
We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our Business Combination. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
Our registration statement for our Public Offering was declared effective on November 8, 2021. On November 12, 2021, we consummated our Public Offering of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”), which
included the exercise in full of the underwriter’s option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 Units at the Public Offering price to cover over-allotments. Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A
ordinary shares”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant (the “Public Warrants”), each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The
Units were sold at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230.0 million.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, we consummated the private sale (the “Private Placement”) of 4,733,333 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) to DP Investment Management Sponsor I LLC (the
“Sponsor”), each exercisable to purchase one Class A ordinary share at $11.50 per share, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total gross proceeds of $7.1 million.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, pursuant to the Sponsor’s promissory note (the “Sponsor Note”), the Sponsor loaned $4,600,000 to the Company (the “Sponsor Loan”). The Sponsor
Loan is interest free. The Sponsor Loan shall be repaid or converted into warrants (the “Sponsor Loan Warrants”) at a purchase price of $1.50 per Sponsor Loan Warrant, at the Sponsor’s discretion and at any time until the consummation of our
initial Business Combination. Any Sponsor Loan Warrants issued will be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.
Upon the closing of our Public Offering, a total of $234.6 million ($10.20 per unit), comprised of $225.4 million of the proceeds from the Public Offering (which amount includes $8.05 million of the
underwriter’s deferred discount), $4.6 million of the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants and $4.6 million of the proceeds from the Sponsor Loan, were placed in a U.S.-based trust account (“Trust Account”) maintained by
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company acting as trustee. The funds held in the Trust Account may be invested in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as
determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account as described below.
Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of our Public Offering 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 we will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully.
We must complete one or more Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to management for
working capital purposes, if permitted, and excluding the amount of deferred underwriting discounts held in trust) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our Business Combination. However, we only intend to complete
a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as
an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
If we are unable to complete a Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of the Public Offering (“the Combination Period”), or May 12, 2023, (see discussion below regarding an extension
of the Combination Period), we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter subject to lawfully available funds therefor, 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 us to pay our taxes (if any)
(less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses) divided by the number of the then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive
further liquidation distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the remaining shareholders and our board of directors, liquidate and
dissolve, subject in each case to our obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
We cannot assure you that our plans to complete a Business Combination will be successful.
Recent Developments
Non-Redemption Agreements
On May 5, 2023, certain of our unaffiliated investors (the “Investors”) entered into non-redemption agreements (“Non-Redemption Agreements”) with the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Investors agreed to (i) not
redeem an aggregate of up to 4,000,000 previously-held Class A ordinary shares (the “Investor Shares”) in connection with the Extension Proposal (as defined below) and (ii) vote the Investor Shares in favor of the Extension Proposal. In exchange
for these commitments from the Investors, the Sponsor has agreed to transfer to the Investors (i) an aggregate of up to 1,000,000 Class B ordinary shares in connection with an extension until the Initial Extension Date (as defined below) and (ii)
to the extent our board of directors agrees to further extend the date to consummate its Business Combination to the Secondary Extension Date (as defined below), an aggregate of up to 1,500,000 Class B ordinary shares, which includes the Class B
ordinary shares referred to in clause (i), in each case, on or promptly after the consummation of the Business Combination.
Extraordinary General Meeting
On May 10, 2023, we held an Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders (the “Extraordinary General Meeting”) at which our shareholders voted to approve an amendment to our
amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to extend the date by which we must (1) consummate our Business Combination, (2) cease our operations except for the purpose of winding up if we fail to complete such Business
Combination, and (3) redeem all of the Class A ordinary shares included as part of the Units sold in the Public Offering, from May 12, 2023 to November 12, 2023 (the “Initial Extension Date”), with optional additional extensions of up to three
times by an additional month each time, at the option of our board of directors, until February 12, 2024 (the “Secondary Extension Date” and such proposal, the “Extension Proposal”).
In connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting, shareholders holding 18,940,598 Class A ordinary shares issued in our Public Offering exercised their right to redeem such shares at a per share
redemption price of $10.51. As a result, approximately $199.0 million will be removed from our Trust Account to pay such holders, and approximately $42.6 will remain in the Trust Account. Following the redemptions, we will have 4,059,402 Class A
Ordinary Shares with redemption rights outstanding.
Results of Operations
For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we had net income of $2,167,829 and a net loss of $128,585, respectively, which consisted of earnings on investments held in Trust Account of
$2,525,117 and $22,671, respectively, offset by general and administrative expenses of $357,288 and $151,256 (including formation expenses), respectively.
All activity from April 8, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2023, relates to our formation and our Public Offering and subsequent to our Public Offering, the search for a target for our Business
Combination. We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our Business Combination, at the earliest.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The registration statement for our Public Offering was declared effective by the SEC on November 8, 2021. On November 12, 2021, we consummated our Public Offering of 23,000,000 Units, inclusive of
the underwriters’ election to exercise their option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 Units, at a price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering, we consummated the
sale of 4,733,333 Private Placement Warrants to our Sponsor at a price of $1.50 per warrant, generating gross proceeds of $7,100,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering and Private Placement, our Sponsor loaned us $4,600,000
under the Sponsor Loan.
Following the Public Offering, the sale of the Private Placement Warrants and the issuance of the proceeds under the Sponsor Loan, a total of $234,600,000 was placed in the Trust Account, which
consisted of of $225,400,000 from the proceeds from the Public Offering, $4,600,000 from the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants and $4,600,000 from the proceeds from the Sponsor Loan. We incurred $13,148,152 in transaction
costs, including $4,600,000 of underwriting fees, $8,050,000 of deferred underwriting fees and $498,152 of other costs.
Our liquidity needs up to March 31, 2023 had been satisfied through (i) a payment from the Sponsor along with certain funds controlled by Data Point Capital of $25,000 to cover certain offering and
formation costs in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares to the Sponsor and (ii) the receipt of loans to us of up to $300,000 by the Sponsor under an unsecured promissory note. The unsecured promissory note was non-interest bearing and
was due at the earlier of December 31, 2021 and the closing of the Public Offering. As of March 31, 2023, no amounts were outstanding under the unsecured promissory note. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a
Business Combination, the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us working capital loans. As of March 31, 2023, there were no amounts outstanding under any working
capital loans.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, cash used in operating activities was $103,946, consisting of net income of 2,167,829, earnings on investments held in Trust Account of $2,525,117 and
changes in operating assets and liabilities of $253,342.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, cash used in operating activities was $155,913, consisting of net loss of 128,585 and earnings on investments held in Trust Account of $22,671 and changes
in operating assets and liabilities of $4,657.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had cash and investments held in Trust Account of $240,507,979 and $237,982,862, respectively. We may withdraw interest earned to pay our income taxes,
if any. We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and excluding deferred underwriting
commissions) to complete our Business Combination. To the extent that our share capital is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete a Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working
capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had cash of $842,353 and $946,299 held outside of the Trust Account, respectively. We intend to use the funds held outside the Trust Account primarily
to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review
corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, structure, negotiate and complete a Business Combination.
In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor or certain of our officers and
directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we complete a Business Combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, we may use a portion of the cash held
outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts, but no proceeds from our Trust Account would be used for such repayment.
At March 31, 2023 and at December 31, 2022, we did not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations or long-term liabilities.
Going Concern Considerations
In connection with the assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the FASB ASC Subtopic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern,” we have until November 12,
2023, and upon approval of the Company's board of directors, with the option to extend three times, for an additional month each time, up to February 12, 2024 to consummate a Business Combination. It is currently uncertain that we will be able to
consummate a Business Combination by this time. If our Business Combination cannot be completed prior to November 12, 2023, with the option to extend up to February 12, 2024, we will cease operations except for the purpose of winding-up, redeem
our outstanding public shares, and liquidate and dissolve unless, prior to such date, we receive an extension approval from our shareholders electing to further extend the date on which a Business combination must be consummated.
We may need to raise additional funds from our Sponsor and/or third parties in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. If our
estimates of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating the Business Combination is less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to a Business
Combination. The Sponsor is not under any obligation to advance funds to, or to invest in, us. If we are unable to raise additional funds, we may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not
necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of our business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. We cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to us on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
Management has determined that these conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern through one year from the date of
the Financial Statements if a Business Combination is not consummated. The 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
we be unable to continue as a going concern.
Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of
the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of the working capital loans) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up
to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our completion of our Business
Combination. However, the registration rights agreement provides that we will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act to become effective until termination of the applicable lockup period, which occurs (i) in the case
of the Founder Shares, until the earliest of (A) one year after the completion of our Business Combination and (B) subsequent to our Business Combination, (x) if the closing price of our Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share
(as adjusted for share sub‑divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 120 days after our Business Combination, or (y) the date on
which we complete a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of our public shareholders having the right to exchange their ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property, and (ii) in the case of
the Private Placement Warrants and the respective Class A ordinary shares underlying such warrants, 30 days after the completion of our Business Combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such
registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
We granted the underwriter a 45-day option from the date of the Public Offering to purchase on a pro rata basis up to 3,000,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if any, at the Public
Offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The over-allotment option was exercised in full on November 12, 2021.
The underwriter was entitled to an underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $4.6 million in the aggregate, paid upon the closing of the Public Offering. An additional fee of $0.35 per Unit, or
$8.05 million in the aggregate will be payable to the underwriter for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriter from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete a
Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Critical Accounting Policies
This management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of our Financial Statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and expenses and the disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities in our Financial Statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to fair value of financial instruments and accrued expenses. We base our estimates on known trends and
events and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other
sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed on April 17, 2023 for our critical accounting policies. There
have been no changes in policy since this filing.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Our management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying Financial Statements.
Inflation
We do not believe that inflation had a material impact on our business or operating results during the period presented.
JOBS Act
The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act are
allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not
comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, the Financial Statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new
or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS
Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any
requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements
(auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the chief executive officer’s compensation to median
employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years from the completion of our Public Offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.