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PART
I
ITEM
1. BUSINESS.
We
are a blank check company incorporated on October 26, 2020 as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger,
capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses,
which we refer to throughout this annual report as our initial business combination. We have neither engaged in any operations unrelated
to our search for business combination candidates nor generated any revenue to date.
While
our efforts to identify a prospective target business was not limited to a particular industry, sector or region, we capitalized on the expertise of our management team, board and advisors (collectively, our “Team”) in the professional
sports teams and media sectors, including, but not limited to, related areas such as sports technology, gaming and e-sports.
Our
objective is to generate attractive returns and create value for our shareholders by applying our strategy of capitalizing on the experience
of our Team. Our Team has spent their careers working in the global professional sports and media industries. Our Team has particular
expertise in operations and turnaround. Our Team’s experience includes negotiating record setting naming rights, cable, TV, radio,
licensed merchandise, sponsorship and food service deals with numerous franchises, as well as numerous facility leasing, financing and
construction contracts. This experience includes managing the business operations of professional athletes (including Michael Jordan
and Patrick Ewing), sports franchises (the New York Yankees, San Francisco 49ers, Florida Panther, Atlanta Thrashers, Atlanta Hawks and
Charlotte Bobcats) and leagues (including the WNBA, the PGA Tour and the NCAA’s Southeastern Conference). We will look to acquire
and manage a business that can benefit from our Team’s global experience with sports teams, leagues, media, brands, technology
and investments.
Proposed
Business Combination
Amended
and Restated Business Combination Agreement and Merger Agreement
On
February 8, 2023, we entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Business
Combination Agreement”) with Goal Acquisitions Nevada Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Goal Nevada”), Digital Virgo
Group, a French corporation (société par actions simplifiée) (“Digital Virgo”), all
shareholders of Digital Virgo (the “Digital Virgo Shareholders”), and IODA S.A., in its capacity as the “DV
Shareholders Representative” (as defined in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement), which amends and
restates in its entirety the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2022, by and among the Company, Digital Virgo,
and certain other parties.
Concurrently
with the execution of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, the Company and Goal Nevada entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will, prior to the Closing (as defined below),
reincorporate as a Nevada corporation by merging with and into Goal Nevada, a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, with
Goal Nevada surviving the merger (the “Reincorporation Merger”).
Pursuant
to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement and after the consummation of the Reincorporation Merger, Digital Virgo will
acquire all of the outstanding shares of Goal Nevada whereby the outstanding shares of Goal Nevada will be exchanged for shares of Digital
Virgo by means of a statutory share exchange under Nevada law (the “Exchange”). The time of the closing of the Exchange is
referred to herein as the “Closing.” The date of the Closing is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”
The
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement and the Exchange, as well as the Merger Agreement and the Reincorporation Merger,
were approved by the board of directors of the Company.
Below
is a description of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement and the Exchange, as well as the Merger Agreement and the
Reincorporation Merger. The description below does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions
of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.2 and the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.3.
The
Reincorporation Merger and the Exchange
Subject
to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, the Company will, prior to the Closing, reincorporate as
a Nevada corporation by merging with and into Goal Nevada, a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, with Goal Nevada surviving
the merger. Each unit of the Company (which is comprised of one share of common stock of the Company and one warrant to purchase one
share of common stock of the Company), share of common stock of the Company and warrant to purchase shares of common stock of the Company
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger will be converted, respectively, into units
of Goal Nevada, shares of common stock of Goal Nevada and warrants to purchase shares of common stock of Goal Nevada (respectively, “Goal
Nevada Units,” “Goal Nevada Shares” and “Goal Nevada Warrants”) on a one-for-one basis, which will have
substantially identical rights, preferences and privileges as the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering and simultaneous
private placement, the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and the warrants which were included in the units that
were sold in the Company’s initial public offering and simultaneous private placement.
Pursuant
to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth therein,
Digital Virgo will effect a series of related transactions, in each case, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, including the following:
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Prior
to the Closing, Digital Virgo will convert into a French public limited company (société anonyme); |
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After
the conversion into a French public limited company (société anonyme) and prior to the Closing, Digital Virgo
and the Digital Virgo Shareholders intend to effect a placement of ordinary shares of Digital Virgo to certain institutional and
other investors (the “PIPE Investors”) through both primary and/or secondary offerings (the “PIPE Investment”),
including the sale of a number of Digital Virgo ordinary shares held by the Digital Virgo Shareholders in exchange for $125,000,000 in cash; |
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Immediately
after the PIPE Investment, Digital Virgo will (i) effect a reverse share split of all of its existing shares pursuant to a conversion
parity which is expected to be 10 to 26, including the shares purchased by the PIPE Investors in the PIPE Investment, (ii) change
the par value of all such existing shares from €0.10 to €0.26 and (iii) rename all such existing shares to Class A ordinary
shares (the “Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary Shares”) (together, the “Reverse Share Split”). Immediately after
the completion of the Reverse Share Split, the Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary Shares held by IODA S.A., the controlling shareholder
of Digital Virgo, will be converted into Class B preferred shares, par value €0.26 per share of Digital Virgo (the “Digital
Virgo Class B Shares”), on a one-for-one basis, with such shares having identical rights to the Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary
Shares except that the Digital Virgo Class B Shares will have two votes for each share. |
Subject
to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, at the Closing, (i)
Digital Virgo will acquire all of the issued outstanding Goal Nevada Shares pursuant to articles of exchange filed with the Nevada Secretary
of State in accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes, whereby each issued and outstanding Goal Nevada Share will be exchanged for
one Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary Share by means of a statutory share exchange under Nevada law (the “Exchange”) and (ii)
each Goal Nevada Warrant will be automatically exchanged for one warrant issued by Digital Virgo that will be exercisable for one Digital
Virgo Class A Ordinary Share. All outstanding Goal Nevada Units will be separated into their underlying securities immediately prior
to the Exchange.
In
addition, at the Closing, (i) 5,000,000 Class C preferred shares, par value €0.26 per share, of Digital Virgo (the “DV Earnout
Shares”) will be issued to and deposited with one or more escrow agents and will be disbursed to the Digital Virgo Shareholders,
in whole or in part, after the Closing, if both an earnout milestone based on “EBITDA” (as defined in the Amended and Restated
Business Combination Agreement) and a share price milestone are met and (ii) 1,293,750 Class C preferred shares, par value €0.26
per share, of Digital Virgo (the “Sponsor Earnout Shares”) will be issued to and deposited with an escrow agent and will
be disbursed to Goal Acquisitions Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), after the Closing, if a share price milestone is met. The
earnout milestone will be met if Digital Virgo’s EBITDA for any fiscal year ending on or before December 31, 2027 is equal or greater
than $60,000,000, in which case 2,500,000 DV Earnout Escrow Shares will be released to the Digital Virgo Shareholders. The share price
milestone will be met if Digital Virgo’s share price is equal to or greater than $15.00 for at least 20 out of 30 consecutive trading
days (counting only those trading days in which there is trading activity) from the period starting from the date immediately following
the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2026, in which case 2,500,000 DV Earnout Escrow Shares will be released to the Digital Virgo
Shareholders and all of the Sponsor Earnout Shares will be released to the Sponsor. Any DV Earnout Shares remaining in the earnout escrow
account that have not been released to the Digital Virgo Shareholders will be released to Digital Virgo, and any Sponsor Earnout Shares
remaining in the earnout escrow account that have not been released to the Sponsor will be released to Digital Virgo. The Class C preferred
shares of Digital Virgo will have identical rights to the Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary Shares except that the Class C preferred shares
will have no voting rights. If and when the Class C preferred shares are released from escrow to the Digital Virgo Shareholders or the
Sponsor, as applicable, such shares shall be automatically be converted into Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary Shares, on a one-for-one
basis, with full voting rights as of their respective date of disbursement by the escrow agent. “EBITDA” means the “Adjusted
EBITDA” of Digital Virgo as currently calculated by Digital Virgo for its reporting requirements under its existing credit facility,
which is a non-GAAP measure and should not be construed as more relevant measures of operational performance than financial information
under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
As
described below, the Sponsor has agreed to forfeit 646,875 shares of common stock of the Company for no consideration effective as of
the Closing.
Representations
and Warranties; Covenants
The
parties to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement have agreed to customary representations and warranties for transactions
of this type. Except in certain limited instances, the representations and warranties made under the Amended and Restated Business Combination
Agreement will not survive the Closing.
In
addition, the parties to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement agreed to be bound by certain customary covenants for
transactions of this type, including, among others, (i) a covenant of each party to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Transactions”) to be consummated
in an expeditious manner, (ii) a covenant of the Company to convene a special meeting of the stockholders of the Company to approve the
stockholder proposals, except that the board of directors of the Company may fail to make, amend, change, withdraw, modify, withhold
or qualify its recommendation (a “Change in Recommendation”) in response to an Intervening Event (as defined in the
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, which does not include matters relating to an alternative transaction) if it determines
in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that a failure to make a Change in Recommendation
would be a breach by the board of directors of its fiduciary obligations to the Company’s stockholders under applicable law, (iii)
covenants providing that the parties will not solicit, initiate, submit, facilitate, discuss or negotiate any inquiry, proposal or offer
with respect to any alternative transaction, (iv) a covenant by Digital Virgo to deliver to the Company audited financial statements
that have been audited in accordance with PCAOB auditing standards by a PCAOB qualified auditor and other audited and unaudited financial
statements of Digital Virgo that are required to be included in the proxy statement, and (v) if the Company or Digital Virgo has received
a proposal that it believes is superior to the proposed committed capital on demand facility (“CCOD”), for which the Company
has received a term sheet, a covenant by the Company and Digital Virgo to discuss the terms of such proposal in good faith and whether
to proceed with such proposal instead of the proposed CCOD.
Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligations
Under
the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, the obligations of the parties (or, in some cases, some of the parties) to consummate
the Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary closing conditions of the respective parties, including,
among others, (i) the accuracy of representations and warranties as of the signing of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement
and as of the Closing Date, subject to materiality and material adverse effect qualifiers set forth in the Amended and Restated Business
Combination Agreement, (ii) material compliance with pre-closing covenants, (iii) no material adverse effect both for the Company and
Digital Virgo, (iv) the delivery of customary closing certificates, (v) the absence of a legal prohibition on consummating the Transactions,
(vi) approval by the Company’s stockholders and the consummation of the Reincorporation Merger, (vii) approval of a listing application
on Nasdaq for the Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary Shares, (viii) the “Available Cash” (which is defined to include the amount
released from the Company’s trust account, after giving effect to redemptions, repayment of the Company’s working capital
loans and the Transactions, but without giving effect to payment of any of the parties’ transaction expenses, plus any amounts
delivered to the Company or Digital Virgo at or prior to the Closing pursuant to any investments) is equal to or greater than $20,000,000,
(ix) the delivery of a fully executed and binding committed capital on demand facility for at least $100,000,000 (or a lesser amount
as determined by Digital Virgo) of post-Closing capital (the “CCOD”), (x) the Company having at least $5,000,001 of net tangible
assets remaining after giving effect to redemptions and (xi) dissenters’ rights under Nevada law not being available in connection
with the Exchange.
Termination
The
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement may be terminated under certain customary and limited circumstances at any time prior
to the Closing, including, among others, (i) by mutual written consent of the Company and Digital Virgo, (ii) upon any injunction or
other governmental order preventing the consummation of the Transactions which shall have become final and non-appealable, (iii) upon
a material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement (subject to an opportunity to cure, if such violation or breach
is capable of being cured), (iv) if the Closing has not occurred by April 30, 2023 (the “Termination Date”), provided, that
the Termination Date shall be automatically extended for two (2) months if the Closing shall not have occurred by April 30, 2023, (v)
by Digital Virgo, if the Company fails to consummate the Transactions following the satisfaction of the conditions to the Company’s
closing, (vi) by Digital Virgo, if the Company fails to consummate the Transactions prior to the Termination Date (as such date may be
extended, if at all) as a result of the Company’s failure to satisfy the Available Cash closing condition and/or the CCOD closing
condition, and (vii) by the Company, if Digital Virgo fails to consummate the Transactions following the satisfaction of the conditions
to Digital Virgo’s closing.
Digital
Virgo will be obligated to pay the Company a termination fee of $2,000,000 if the Amended and Restated Business Combination
Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to clause (vii) of the preceding paragraph. The Company will be obligated to pay
Digital Virgo a termination fee of $2,000,000 if the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement is terminated by Digital
Virgo pursuant to clauses (v) or (vi) of the preceding paragraph.
Note
Regarding the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement
The
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that the respective parties made
to each other as of the date of such agreement or other specific dates. The assertions embodied in those representations, warranties
and covenants were made for purposes of the contract among the respective parties and are subject to important qualifications and limitations
agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement. The Amended and Restated
Business Combination Agreement has been included as Exhibit 2.3 hereto to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It
is not intended to provide any other factual information about the parties to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement.
In particular, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement,
which were made only for purposes of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for
the benefit of the parties to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the
contracting parties (including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between
the parties to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts) and may be subject
to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors and reports and documents
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements, or any descriptions thereof, as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of any party to
the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement. In addition, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements and other
terms of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement may be subject to subsequent waiver or modification by the parties in
their sole discretion without prior public notice. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties
and other terms may change after the date of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, which subsequent information may
or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.
Other
Agreements
The
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement contemplates the execution of various additional agreements and instruments, including,
among others, the following:
Amended
and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement
Concurrently
with the execution of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor and certain other persons parties thereto
entered into an Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement”), which
amends and restates the Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2022, by and among the Sponsor and certain other parties
in its entirety, pursuant to which each of the Sponsor and such other persons has agreed to, among other things, (i) vote all of its
shares of common stock of the Company in favor of the Transactions and each of the other proposals presented by the Company at the special
meeting of stockholders with respect to the Transactions, (ii) waive its redemption rights with respect to its shares of common stock
of the Company in connection with the Transactions and (iii) not transfer any securities of the Company until the Closing or termination
of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (except in limited circumstances).
The
foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety
by the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.12.
Amended
and Restated Investor Rights Agreement
Concurrently
with the execution of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, Digital Virgo, the Company, the Sponsor, the Digital Virgo
Shareholders and certain other persons parties thereto entered into an Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement (the “Amended
and Restated Investor Rights Agreement”), which amends and restates the Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2022,
by and among the Company, Sponsor, the Digital Virgo Shareholders and certain other parties in its entirety. Pursuant to the Amended
and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, (i) the board of directors of Digital Virgo shall be comprised of thirteen (13) directors at
and immediately following the Closing, of which, five (5) individuals shall be proposed by the Sponsor (the “Sponsor Directors”)
for so long as the Sponsor and the “Other Holders” (as defined in the Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, and
their respective permitted transferees) own at least 50% of the number of the Digital Virgo Shares owned by the Sponsor and the Other
Holders on the Closing Date (which shall be reduced to three (3) individuals if that percentage drops to 25%) and eight (8) individuals
shall be proposed by the Digital Virgo Shareholders (acting through their representative, IODA S.A.) for so long as the Digital Virgo
Shareholders (and their permitted transferees) own at least 50% of the number of the Digital Virgo Shares owned by the Digital Virgo
Shareholders on the Closing Date (which shall be reduced to five (5) individuals if that percentage drops to 25%), (ii) the board of
directors of Digital Virgo shall be divided into three classes of directors, with each class serving for staggered three-year terms,
provided that the Sponsor Directors shall be Class III directors, (iii) the Sponsor shall be able to propose two (2) non-voting board
observers, (iv) the Digital Virgo Shareholders shall be able to propose one (1) non-voting board observer, (v) Digital Virgo will agree
to undertake certain resale shelf registration obligations in accordance with the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”) and certain holders have been granted customary demand and piggyback registration rights, and (vi) the Digital Virgo Shareholders,
the Sponsor and the Other Holders agree to a six (6) month lock-up period for their Digital Virgo Shares, subject to certain exceptions,
provided that the Digital Virgo Shares held by IODA S.A. will be subject to additional transfer restrictions if such transfer would result
in a default or event of default under Digital Virgo’s existing credit facility.
The
foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety
by the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.13.
Amended
and Restated Initial Shareholders Forfeiture Agreement
Concurrently
with the execution of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor and the Company entered into an Amended and
Restated Initial Shareholders Forfeiture Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Initial Shareholders Forfeiture Agreement”),
which amends and restates the Initial Shareholders Forfeiture Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2022, by and between the Sponsor and
the Company in its entirety, pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to forfeit 646,875 shares of common stock of the Company for no consideration
effective as of the Closing.
The
foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Initial Shareholders Forfeiture Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified
in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Initial Shareholders Forfeiture Agreement, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 10.14.
Extension;
Redemption
On
February 7, 2023, stockholders of Goal Acquisitions Corp. (the “Company”) approved an amendment (the “Trust Agreement
Amendment”) to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February 10, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”) (the “Trust Agreement”), to change the date on which Continental
must commence liquidation of the amount on deposit in the trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with
the Company’s initial public offering from February 16, 2023 to March 18, 2023, subject to extension by the board of directors
for up to five additional thirty-day periods (the latest of which such date is referred to as the “New Termination Date”).
The
foregoing description of the Trust Agreement Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to Exhibit 10.15.
On
February 7, 2023, the Company’s stockholders also approved an amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) to the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Charter”) to (i) extend the initial period of time by which the
Company has to consummate an initial business combination to the New Termination Date and (ii) make other administrative and technical
changes in the Charter in connection with the New Termination Date, in each case, pursuant to an amendment in the form set forth in Annex
A of the proxy statement. The Company filed the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 8,
2023.
The
foregoing description of the Charter Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit
3.4.
In
connection with the stockholders’ approval and implementation of the Charter Amendment, the holders of 16,328,643 Public Shares
exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.13 per share, for an aggregate redemption
amount of approximately $165,489,172. Following such redemptions, 9,546,357 Public Shares remain outstanding and the Company expects
to have approximately $96,751,378 remaining in the Trust Account.
Our
Team
Harvey
Schiller serves as our Chief Executive Officer. General Schiller is Chairman of Charlestowne Holdings, a financial advisory firm
(2018-present). He is Vice Chairman of the digital, media and sports practice of the Diversified Search Group (2015-present). He previously
served as Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference (1986-1990) and America’s Cup (2015-2017), executive director of the United
States Olympic Committee (1990-1995), president of Turner Sports (1995-2000), president of Atlanta Thrashers NHL hockey team (1997-1999),
Chairman of the financial services firm Assante USA (2002-2004), Chairman of the security firm Global Options (2006-2013), and Chairman
of YankeeNets, owners of the New York Yankees, New Jersey Devils, and New Jersey Nets (2000-2002) and developer of the YES network (2001-2002).
He is also lead director of Mesa Air Group (2015-present), board member of Blinktbi (2018-present) and chair of Sportsgrid and the Collegiate
Sports Management Group (2018-present). General Schiller served a distinguished career as an Air Force pilot (1962-1986) and was a Presidential
appointed permanent professor (1980-1986) at the U.S. Air Force Academy and White House Commission on Presidential Scholars (2005-2009).
Other appointments include NCAA executive committee (1982-1988), Olympic Games consultant (1984-2012), International Baseball President,
board member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (present) and World Baseball Classic (present). General Schiller is a distinguished graduate
of The Citadel and earned a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Michigan.
William
T. Duffy serves as our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Duffy serves as the Vice Chairman of The Aspire
Sports Marketing Group, LLC (“Aspire”), a sports consulting firm which he co-founded in 2008. From 2016 to 2019, he was the
CEO of Aspire and he previously held other positions at Aspire, including two years as COO, and has served on its board of managers since
2014. Mr. Duffy’s career has focused on turnarounds of underperforming franchises with a focus on maximizing employee performance
and revenue generation and reducing operating costs, while creating cultures of accountability through hands on leadership and career
development of employees. His international experience at Aspire includes consulting on projects with The R & A, Leicester City FC
and Tijuana Xolos (Liga MX). From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Duffy briefly left Aspire and oversaw finance and arena operations in a variety of
roles at Bobcats Sports and Entertainment, including roles as EVP, CFO and CAO. He served as liaison to the City of Charlotte for the
expansion NBA Franchise Charlotte Bobcats and Time Warner Cable Arena. Prior to Aspire, Mr. Duffy held the positions of CFO of the San
Francisco 49ers (1996-1999), CAO of the Buffalo Bills (1999-2000), CFO of the Florida Panthers (2001-2003) and EVP, CFO of Atlanta Spirit,
LLC (2004-2008), a group that bought the operating rights of the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers and Philips Arena in 2004 Mr. Duffy
holds a Masters of Science in Accounting from New York University, and AB in Economics from Princeton University and has earned a CPA.
David
B. Falk will serve as a member of our board of directors and as our Senior Advisor. Mr. Falk is the founder of Falk Associates
Management Enterprises (FAME) which provides specialized and personal representation services to the company’s elite clientele
of NBA superstars. Prior to founding FAME in 1992, Mr. Falk served as vice chairman of ProServ where he represented numerous professional
athletes. Mr. Falk has successfully negotiated a number of large and notable NBA contracts, including Alonzo Mourning’s historical
$100 million contract in 1995 and Michael Jordan’s 1996 one-year contract for $30 million. Mr. Falk was also influential in the
creation of the “Air Jordan” brand and was an executive producer of the movie “Space Jam.” Mr. Falk is an investor
in Consumable, a digital advertising company, Hyperwave, a cooking technology company, Ostendo, a quantum photonics technology company,
Wheels Up, an aviation company, and Block Six Analytics. Mr. Falk first attended and is now a member of the Board of Trustees for Syracuse
University. Mr Falk endowed and founded the David B. Falk College of Sports and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University, a leading sports
program in the U.S.
Donna
Orender serves as a member of our board of directors. Ms. Orender spent 17 years at the PGA TOUR where she served as one of three
senior executives in the Office of the Commissioner. During her time there, she exponentially grew the TOUR’s television rights
and led a major expansion of global production, programming distribution and digital business while also founding PGA TOUR Radio with
partner Sirius XM. From 2005 to 2010, Ms. Orender served as the President of the WNBA. During her term business metrics that saw growth
included sponsorship, television ratings, profitability and attendance growth (following an eight year decline). Ms. Orender began her
current role as Chief Executive Officer of Orender Unlimited, a consulting and advisory firm, in 2011. Ms. Orender serves on the nominating
and compensation committees for the V Foundation for Cancer Research board, the board of the World Surf League, and is the founder of
Generation W, an organization that focuses on educating, inspiring and connecting women and girls in the service of building better communities.
Ms. Orender received a B.A. from Queens College and is a multiple hall of fame athlete.
Kenneth
L. Shropshire will serve as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Shropshire has been a faculty member of the Wharton School
at the University of Pennsylvania (“Wharton”) since 1986, where he is now an emeritus professor, with an expertise in sports
business and law. During his tenure at Wharton, Mr. Shropshire founded the Wharton Sports Business Initiative in 2004, a sports business
research center and served as a director until 2017. One such example of the innovative programming Mr. Shropshire developed at Wharton
includes the NFL/NFLPA Player Business Education Transition Program. Currently, in addition to being a professor emeritus at Wharton,
Mr. Shropshire is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Sport Institute, and serves as the Adidas Distinguished Professor of Global
Sport at Arizona State University since joining in 2017. Mr. Shropshire has served as a director of Moelis & Company since 2014.
In addition, Mr. Shropshire acts as an advisor to multiple organizations in the sports industry, including Altius Sports Partners, Arctos
Sports Partners, Overtime Elite, and Pro Sports Assembly. Mr. Shropshire earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Stanford University
and a law degree from Columbia University, and is a member of the California bar. He joined the law firm of Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg
and Tunney in Los Angeles prior to working with the 1984 Olympic Games and beginning his lengthy career at Wharton. Mr. Shropshire was
also the former President of the Sports Lawyers Association, the largest organization of sports lawyers in the world.
Past
performance of our Team is not a guarantee either (i) that we will be able to identify a suitable candidate for our initial business
combination or (ii) of success with respect to any business combination we may consummate. You should not rely on the historical performance
record of our Team as indicative of our future performance. Additionally, in the course of their respective careers, members of our Team
have been involved in businesses and deals that were unsuccessful. Our officers and directors have no experience with special purpose
acquisition companies. In addition, our officers and directors may have conflicts of interest with other entities to which they owe fiduciary
or contractual obligations with respect to initial business combination opportunities. For a list of our officers and directors and entities
for which a conflict of interest may or does exist between such persons and the company, as well as the priority and preference that
such entity has with respect to performance of obligations and presentation of business opportunities to us, please refer to the table
and subsequent explanatory paragraph under “Management — Conflicts of Interest”.
Advisors
Jon
Miller will serve as Chairman of our advisory board as well as a board observer. Mr. Miller currently serves as a director of
Akamai Technologies, Inc., Nielsen Holdings plc., AMC Networks Inc., Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. and J2 Global, Inc. From 2013
until January 2018, Mr. Miller was a partner at Advancit Capital, where he continues to serve as an advisor and member of the Investment
Committee. He previously has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Media Group at News Corp., and was its Chief
Digital Officer from April 2009 to September 2012. Mr. Miller was a founding partner of Velocity Interactive Group, an investment firm
focusing on internet and digital media, from its inception in 2007 to 2009. Prior to founding Velocity, Mr. Miller served as the Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of America Online, Inc. (“AOL”) from 2002 to 2006. Prior to joining AOL, Mr. Miller served as
Chief Executive Officer and President of USA Information and Services. Mr. Miller previously served as a director of, among others, Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt Co., Ticketmaster, LiveNation Entertainment, Inc., RTL Group SA, Shutterstock, Inc. and TripAdvisor, Inc.. Mr. Miller
is a trustee of the American Film Institute and The Paley Center for Media. Mr. Miller holds a B.A. from Harvard College.
Alex
Greystoke will serve as a member of our advisory board and is one of our founders. Mr. Greystoke is a successful serial entrepreneur
with a breadth of skills in a diverse range of industries. Mr. Greystoke is the founder of multiple AI technology companies including
TripChamp, VacationChamp and TravelChamp. He is the inventor of three granted artificial intelligence patents, with eight pending patent
applications. Mr. Greystoke is also an investor with investments in real estate, food and beverage, technology and other sectors. Mr.
Greystoke founded HSC, a boutique corporate finance business raising money for and helping emerging companies commercialize in a range
of sectors including technology, energy, healthcare and consumer products utilizing his wide network of partners throughout Asia, Europe,
the Middle East and the U.S. Mr. Greystoke has served as director to numerous companies in the education, technology, AI and renewable
energy spaces, and has served as a Chairman to a U.K. listed Chinese manufacturing company.
Raghu
Kilambi will serve as a member of our advisory board and is one of our founders. Mr. Kilambi has been CEO of PowerTap Hydrogen
Fueling Corp. since May 2020. Mr. Kilambi previously served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of ConversionPoint Technologies
from December 2017 to January 2020. ConversionPoint was sold in two transactions to a private equity-backed group and a strategic buyer.
Mr. Kilambi has also been the principal of Kirarv Capital, a technology investment firm, since June 2009. Mr. Kilambi has raised over
$1 billion of equity and debt capital for growth private and public companies in his career and has also been a senior officer and director
of companies that were awarded Barron’s ASAP Magazine Top Ramp Champ awards and Profit Magazine’s Top 3 Growth Company awards.
Previously, from 1998 to 2001, Mr. Kilambi was the Co-Founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer of FutureLink Corp., a leading first-generation
VC-backed cloud computing technology company that grew from startup to over $100 million in annualized revenues. Mr. Kilambi graduated
with Great Distinction with a Bachelor of Commerce (University Scholar), received a Graduate Diploma in Public Accounting from McGill
University (Top 10 List), and qualified as a Canadian Chartered Accountant in 1989 (inactive).
Amber
Allen will serve as a member of our advisory board. Ms. Allen’s experience has been focused in the technology,
entertainment and gaming industries, having spent her career at major companies including Reebok, Disney, Warner Bros., and Riot Games.
Currently, Ms. Allen serves as the founder of Double A Labs, a leader in developing transformative technologies and experiences for brand
engagement. Ms. Allen serves on the Advisory Board of University of Texas Game and Development Design and is a member of
the Fashion Institute of Technology. Ms. Allen also volunteers with Women Who Code and is an advisor to both Dell Women’s Entrepreneurship
Network and Dell Project Innovate.
Bart
Oates will serve as a member of our advisory board. Mr. Oates was a starting center for the USFL Philadelphia Stars, New York
Giants and San Francisco 49ers, for a total 14 seasons of professional football. In the offseasons, Mr. Oates attended Seton Hall Law
School where he graduated with honors and joined the law firm of Ribis, Graham & Curtin in Morristown N.J., where he focused on litigation
and real estate tax appeal work. Currently, Mr. Oates serves as President of the NFL Alumni Association, a position that allows him to
advocate on behalf of former players to establish benefits and opportunities.
Martin
Gruschka will serve as a member of our advisory board. Mr. Gruschka began his career in 1990 as a management consultant for a
Deutsche Bank Group subsidiary, with a focus on East German Privatization projects. Thereafter, he led the European media practice of
Arthur D. Little, a global management consulting group, from 1996 to 1999. Having spent time as an associate director at Deutsche Morgan
Grenfell’s media investment banking division, he co-founded Springwater Capital LLC in 2002 where he currently acts as Managing
Partner. Mr. Gruschka has served as Chairman, President, Board Member and CEO of more than forty companies throughout Europe and the
U.S. in a diverse range of sectors, including media & communications, aerospace, engineering, logistics, recycling, technology, tourism
and business process outsourcing.
Danielle
Cantor Jeweler will serve as a member of our advisory board. Ms. Jeweler is the Executive Vice President and Partner at FAME,
and is an NBPA Certified Agent, representing current and retired NBA talent. Together with partner David Falk, Danielle negotiates contracts
for a number of NBA players. Ms. Jeweler has also negotiated a myriad of national and international endorsement deals for her basketball
clients. In September 2017, Danielle was honored by the Sports Business Journal as a Gamechanger in the sports industry, as the only
female registered agent with active NBA clients. In July 2019, she negotiated the largest guaranteed sports contract by a female agent
(Malcolm Brogdon, with the Indiana Pacers, for 4 years and $85 million). Ms. Jeweler is a member of the Leadership Council for PeacePlayers,
International, and she serves on the Board of Advisors for Most Valuable Kids, the Roy Hibbert Foundation, and Little Smiles. A native
Washingtonian, Ms. Jeweler graduated from the University of Pennsylvania (“UPenn”) in the Annenberg School for Communications
and from The Wharton School for Business. Ms. Jeweler is a competitive youth girls soccer coach and played Division 1 soccer at UPenn.
Marc
Wade will serve as a member of our advisory board. Mr. Wade is a financier, philanthropist and founder of Wade & Company,
a family office. Mr. Wade has historically invested in a diversified portfolio of businesses with a primary focus on asset backed lending.
His portfolio has included commercial real estate, banking, energy, sports and entertainment, technology and securities lending. Mr.
Wade was a minority investor in the NHL franchise New Jersey Devils and Devils Entertainment. Mr. Wade is also Co-Founder of BTI, one
of South America’s largest aggregators of cell phone towers.
Garret
Klugh will serve as a member of our advisory board. Mr. Klugh is the COO of Falk Ventures. He is an internationally recognized
Olympian and frequent guest speaker, lecturer and panelist in the sports-tech industry. Mr. Klugh earned his undergraduate degree at
San Diego State University and his MBA from George Washington University. At SDSU, Mr. Klugh served as the President of the men’s
rowing team. He went on to represent the U.S. on six National Teams and one Olympic Team (Athens 2004). Mr. Klugh won the World Rowing
Championship in 1999 and was honored to be selected by his peers as the Athlete Representative on the Board of Directors for USRowing.
Doug
Perlman will serve as a member of our advisory board. Mr. Perlman is the founder and CEO of Sports Media Advisors (“SMA”),
a boutique advisory firm which focuses on the intersection of sports, television and digital media. Mr. Perlman has worked on all of
SMA’s client engagements including those with the NFL, NASCAR, USTA, UFC, Hockey Canada, Little League, NextVR and several leading
private equity firms. Prior to SMA, he established himself throughout the sports industry in senior executive roles at the NHL and IMG.
Among other accolades, Mr. Perlman has been named to the prestigious Sports Business Journal Forty Under 40 three times, earning a spot
in their “Hall of Fame.” Mr. Perlman has been recognized by multiple industry publications and organizations as a leader
in the sports, media, and technology industries, including being named one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Sports by the Sporting
News while at the NHL. Mr. Perlman regularly appears on television and is often a featured speaker at industry and other events.
We
currently expect our advisors to (i) assist us in sourcing, negotiating and consummating a potential business combination, (ii) provide
their business insights when we assess potential business combination targets and (iii) upon our request, provide their business insights
as we work to create additional value in the businesses that we acquire. However, they have no written advisory agreement with us. Additionally,
these individuals have no other employment or compensation arrangements with us. They will not serve on the board or any committee thereof,
nor will they have any voting or decision making capacity on our behalf. They will also not be required to devote any specific amount
of time to our efforts or be subject to the fiduciary requirements to which our board members are subject. Accordingly, if any of them
become aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for us, they are under no obligation to introduce it to us before
any other prospective acquiror.
Business
Strategy
The
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. and global professional sports and entertainment industries has been profound. In-stadium revenue
opportunities, such as ticket and premium seating sales, concessions, merchandise and parking have reduced substantially compared to
pre-COVID levels. As a result, sports franchises and vendors are facing a huge strain on cash flow, leaving ownership groups without
the appetite, nor liquidity to continue franchise funding for an undetermined period of time. Organizations with inefficient operating
models are experiencing significantly more stress during these times, leading many groups to reevaluate their management relationships.
COVID-19 has also had a significant impact on businesses associated with or dependent on sports, for example groups holding media rights,
sports marketing groups and agencies and suppliers to the sports industry. We believe the totality of these circumstances presents a
unique opportunity to acquire special situation sports and media assets that would not otherwise be for sale and/or to acquire these
businesses at opportunistic prices.
With
the resulting pressures of these limitations and uncertainties in general, the need for innovative and dynamic operating models is evident.
We believe that with the current landscape, our Team will have the leverage to identify and acquire assets with great potential at opportunistic
price points. As more sports franchises, and sports and media related businesses understand the necessity of building global brands in
order to compete for revenue and brand recognition across fan bases, mature management teams, experiences and expertise will be required
to enhance visibility and profitability.
We
believe that our Team can provide all of these attributes to a potential initial business combination target. Our Team has a demonstrated
extensive track record of successful value creation and enhancement (including complex turnarounds) with sports-oriented and media assets
and also has access to proprietary opportunities globally that can be leveraged to drive value. Our Team’s experience includes
negotiating record setting naming rights, cable, TV, radio, licensed merchandise, sponsorship and food service deals with numerous franchises,
as well as numerous facility leasing, financing and construction contracts. This experience includes managing the business operations
of professional athletes (including Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing), sports franchises (the New York Yankees, Florida Panthers, San
Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Thrashers, Atlanta Hawks and Charlotte Bobcats) and leagues (including the WNBA, the PGA Tour and the NCAA’s
Southeastern Conference).
Our
Team has also directly worked in the trenches to turnaround organizations, athletes and brands. In addition, we intend to utilize the
established global relationships of our Team both for sourcing opportunities and to grow the opportunity which we pursue. Over the course
of their careers, the members of our Team have developed a broad network of contacts and corporate relationships that we believe will
serve as a useful source of acquisition opportunities.
Our
Team has experience globally in:
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Acquisition
Criteria
Consistent
with this strategy, we have identified the following general criteria and guidelines that we believe are important in evaluating prospective
target businesses. We intend to use these criteria and guidelines in evaluating acquisition opportunities, but we may decide to enter
into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet any of these criteria and guidelines.
We
intend to seek to acquire companies, brands, assets and/or teams that we believe meet certain of the following criteria:
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enterprise values of between $600 million and $1 billion; |
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Impacted
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These
criteria are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be
based, to the extent relevant, on these general guidelines, as well as other considerations, factors and criteria deemed relevant by
our management in effecting our initial business combination consistent with our business objectives. In the event that we decide to
enter into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet any of the above criteria and guidelines, we will
disclose that the target business does not meet any of the above criteria in our shareholder communications related to our initial business
combination.
Effecting
a Business Combination
General
We
intend to utilize cash derived from the proceeds of our initial public offering (“IPO”) and the private placement of
private units, our capital stock, debt or a combination of these in effecting a business combination. Please see Part I, Item 1.
Business – Proposed Business Combination above for information regarding a definitive agreement we have entered into in
respect of a potential business combination with Digital Virgo, our Charter Amendment that was filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on February 8, 2023, and our redemption of 16,328,643 Public Shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.13 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately
$165,489,172 in connection with the stockholder approval and implementation of the Charter Amendment.
Conversion
Rights
At
any meeting called to approve an initial business combination (including the meeting called to approve the Digital Virgo transaction), public stockholders may seek to convert their shares, regardless of
whether they vote for or against the proposed business combination or do not vote at all, into their pro rata share of the aggregate
amount then on deposit in the trust account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination,
less any taxes then due but not yet paid. Alternatively, we may provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to sell their
shares of our common stock to us through a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a stockholder vote) for an amount equal to
their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, less any taxes then due but not yet
paid.
Our
sponsor, initial stockholders and our officers and directors do not have conversion rights with respect to any shares of common stock
owned by them, directly or indirectly, whether acquired prior to our IPO or purchased by them in our IPO or in the aftermarket. Additionally,
the holders of the representative shares do not have conversion rights with respect to the representative shares.
We
may require public stockholders, whether they are a record holder or hold their shares in “street name,” to either (i) tender
their certificates to our transfer agent or (ii) deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using Depository Trust Company’s
DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the holder’s option, in each case prior to a date set forth in the proxy materials
sent in connection with the proposal to approve the business combination.
There
is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced delivery process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through
the DWAC System. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker a nominal amount and it would be up to the broker whether
or not to pass this cost on to the holder. However, this fee would be incurred regardless of whether or not we require holders seeking
to exercise conversion rights. The need to deliver shares is a requirement of exercising conversion rights regardless of the timing of
when such delivery must be effectuated. However, in the event we require stockholders seeking to exercise conversion rights prior to
the consummation of the proposed business combination and the proposed business combination is not consummated this may result in an
increased cost to stockholders.
Any
proxy solicitation materials we furnish to stockholders in connection with a vote for any proposed business combination will indicate
whether we are requiring stockholders to satisfy such certification and delivery requirements. Accordingly, a stockholder would have
from the time the stockholder received our proxy statement up until the vote on the proposal to approve our initial business combination
to deliver his shares if he wishes to seek to exercise his conversion rights. This time period varies depending on the specific facts
of each transaction. However, as the delivery process can be accomplished by the stockholder, whether or not he is a record holder or
his shares are held in “street name,” in a matter of hours by simply contacting the transfer agent or his broker and requesting
delivery of his shares through the DWAC System, we believe this time period is sufficient for an average investor. However, we cannot
assure you of this fact. Please see the risk factor titled “In connection with any stockholder meeting called to approve a proposed
initial business combination, we may require stockholders who wish to convert their shares in connection with a proposed business combination
to comply with specific requirements for conversion that may make it more difficult for them to exercise their conversion rights prior
to the deadline for exercising their rights” for further information on the risks of failing to comply with these requirements.
Any
request to convert such shares once made, may be withdrawn at any time up to the vote on the proposed business combination or the expiration
of the tender offer. Furthermore, if a holder of public shares delivered his certificate in connection with an election of their conversion
and subsequently decides prior to the applicable date not to elect to exercise such rights, he may simply request that the transfer agent
return the certificate (physically or electronically).
If
the initial business combination is not approved or completed for any reason, then our public stockholders who elected to exercise their
conversion rights would not be entitled to convert their shares for the applicable pro rata share of the trust account. In such case,
we will promptly return any shares delivered by public holders.
Liquidation
if No Business Combination
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that we will have only 24 months from the closing of our IPO to complete
an initial business combination. This time period was extended to the New Termination Date pursuant to the Charter Amendment
described above under Part I, Item 1. Business – Proposed Business Combination. If we have not completed an initial business
combination by such date, we 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 100% of the outstanding public shares, at a per-share price, payable
in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account, including any interest not previously released to us
but net of taxes payable, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish
public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (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 our
remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject (in the case of (ii) and (iii) above) to our
obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
Our
sponsor, initial stockholders, officers and directors have agreed that they will not propose any amendment to our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation that would affect our public stockholders’ ability to convert or sell their shares to us in connection
with a business combination as described herein or affect the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares
if we do not complete a business combination prior to the New Termination Date unless we provide our public stockholders with
the opportunity to convert their shares of common stock upon such approval at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate
amount then on deposit in the trust account, including interest not previously released to us but net of franchise and income taxes payable,
divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. This redemption right shall apply in the event of the approval of any such amendment,
whether proposed by our sponsor, initial stockholders, executive officers, directors or any other person.
Under
the Delaware General Corporation Law, stockholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against a corporation to the extent
of distributions received by them in a dissolution. The pro rata portion of our trust account distributed to our public stockholders
upon the redemption of 100% of our outstanding public shares in the event we do not complete our initial business combination within
the required time period may be considered a liquidation distribution under Delaware law. If the corporation complies with certain procedures
set forth in Section 280 of the Delaware General Corporation Law intended to ensure that it makes reasonable provision for all claims
against it, including a 60-day notice period during which any third-party claims can be brought against the corporation, a 90-day period
during which the corporation may reject any claims brought, and an additional 150-day waiting period before any liquidating distributions
are made to stockholders, any liability of stockholders with respect to a liquidating distribution is limited to the lesser of such stockholder’s
pro rata share of the claim or the amount distributed to the stockholder, and any liability of the stockholder would be barred after
the third anniversary of the dissolution. It is our intention to redeem our public shares as soon as reasonably possible following the New Termination Date, and, therefore, we do not intend to comply with those procedures. As such, our stockholders could potentially
be liable for any claims to the extent of distributions received by them (but no more) and any liability of our stockholders may extend
well beyond the third anniversary of such date.
Furthermore,
if the pro rata portion of our trust account distributed to our public stockholders upon the redemption of 100% of our public shares
in the event we do not complete our initial business combination within the required time period is not considered a liquidation distribution
under Delaware law and such redemption distribution is deemed to be unlawful, then pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law, the statute of limitations for claims of creditors could then be six years after the unlawful redemption distribution, instead of
three years, as in the case of a liquidation distribution.
Because
we will not be complying with Section 280 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, Section 281(b) of the Delaware General
Corporation Law requires us to adopt a plan, based on facts known to us at such time that will provide for our payment of all
existing and pending claims or claims that may be potentially brought against us within the subsequent ten years. However, because
we are a blank check company, rather than an operating company, and our operations will be limited to searching for prospective
target businesses to acquire, the only likely claims to arise would be from our vendors (such as lawyers, investment bankers, etc.)
or prospective target businesses (including Digital Virgo).
We
are required to seek to have all third parties (including any vendors or other entities we engage after our IPO) and any prospective
target businesses enter into agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have in or to any monies
held in the trust account. As a result, the claims that could be made against us will be limited, thereby lessening the likelihood that
any claim would result in any liability extending to the trust. We therefore believe that any necessary provision for creditors will
be reduced and should not have a significant impact on our ability to distribute the funds in the trust account to our public stockholders.
Nevertheless, Marcum LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, and the underwriters of the offering, will not execute agreements
with us waiving such claims to the monies held in the trust account. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that other vendors, service providers
and prospective target businesses will execute such agreements. Nor is there any guarantee that, even if they execute such agreements
with us, they will not seek recourse against the trust account. Our sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to ensure that the proceeds
in the trust account are not reduced below $10.00 per share by the claims of target businesses or claims of vendors or other entities
that are owed money by us for services rendered or contracted for or products sold to us, but we cannot assure you that it will be able
to satisfy its indemnification obligations if it is required to do so. We have not asked our sponsor to reserve for such indemnification
obligations, nor have we independently verified whether our sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe
that our sponsor’s only assets are securities of our company. Therefore, we believe it is unlikely that our sponsor will be able
to satisfy its indemnification obligations if it is required to do so. Additionally, the agreement our sponsor entered into specifically
provides for two exceptions to the indemnity it has given: it will have no liability (1) as to any claimed amounts owed to a target business
or vendor or other entity who has executed an agreement with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind they may have
in or to any monies held in the trust account, or (2) as to any claims for indemnification by the underwriters of our IPO against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. As a result, if we liquidate, the per-share distribution from the trust
account could be less than $10.00 due to claims or potential claims of creditors.
We
anticipate notifying the trustee of the trust account to begin liquidating such assets promptly after the New Termination Date and anticipate
it will take no more than 10 business days to effectuate such distribution. The holders of the founders’ shares and private shares
have waived their rights to participate in any liquidation distribution from the trust account with respect to such shares. There will
be no distribution from the trust account with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless. We will pay the costs of any subsequent
liquidation from our remaining assets outside of the trust account. If such funds are insufficient, our sponsor has contractually agreed
to advance us the funds necessary to complete such liquidation (currently anticipated to be no more than approximately $15,000) and has
contractually agreed not to seek repayment for such expenses.
If
we are unable to complete an initial business combination and expend all of the net proceeds of our IPO, other than the proceeds deposited
in the trust account, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the trust account, the initial per-share redemption
price would be $10.00. As discussed above, the proceeds deposited in the trust account could become subject to claims of our creditors
that are in preference to the claims of public stockholders. Also, as discussed above under above under Part I, Item 1. Business – Proposed Business Combination, in February
2023 we redeemed 16,328,643 public shares at a redemption price of approximately $10.13 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount
of approximately $165,489,172, in connection with the Charter Amendment.
Our
public stockholders shall be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only in the event of our failure to complete a business
combination within the required time period, if the stockholders seek to have us convert or purchase their respective shares upon a business
combination which is actually completed by us or upon certain amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation prior
to consummating an initial business combination. In no other circumstances shall a stockholder have any right or interest of any kind
to or in the trust account.
If
we are forced to file a bankruptcy case or an involuntary bankruptcy case is filed against us which is not dismissed, the proceeds held
in the trust account could be subject to applicable bankruptcy law, and may be included in our bankruptcy estate and subject to the claims
of third parties with priority over the claims of our stockholders. To the extent any bankruptcy claims deplete the trust account, we
cannot assure you we will be able to return to our public stockholders at least $10.00 per share.
If
we are forced to file a bankruptcy case or an involuntary bankruptcy case is filed against us which is not dismissed, any distributions
received by stockholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or bankruptcy laws as either a “preferential transfer”
or a “fraudulent conveyance.” As a result, a bankruptcy court could seek to recover all amounts received by our stockholders.
Furthermore, because we intend to distribute the proceeds held in the trust account to our public stockholders promptly after the New Termination Date, this may be viewed or interpreted as giving preference to our public stockholders over any potential creditors
with respect to access to or distributions from our assets. Furthermore, our board may be viewed as having breached their fiduciary duties
to our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, and thereby exposing itself and our company to claims of punitive damages, by paying
public stockholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. We cannot assure you that claims will not be
brought against us for these reasons.
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended in February 2023 by the Charter Amendment described above) contains
certain requirements and restrictions relating to our IPO that will apply to us until the consummation of our initial business
combination. These provisions cannot be amended without the approval of a majority of our stockholders. If we seek to amend any
provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation that would affect our public stockholders’ ability to
convert or sell their shares to us in connection with a business combination as described herein or affect the substance or timing
of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete a business combination prior to the New Termination Date, we will provide dissenting public stockholders with the opportunity to convert their public shares in connection with
any such vote. This
conversion right shall apply in the event of the approval of any such amendment, whether proposed by our sponsor, any executive
officer, director, or any other person. Our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to waive any conversion rights with respect
to any founders’ shares, private shares and any public shares they may hold in connection with any vote to amend our amended
and restated certificate of incorporation. Specifically, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides, among other
things, that:
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shall either (1) seek stockholder approval of our initial business combination at a meeting called for such purpose at which stockholders
may seek to convert their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the proposed business combination or don’t
vote at all, into their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net of taxes payable), or (2)
provide our stockholders with the opportunity to sell their shares to us by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for
a stockholder vote) for an amount equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account (net
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will consummate our initial business combination only if we have net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 immediately prior to
or upon consummation of such business combination and, if we seek stockholder approval, a majority of the outstanding shares of common
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the consummation of our IPO, approximately $258.75 million was placed into the trust account, although as noted above 16,328,643
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Employees
and Human Capital Resources
We
have two executive officers. These individuals are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters and intend to
devote only as much time as they deem necessary to our affairs. The amount of time they will devote in any time period will vary based
on whether a target business has been selected for our initial business combination and the stage of our initial business combination
process the Company is in. Accordingly, once a suitable target business to acquire has been located, management may spend more time investigating
such target business and negotiating and processing the business combination (and consequently spend more time on our affairs) than had
been spent prior to locating a suitable target business. We presently expect our executive officers to devote such amount of time as
they reasonably believe is necessary to our business. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to the consummation of our
initial business combination.
Periodic
Reporting and Audited Financial Statements
We
have registered our units, common stock and warrants under the Exchange Act and have reporting obligations, including the requirement
that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, our annual
reports, such as this annual report on Form 10-K, contain financial statements audited and reported on by our independent registered
public accountants.
We
will provide stockholders with audited financial statements of the prospective target business as part of any proxy solicitation sent
to stockholders to assist them in assessing the target business. In all likelihood, the financial information included in the proxy solicitation
materials will need to be prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), or international
financial reporting standards, or IFRS, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, or IASB, depending on the circumstances,
and the historical financial statements may be required to be audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States), or PCAOB. The financial statements may also be required to be prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP
for the Form 8-K announcing the closing of an initial business combination, which would need to be filed within four business days thereafter.
We cannot assure you that any particular target business selected by us as a potential acquisition candidate will have the necessary
financial information. To the extent that this requirement cannot be met, we may not be able to acquire the proposed target business.
We
have evaluated our internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. A target company may not be
in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of their internal controls. The development of the internal
controls of any such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any
such acquisition.
We
are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by The Jumpstart Our Business
Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements
that are applicable to other public companies that are not “emerging growth companies” including, but not limited to, not
being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations
regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding
advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors
find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities
may be more volatile.
In
addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended
transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other
words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise
apply to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
We
will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following the fifth anniversary of
the completion of our initial public offering (“IPO”), (b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.235
billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market value of our common stock that is held
by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30th, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in
non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” shall
have the meaning associated with it in the JOBS Act.
Additionally,
we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take
advantage of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements.
We will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of any fiscal year for so long as either (1) the market value of our shares
of common stock held by non-affiliates does not equal or exceed $250.0 million as of the prior June 30th, or (2) our annual revenues
did not equal or exceed $100.0 million during such completed fiscal year and the market value of our shares of common stock held by non-affiliates
did not equal or exceed $700.0 million as of the prior June 30th. To the extent we take advantage of any reduced disclosure obligations,
it may also make comparison of our financial statements with other public companies difficult or impossible.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS.
An
investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risks described below, which we believe
represent some of the material risks related to our securities, together with the other information contained in this annual report,
before making a decision to invest in our securities. This annual report also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks
and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of
specific factors, including the risks described below.
Risks
Relating to our Business Combination and Post-Business Combination Risks
The
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement may be terminated in accordance with its terms and the Transaction may not be consummated.
The
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement contains a number of conditions that must be fulfilled to complete the Transaction.
Those conditions include, but are not limited to: the approval of the Transaction by our shareholders; absence of any law enacted, issued,
promulgated enforced or entered by any specified governmental entity of competent jurisdiction that is in effect and makes illegal, permanently
enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the merger; the continued accuracy of the representations and warranties of both
parties subject to specified materiality standards; the performance by both parties of their covenants and agreements in all material
respects; and that, since the date of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, there has been no occurrence, effect,
incident, action, failure to act or transaction that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on our
company. These conditions to the closing of the Transaction may not be fulfilled and, accordingly, the Transaction may not be consummated.
In addition, we or Digital Virgo may elect to terminate the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement in certain other circumstances,
and the parties can mutually decide to terminate the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement at any time prior to the closing
of the Transaction, whether before or after our shareholders approve the Merger. If the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement
is terminated under certain circumstances, we would be required to pay Digital Virgo a termination fee equal to $2 million.
Failure
to complete the Transaction could negatively impact our stock price and our future business and financial results.
If
the Transaction is not consummated, our ongoing businesses may be materially and adversely affected and, without realizing any of the
benefits of having completed the Transaction, we will be subject to a number of risks, including the following:
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relating to the Transaction (including integration planning) have required and will continue to require substantial commitments of
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will be required to pay certain costs relating to the Transaction, including legal, accounting, filing and other fees expenses, whether
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current price of our common stock may reflect a market assumption that the Transaction will occur, meaning that a failure to complete
the Transaction could result in a material decline in the price of our common stock; |
Our
directors and officers may have interests in the Transaction different from the interests of our shareholders.
Certain
of our directors and executive officers negotiated the terms of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, and our board
of directors approved the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement and recommended that our shareholders vote in favor of
the Transaction. These directors and executive officers may have interests in the Transaction that are different from, or in addition
to, those of our shareholders generally. These interests include, but are not limited to, the treatment in the Transaction of warrants
and other rights held by our directors and executive officers, and provisions in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement
regarding continued indemnification of and advancement of expenses to our directors and officers. Our shareholders should be aware of
these interests when they consider our board of directors’ recommendation that they vote in favor of the Transaction.
Our
board of directors was aware of these interests when it determined that the Transaction, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, was fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholder
and approved and declared advisable the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, the Transaction and the other transactions
contemplated by the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement.
We
will incur direct and indirect costs as a result of the Transaction.
We
will incur substantial expenses in connection with and as a result of completing the Transaction and over a period of time following
the consummation of the Transaction. While we have assumed that a certain level of transaction expenses will be incurred, factors beyond
our control could affect the total amount or the timing of these expenses. Many of the expenses that will be incurred, by their nature,
are difficult to estimate accurately.
If
we are unable to consummate a business combination, our public stockholders may be forced to wait until the New Termination Date before
receiving distributions from the trust account.
We
have until the New Termination Date to complete a business combination. We have no obligation to return funds to investors prior to such
date unless we consummate a business combination prior thereto and only then in cases where investors have sought to convert or sell
their shares to us. Only after the expiration of this full time period will public security holders be entitled to distributions from
the trust account if we are unable to complete a business combination. Accordingly, investors’ funds may be unavailable to them
until after such date and to liquidate your investment, public security holders may be forced to sell their public shares or warrants,
potentially at a loss.
If
third parties bring claims against us, the proceeds held in the trust account could be reduced and the per-share redemption price received
by stockholders may be less than $10.00.
Our
placing of funds in the trust account may not protect those funds from third party claims against us. Although we will seek to have all
vendors and service providers we engage and prospective target businesses we negotiate with execute agreements with us waiving any right,
title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account for the benefit of our public stockholders, they may
not execute such agreements. Furthermore, even if such entities execute such agreements with us, they may seek recourse against the trust
account. A court may not uphold the validity of such agreements. Accordingly, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject
to claims which could take priority over those of our public stockholders. If we are unable to complete a business combination and distribute
the proceeds held in the trust account to our public stockholders, our sponsor has agreed (subject to certain exceptions described elsewhere
in this annual report) that it will be liable to ensure that the proceeds in the trust account are not reduced below $10.00 per share
by the claims of target businesses or claims of vendors or other entities that are owed money by us for services rendered or contracted
for or products sold to us. However, we have not asked our sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor have we independently
verified whether our sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that our sponsor’s only assets
are securities of our company. Therefore, we believe it is unlikely that our sponsor will be able to satisfy its indemnification obligations
if it is required to do so. As a result, the per-share distribution from the trust account may be less than $10.00, plus interest, due
to such claims.
Additionally,
if we are forced to file a bankruptcy case or an involuntary bankruptcy case is filed against us which is not dismissed, the proceeds
held in the trust account could be subject to applicable bankruptcy law, and may be included in our bankruptcy estate and subject to
the claims of third parties with priority over the claims of our stockholders. To the extent any bankruptcy claims deplete the trust
account, we may not be able to return to our public stockholders at least $10.00.
Our
stockholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against us to the extent of distributions received by them.
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as amended by the Charter Amendment) provides that we will continue in existence only
until the New Termination Date. If we have not completed a business combination by such date, we 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 100% of
the outstanding public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account,
including any interest not previously released to us but net of taxes payable, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares,
which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (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 our remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject (in the case of (ii)
and (iii) above) to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
We cannot assure you that we will properly assess all claims that may be potentially brought against us. As such, our stockholders could
potentially be liable for any claims to the extent of distributions received by them (but no more) and any liability of our stockholders
may extend well beyond the third anniversary of the date of distribution. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that third parties will not
seek to recover from our stockholders amounts owed to them by us.
If
we are forced to file a bankruptcy case or an involuntary bankruptcy case is filed against us which is not dismissed, any distributions
received by stockholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor and/or bankruptcy laws as either a “preferential transfer”
or a “fraudulent conveyance.” As a result, a bankruptcy court could seek to recover all amounts received by our stockholders.
Furthermore, because we intend to distribute the proceeds held in the trust account to our public stockholders promptly after expiration
of the time we have to complete an initial business combination, this may be viewed or interpreted as giving preference to our public
stockholders over any potential creditors with respect to access to or distributions from our assets. Furthermore, our board may be viewed
as having breached their fiduciary duties to our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, and thereby exposing itself and our company
to claims of punitive damages, by paying public stockholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. We cannot
assure you that claims will not be brought against us for these reasons.
A
provision of our warrant agreement may make it more difficult for us to consummate our initial business combination.
If:
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aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available
for the funding of our initial business combination on the date of the consummation of our initial business combination (net of redemptions),
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then
the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted to be equal to 115% of the higher of the Market Value and the price at which we issue
the additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities. This may make it more difficult for us to consummate an initial business
combination with a target business.
Since
we have not yet completed our initial business combination, we are unable to currently ascertain the merits or risks of the industry
or business in which we may ultimately operate.
Although
we intend to focus on an acquisition in the sports industry, we may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any business industry or sector
we choose. Accordingly, there is no current basis for you to evaluate the possible merits or risks of the particular industry in which
we may ultimately operate or the target business which we may ultimately acquire. To the extent we complete our initial business combination
with a financially unstable company or an entity in its development stage, we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in the business
operations of those entities. If we complete our initial business combination with an entity in an industry characterized by a high level
of risk, we may be affected by the currently unascertainable risks of that industry. Although our management will endeavor to evaluate
the risks inherent in a particular industry or target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all of
the significant risk factors.
Our
ability to successfully effect our initial business combination and to be successful thereafter will be totally dependent upon the efforts
of our key personnel, some of whom may join us following consummation of our initial business combination. While we intend to closely
scrutinize any individuals we engage after our initial business combination, we cannot assure you that our assessment of these individuals
will prove to be correct.
Our
ability to successfully effect our initial business combination is dependent upon the efforts of our key personnel. We believe that our
success depends on the continued service of our key personnel, at least until we have consummated our initial business combination. We
cannot assure you that any of our key personnel will remain with us for the immediate or foreseeable future. In addition, none of our
officers is required to commit any specified amount of time to our affairs and, accordingly, our officers will have conflicts of interest
in allocating management time among various business activities, including identifying potential business combinations and monitoring
the related due diligence. We do not have employment agreements with, or key-man insurance on the life of, any of our officers. The unexpected
loss of the services of our key personnel could have a detrimental effect on us.
The
role of our key personnel after consummation of our initial business combination, however, cannot presently be ascertained. Although
some of our key personnel serve in senior management or advisory positions following our initial business combination, it is likely that
most, if not all, of the management of the target business will remain in place. While we intend to closely scrutinize any individuals
we engage after our initial business combination, we cannot assure you that our assessment of these individuals will prove to be correct.
These individuals may be unfamiliar with the requirements of operating a public company which could cause us to have to expend time and
resources helping them become familiar with such requirements. This could be expensive and time-consuming and could lead to various regulatory
issues which may adversely affect our operations.
Our
officers and directors may not have significant experience or knowledge regarding the jurisdiction or industry of the target business
we may seek to acquire.
We
may consummate our initial business combination with a target business in any geographic location or industry we choose. We cannot assure
you that our officers and directors will have enough experience or have sufficient knowledge relating to the jurisdiction of the target
or its industry to make an informed decision regarding our initial business combination.
Our
key personnel may negotiate employment or consulting agreements with a target business in connection with our initial business combination.
These agreements may provide for them to receive compensation following our initial business combination and as a result, may cause them
to have conflicts of interest in determining whether a particular business combination is the most advantageous for us.
Our
key personnel will be able to remain with the company after the consummation of our initial business combination only if they are able
to negotiate employment or consulting agreements or other appropriate arrangements in connection with our initial business combination.
Such negotiations will take place simultaneously with the negotiation of the business combination and could provide for such individuals
to receive compensation in the form of cash payments and/or our securities for services they will render to the company after the consummation
of the business combination. The personal and financial interests of such individuals may influence their motivation in identifying and
selecting a target business.
Our
officers and directors will allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to
how much time to devote to our affairs. This could have a negative impact on our ability to consummate our initial business combination.
Our
officers and directors will not commit their full time to our affairs. We presently expect each of our officers and directors to devote
such amount of time as they reasonably believe is necessary to our business. We do not intend to have any full-time employees prior to
the consummation of our initial business combination. The foregoing could have a negative impact on our ability to consummate our initial
business combination.
Our
officers and directors may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is appropriate for our initial
business combination.
Our
sponsor has waived its right to convert its founders’ shares or any other shares purchased in our IPO or thereafter, or to receive
distributions from the trust account with respect to its founders’ shares upon our liquidation if we are unable to consummate a
business combination. Accordingly, the shares acquired prior to our IPO, as well as the private units and any warrants purchased by our
officers or directors in the aftermarket, will be worthless if we do not consummate our initial business combination. The personal and
financial interests of our directors and officers may influence their motivation in timely identifying and selecting a target business
and completing our initial business combination and in determining whether the terms, conditions and timing of a particular business
combination are appropriate and in our stockholders’ best interest.
Our
officers and directors or their affiliates have pre-existing fiduciary and contractual obligations and may in the future become affiliated
with other entities engaged in business activities similar to those intended to be conducted by us. Accordingly, they may have conflicts
of interest in determining to which entity a particular business opportunity should be presented.
Our
officers and directors or their affiliates have pre-existing fiduciary and contractual obligations to other companies. Accordingly, they
may participate in transactions and have obligations that may be in conflict or competition with our consummation of our initial business
combination. As a result, a potential target business may be presented by our management team to another entity prior to its presentation
to us and we may not be afforded the opportunity to engage in a transaction with such target business. Additionally, our officers and
directors may in the future become affiliated with entities that are engaged in a similar business, including another blank check company
that may have acquisition objectives that are similar to ours. Accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest in determining to which
entity a particular business opportunity should be presented. These conflicts may not be resolved in our favor and a potential target
business may be presented to other entities prior to its presentation to us, subject to our officers’ and directors’ fiduciary
duties under Delaware law. For a more detailed description of our officers’ and directors’ business affiliations and the
potential conflicts of interest that you should be aware of, see the sections titled “Management — Directors and Executive
Officers” and “Management — Conflicts of Interest.”
EarlyBirdCapital
may have a conflict of interest in rendering services to us in connection with our initial business combination.
We
have engaged EarlyBirdCapital to assist us in connection with our initial business combination. We will pay EarlyBirdCapital a cash fee
for such services in an aggregate amount equal to up to 3.5% of the total gross proceeds raised in the offering only if we consummate
our initial business combination. The representative shares will also be worthless if we do not consummate an initial business combination.
These financial interests may result in EarlyBirdCapital having a conflict of interest when providing the services to us in connection
with an initial business combination.
The
ability of our stockholders to exercise their conversion rights or sell their shares to us in a tender offer may not allow us to effectuate
the most desirable business combination or optimize our capital structure.
If
our business combination requires us to use substantially all of our cash to pay the purchase price, because we will not know how many
stockholders may exercise conversion rights or seek to sell their shares to us in a tender offer, we may either need to reserve part
of the trust account for possible payment upon such conversion, or we may need to arrange third party financing to help fund our business
combination. In the event that the acquisition involves the issuance of our stock as consideration, we may be required to issue a higher
percentage of our stock to make up for a shortfall in funds. Raising additional funds to cover any shortfall may involve dilutive equity
financing or incurring indebtedness at higher than desirable levels. This may limit our ability to effectuate the most attractive business
combination available to us.
In
connection with any vote to approve a business combination, we will offer each public stockholder the option to vote in favor of a proposed
business combination and still seek conversion of his, her or its shares.
In
connection with any vote to approve a business combination, we will offer each public stockholder (but not our sponsor, officers or directors)
the right to have his, her or its shares of common stock converted to cash (subject to the limitations described elsewhere in this annual
report) regardless of whether such stockholder votes for or against such proposed business combination or does not vote at all. The ability
to seek conversion while voting in favor of our proposed business combination may make it more likely that we will consummate a business
combination.
We
do not have a specified maximum conversion threshold. The absence of such a conversion threshold may make it easier for us to consummate
a business combination even where a substantial number of public stockholders seek to convert their shares to cash in connection with
the vote on the business combination.
We
have no specified percentage threshold for conversion in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. As a result, we may be
able to consummate a business combination even though a substantial number of our public stockholders do not agree with the transaction
and have converted their shares. However, in no event will we consummate an initial business combination unless we have net tangible
assets of at least $5,000,001 immediately prior to or upon consummation of our initial business combination.
In
connection with any stockholder meeting called to approve a proposed initial business combination, we may require stockholders who wish
to convert their shares in connection with a proposed initial business combination to comply with specific requirements for conversion
that may make it more difficult for them to exercise their conversion rights prior to the deadline for exercising their rights.
In
connection with any stockholder meeting called to approve a proposed initial business combination, each public stockholder will have
the right, regardless of whether he is voting for or against such proposed business combination or does not vote at all, to demand that
we convert his shares into a pro rata share of the trust account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business
combination. We may require public stockholders who wish to convert their shares in connection with a proposed business combination to
either (i) tender their certificates to our transfer agent or (ii) deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using the
Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the holders’ option, in each case prior to a
date set forth in the tender offer documents or proxy materials sent in connection with the proposal to approve the business combination.
In order to obtain a physical stock certificate, a stockholder’s broker and/or clearing broker, DTC and our transfer agent will
need to act to facilitate this request. It is our understanding that stockholders should generally allot at least two weeks to obtain
physical certificates from the transfer agent. However, because we do not have any control over this process or over the brokers or DTC,
it may take significantly longer than two weeks to obtain a physical stock certificate. While we have been advised that it takes a short
time to deliver shares through the DWAC System, we cannot assure you of this fact. Accordingly, if it takes longer than we anticipate
for stockholders to deliver their shares, stockholders who wish to convert may be unable to meet the deadline for exercising their conversion
rights and thus may be unable to convert their shares.
If,
in connection with any stockholder meeting called to approve a proposed business combination, we require public stockholders who wish
to convert their shares to comply with specific requirements for conversion, such converting stockholders may be unable to sell their
securities when they wish to in the event that the proposed business combination is not approved.
If
we require public stockholders who wish to convert their shares to comply with specific requirements for conversion and such proposed
business combination is not consummated, we will promptly return such certificates to the tendering public stockholders. Accordingly,
investors who attempted to convert their shares in such a circumstance will be unable to sell their securities after the failed acquisition
until we have returned their securities to them. The market price for our shares of common stock may decline during this time and you
may not be able to sell your securities when you wish to, even while other stockholders that did not seek conversion may be able to sell
their securities.
We
may be unable to obtain additional financing, if required, to consummate our initial business combination or to fund the operations and
growth of the target business, which could compel us to restructure or abandon a particular business combination.
Although
we believe that the net proceeds of our IPO are sufficient to allow us to consummate our initial business combination, because we have
not yet consummated any business combination, we cannot ascertain the capital requirements for any particular transaction. If the net
proceeds of our IPO prove to be insufficient, either because of the size of the business combination, the depletion of the available
net proceeds in search of a target business, or the obligation to convert into cash a significant number of shares from dissenting stockholders,
we will be required to seek additional financing. Such financing may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. To the extent that
additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to consummate a particular business combination, we will be compelled to either
restructure the transaction or abandon that particular business combination and seek an alternative target business candidate. In addition,
if we consummate a business combination, we may require additional financing to fund the operations or growth of the target business.
The failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse effect on the continued development or growth of the target
business. None of our sponsor, officers, directors or stockholders is required to provide any financing to us in connection with or after
a business combination.
Our
outstanding warrants may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock and make it more difficult to effect our initial
business combination.
We
issued warrants to purchase 22,500,000 shares of common stock as part of the units offered in our IPO and private warrants included within
the private units to purchase 600,000 shares of common stock. We may also issue other units to our sponsor, initial stockholders, officers,
directors or their affiliates in payment of working capital loans made to us as described in this annual report. To the extent we issue
shares of common stock to effect our initial business combination, the potential for the issuance of a substantial number of additional
shares upon exercise of these warrants could make us a less attractive acquisition vehicle in the eyes of a target business. Such securities,
when exercised, will increase the number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock and reduce the value of the shares issued to
complete the business combination. Accordingly, our warrants may make it more difficult to effectuate a business combination or increase
the cost of acquiring the target business. Additionally, the sale, or even the possibility of sale, of the shares underlying the warrants
could have an adverse effect on the market price for our securities or on our ability to obtain future financing. If and to the extent
these warrants are exercised, you may experience dilution to your holdings.
Our
search for an initial business combination, and any target business with which we ultimately consummate an initial business combination,
may be materially adversely affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other events, and the status of debt and equity markets.
The
COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected, and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of
other infectious diseases) could adversely affect, the economies and financial markets worldwide, and the business of any potential target
business with which we consummate an initial business combination could be materially and adversely affected. The COVID-19 pandemic has
adversely affected, and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases)
could adversely affect, the economies and financial markets worldwide, and the business of any potential target business with which we
consummate an initial business combination could be materially and adversely affected. Furthermore, we may be unable to complete an initial
business combination if concerns relating to COVID-19 continue to restrict travel, limit the ability to have meetings with potential
investors or the target company’s personnel, vendors and services providers are unavailable to negotiate and consummate a transaction
in a timely manner. The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our search for an initial business combination will depend on future developments,
which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and
the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others. If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 or other events (such as terrorist
attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases) continue for an extensive period of time, our ability
to consummate an initial business combination, or the operations of a target business with which we ultimately consummate an initial
business combination, may be materially adversely affected.
In
addition, our ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted
by COVID-19 and other events (such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters or a significant outbreak of other infectious diseases), including
as a result of increased market volatility, decreased market liquidity in third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable
to us or at all.
If
we do not conduct an adequate due diligence investigation of a target business (including Digital Virgo), we may be required to subsequently
take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring, and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative effect on our financial
condition, results of operations and our stock price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.
We
must conduct a due diligence investigation of the target businesses we intend to acquire. Intensive due diligence is time consuming and
expensive due to the operations, accounting, finance and legal professionals who must be involved in the due diligence process. Even
if we conduct extensive due diligence on a target business, this diligence may not reveal all material issues that may affect a particular
target business, and factors outside the control of the target business and outside of our control may later arise. If our diligence
fails to identify issues specific to a target business, industry or the environment in which the target business operates, we may be
forced to later write-down or write-off assets, restructure our operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in
our reporting losses. Even though these charges may be non-cash items and not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that
we report charges of this nature could contribute to negative market perceptions about us or our common stock. In addition, charges of
this nature may cause us to violate net worth or other covenants to which we may be subject as a result of assuming pre-existing debt
held by a target business or by virtue of our obtaining post-combination debt financing.
The
requirement that we complete our initial business combination prior to the New Termination Date may give potential target businesses
leverage over us in negotiating a business combination.
We
have until the New Termination Date to complete our initial business combination. Any potential target business with which we enter into
negotiations concerning a business combination will be aware of this requirement. Consequently, such target business may obtain leverage
over us in negotiating a business combination, knowing that if we do not complete a business combination with that particular target
business, we may be unable to complete a business combination with any other target business. This risk will increase as we get closer
to the time limit referenced above.
We
may not obtain a fairness opinion with respect to the target business that we seek to acquire and therefore you may be relying solely
on the judgment of our board of directors in approving a proposed business combination.
We
will only be required to obtain a fairness opinion with respect to the target business that we seek to acquire if it is an entity that
is affiliated with any of our sponsor, initial stockholders, officers, directors or their affiliates. In all other instances, we will
have no obligation to obtain an opinion. Accordingly, investors will be relying solely on the judgment of our board of directors in approving
a proposed business combination.
Resources
could be spent researching acquisitions that are not consummated, which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate
and acquire or merge with another business.
It
is anticipated that the investigation of each specific target business and the negotiation, drafting, and execution of relevant agreements,
disclosure documents, and other instruments will require substantial management time and attention and substantial costs for accountants,
attorneys and others. If a decision is made not to complete a specific business combination, the costs incurred up to that point for
the proposed transaction likely will not be recoverable. Furthermore, even if an agreement is reached relating to a specific target business,
we may fail to consummate the business combination for any number of reasons including those beyond our control. Any such event will
result in a loss to us of the related costs incurred which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire
or merge with another business.
Compliance
with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 will require substantial financial and management resources and may increase the time and costs of
completing an acquisition.
Section
404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that we evaluate and report on our system of internal controls. If we fail to
maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, we could be subject to regulatory scrutiny, civil or criminal penalties and/or
stockholder litigation. Any inability to provide reliable financial reports could harm our business. Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act also requires that our independent registered public accounting firm report on management’s evaluation of
our system of internal controls. As stated above, because we are an emerging growth company we are not yet required to comply with
the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. A target company may not be in compliance with the
provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy of their internal controls. The development of the internal controls of any
such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such
acquisition. Furthermore, any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in the
implementation of adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future, could harm our operating results or
cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Inferior internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our
reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock.
If
we effect a business combination with a company located in a foreign jurisdiction, we will be subject to a variety of additional risks
that may negatively impact our operations.
If
we consummate a business combination with a target business in a foreign country (such as Digital Virgo), we will be subject to any special
considerations or risks associated with companies operating in the target business’ home jurisdiction, including any of the following:
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cannot assure you that we will be able to adequately address these additional risks. If we were unable to do so, our operations might
suffer.
If
we effect a business combination with a company located outside of the United States, the laws applicable to such company will likely
govern all of our material agreements and we may not be able to enforce our legal rights.
If
we effect a business combination with a company located outside of the United States (such as Digital Virgo), the laws of the country
in which such company operates will govern almost all of the material agreements relating to its operations. We cannot assure you that
the target business will be able to enforce any of its material agreements or that remedies will be available in this new jurisdiction.
The system of laws and the enforcement of existing laws in such jurisdiction may not be as certain in implementation and interpretation
as in the United States. The inability to enforce or obtain a remedy under any of our future agreements could result in a significant
loss of business, business opportunities or capital. Additionally, if we acquire a company located outside of the United States, it is
likely that substantially all of our assets will be located outside of the United States and some of our officers and directors might
reside outside of the United States. As a result, it may not be possible for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights,
to effect service of process upon our directors or officers or to enforce judgments of United States courts predicated upon civil liabilities
and criminal penalties of our directors and officers under federal securities laws.
Because
we must furnish our stockholders with target business financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles or international financial reporting standards, we will not be able to complete a business combination with prospective target
businesses unless their financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or international
financial reporting standards.
The
federal proxy rules require that a proxy statement with respect to a vote on a business combination meeting certain financial significance
tests include historical and/or pro forma financial statement disclosure in periodic reports. These financial statements may be required
to be prepared in accordance with, or be reconciled to, U.S. GAAP, or international financial reporting standards, or IFRS, depending
on the circumstances, and the historical financial statements may be required to be audited in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), or PCAOB. We will include the same financial statement disclosure in connection with
any tender offer documents we use, whether or not they are required under the tender offer rules. Additionally, to the extent we furnish
our stockholders with financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS, such financial statements will need to be audited in accordance
with U.S. GAAP at the time of the consummation of the business combination. These financial statement requirements may limit the pool
of potential target businesses we may acquire.
There
may be tax consequences to our business combinations that may adversely affect us.
While
we expect to undertake any merger or acquisition so as to minimize taxes both to the acquired business and/or assets and us, such business
combination might not meet the statutory requirements of a tax-deferred reorganization, or the parties might not obtain the intended
tax-deferred treatment upon a transfer of shares or assets. A non-qualifying reorganization could result in the imposition of substantial
taxes.
We
may face risks related to businesses in the sports and media sectors.
Business
combinations with companies in the sports and media sectors entail special considerations and risks, including potential limitations
and restrictions on our ability to complete business combinations imposed by professional sports leagues that prospective target businesses
may be associated with. If we are successful in completing a business combination with such a target business, we may be subject to,
and possibly adversely affected by, the following risks:
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popularity of any sports franchises that we control or have partnerships with, and, in varying degrees, the ability of those franchises
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inability to attract or retain key personnel, including players for any sports franchises we may control, and an inability of professional
sports leagues to maintain labor relations or successfully negotiate new collective bargaining agreements with unionized players,
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rules and regulations imposed by sports leagues on franchises, including rules and regulations regarding confidentiality, investments
and sales of interests in sports franchises, financing transactions (including the ability to incur indebtedness, make distributions
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ability of the member teams of sports leagues to take actions contrary to the interests of sports franchises, including asserting
control over certain matters such as telecast rights, licensing rights, the length and format of the playing season, the operating
territories of member teams, admission of new members, franchise relocations, labor relations with players associations, collective
bargaining, free agency, and luxury taxes and revenue sharing, and the imposition of sanctions or suspension on sports franchises;
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interruptions due to natural disasters, terrorist incidents, outbreak of disease (including the recent COVID-19 pandemic and related
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of the foregoing risks, and others, could have an adverse impact on our operations following a business combination. Our efforts in identifying
prospective target businesses will not be limited to the sports and entertainment sectors. Accordingly, if we acquire a target business
in another industry, these risks will likely not affect us and we will be subject to other risks attendant with the specific industry
in which we operate or target businesses which we acquire, none of which can be presently ascertained.
Risks
Relating to Investing in our Securities
You
will not be entitled to protections normally afforded to investors of blank check companies.
Since
the net proceeds of our IPO are intended to be used to complete a business combination with a target business that has not been identified,
we may be deemed to be a “blank check” company under the United States securities laws. However, since we have net tangible
assets in excess of $5,000,001, we are exempt from rules promulgated by the SEC to protect investors of blank check companies such as
Rule 419. Accordingly, investors will not be afforded the benefits or protections of those rules which completely restrict the transferability
of our securities, require us to complete a business combination prior to the New Termination Date
and restrict the use of interest earned on the funds held in the trust account. Because we are not subject to Rule 419, our units were
immediately tradable, we have a longer period of time to consummate an initial business combination and we are entitled to withdraw amounts
from the funds held in the trust account prior to the completion of a business combination.
The
securities in which we invest the proceeds held in the trust account could bear a negative rate of interest, which could reduce the interest
income available for payment of taxes or reduce the value of the assets held in the trust account such that the per share redemption
amount received by public stockholders may be less than $10.00 per share.
The
net proceeds of our IPO and certain proceeds from the sale of the private placement warrants, in the amount of $258,750,000, have been
held in an interest-bearing trust account. In connection with the stockholders’ approval and implementation of the Charter Amendment
described above, the holders of 16,328,643 Public Shares exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price
of approximately $10.13 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $165,489,172. The proceeds held in the trust account
may only be invested in direct U.S. government securities with a maturity of 185 days or less, or in certain money market funds which
invest only in direct U.S. Treasury obligations. While short-term U.S. government treasury obligations currently yield a positive rate
of interest, they have briefly yielded negative interest rates in recent years. Central banks in Europe and Japan pursued interest rates
below zero in recent years, and the Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve has not ruled out the possibility that it may in the
future adopt similar policies in the United States. In the event of very low or negative yields, the amount of interest income (which
we may withdraw to pay income taxes) will be reduced. In the event that we are unable to complete our initial business combination, our
public stockholders are entitled to receive their share of the proceeds held in the trust account, plus any interest income.
We
may issue shares of our capital stock or debt securities to complete a business combination, which would reduce the equity interest of
our stockholders and likely cause a change in control of our ownership.
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation will authorize the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. After our IPO and the purchase of the private
units, including the exercise of over-allotment options, there was 40,296,250 authorized but unissued shares of common stock available
for issuance (after appropriate reservation for the issuance of the shares underlying the private units and public and private warrants).
Although we have no commitment as of the date of this annual report, we may issue a substantial number of additional shares of common
stock or shares of preferred stock, or a combination of common stock and preferred stock, to complete a business combination. The issuance
of additional shares of common stock will not reduce the per-share conversion amount in the trust account. The issuance of additional
shares of common stock or preferred stock:
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cause a change in control if a substantial number of shares of common stock are issued, which may affect, among other things, our
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if we issue debt securities, it could result in:
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If
we incur indebtedness, our lenders will not have a claim on the cash in the trust account and such indebtedness will not decrease the
per-share conversion amount in the trust account.
If
we do not file and maintain a current and effective prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants, holders
will only be able to exercise such warrants on a “cashless basis.”
If
we do not file and maintain a current and effective prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants at
the time that holders wish to exercise such warrants, they will only be able to exercise them on a “cashless basis” provided
that an exemption from registration is available. As a result, the number of shares of common stock that holders will receive upon exercise
of the warrants will be fewer than it would have been had such holder exercised his warrant for cash. Further, if an exemption from registration
is not available, holders will not be able to exercise on a cashless basis and will only be able to exercise their warrants for cash
if a current and effective prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is available. Under the terms
of the warrant agreement, we have agreed to use our best efforts to meet these conditions and to file and maintain a current and effective
prospectus relating to the common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants until the expiration of the warrants. However, we cannot
assure you that we will be able to do so. If we are unable to do so, the potential “upside” of the holder’s investment
in our company may be reduced or the warrants may expire worthless.
An
investor will only be able to exercise a warrant if the issuance of shares of common stock upon such exercise has been registered or
qualified or is deemed exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the holder of the warrants.
No
warrants are exercisable and we will not be obligated to issue shares of common stock unless the shares of common stock issuable upon
such exercise has been registered or qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the holder
of the warrants. If the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants are not qualified or exempt from qualification
in the jurisdictions in which the holders of the warrants reside, the warrants may be deprived of any value, the market for the warrants
may be limited and they may expire worthless if they cannot be sold.
The
private warrants may be exercised at a time when the public warrants may not be exercised.
Once
the private warrants become exercisable, such warrants may immediately be exercised on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option,
so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. The public warrants, however, will only be exercisable
on a cashless basis at the option of the holders if we fail to register the shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants under the Securities
Act within 90 days following the closing of our initial business combination. Accordingly, it is possible that the holders of the private
warrants could exercise such warrants at a time when the holders of public warrants could not.
We
may amend the terms of the warrants in a manner that may be adverse to holders with the approval by the holders of at least a majority
of the then outstanding public warrants.
Our
warrants are issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent,
and us. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity
or correct any defective provision. The warrant agreement requires the approval by the holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding
public warrants in order to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders.
Nasdaq
may delist our securities from quotation on its exchange which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities
and subject us to additional trading restrictions.
Although
we expect to meet on a pro forma basis Nasdaq’s minimum initial listing standards, which generally only requires that we meet certain
requirements relating to stockholders’ equity, market capitalization, aggregate market value of publicly held shares and distribution
requirements, we cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq in the future prior to an initial business
combination. Additionally, in connection with our initial business combination, it is likely that Nasdaq will require us to file a new
initial listing application and meet its initial listing requirements as opposed to its more lenient continued listing requirements.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements at that time. Nasdaq will also have discretionary
authority to not approve our listing if Nasdaq determines that the listing of the company to be acquired is against public policy at
that time.
If
Nasdaq delists our securities from trading on its exchange, or we are not listed in connection with our initial business combination,
we could face significant material adverse consequences, including:
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determination that our shares of common stock are “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our shares of common
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The
National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the
sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Because our units, common stock and warrants are
listed on Nasdaq, our units, common stock and warrants are covered securities. Although the states are preempted from regulating the
sale of our securities, the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if
there is a finding of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case. While
we are not aware of a state having used these powers to prohibit or restrict the sale of securities issued by blank check companies,
certain state securities regulators view blank check companies unfavorably and might use these powers, or threaten to use these powers,
to hinder the sale of securities of blank check companies in their states. Further, if we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities
would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.
Our
initial stockholders control a substantial interest in us and thus may influence certain actions requiring a stockholder vote.
Our
initial stockholders own approximately 43.3% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock. None of our sponsor, officers,
directors, advisors, initial stockholders or their affiliates has indicated any intention to purchase any units or shares of common
stock from persons in the open market or in private transactions. However, our sponsor, officers, directors, advisors, initial
stockholders or their affiliates could determine in the future to make such purchases in the open market or in private transactions,
to the extent permitted by law, in order to influence the vote or magnitude of the number of shareholders seeking to tender their
shares to us. In connection with any vote for a proposed business combination, our initial stockholders, as well as all of our
officers and directors, have agreed to vote the shares of common stock owned by them in favor of such proposed business combination.
EarlyBirdCapital has also agreed to vote the representative shares in favor of such proposed business combination. As a result, we
will need only 1,130,055 of the 9,546,357 public shares, or approximately 11.8% sold in our IPO to be voted in favor of a business
combination in order to have such business combination approved (assuming our initial stockholders, officers, directors and
EarlyBirdCapital do not purchase shares in the aftermarket).
Our
board of directors is divided into three classes, each of which will generally serve for a term of three years with only one class of
directors being elected in each year. It is unlikely that there will be an annual meeting of stockholders to elect new directors prior
to the consummation of a business combination, in which case all of the current directors will continue in office until at least the
consummation of the business combination. Accordingly, you may not be able to exercise your voting rights under corporate law until the New Termination Date. If there is an annual meeting, as a consequence of our “staggered” board of directors, only a minority of
the board of directors will be considered for election and our sponsor, because of their ownership position, will have considerable influence
regarding the outcome. Accordingly, our initial stockholders will continue to exert control at least until the consummation of a business
combination.
We
may redeem your unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to you, thereby making your warrants worthless.
We
have the ability to redeem outstanding warrants (excluding the private warrants and any warrants underlying additional units issued to
our sponsor, officers or directors in payment of working capital loans made to us) at any time after they become exercisable and prior
to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that the last reported sales price of the common stock equals or exceeds
$18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations and recapitalizations) for any 20 trading days within
a 30 trading-day period commencing at any time after the warrants become exercisable and ending on the third business day prior to proper
notice of such redemption provided that on the date we give notice of redemption and during the entire period thereafter until the time
we redeem the warrants, we have an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the shares of common stock issuable
upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us,
we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable
state securities laws. Redemption of the outstanding warrants could force you (i) to exercise your warrants and pay the exercise price
therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous for you to do so, (ii) to sell your warrants at the then-current market price when
you might otherwise wish to hold your warrants or (iii) to accept the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants
are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less than the market value of your warrants. None of the private warrants are
redeemable by us so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees.
Our
management’s ability to require holders of our warrants to exercise such warrants on a cashless basis will cause holders to receive
fewer shares of common stock upon their exercise of the warrants than they would have received had they been able to exercise their warrants
for cash.
If
we call our public warrants for redemption after the redemption criteria described elsewhere in this annual report have been satisfied,
our management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise his warrant (including any private warrants) to do
so on a “cashless basis.” If our management chooses to require holders to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, the
number of shares of common stock received by a holder upon exercise will be fewer than it would have been had such holder exercised his
warrant for cash. This will have the effect of reducing the potential “upside” of the holder’s investment in our company.
If
our security holders exercise their registration rights, it may have an adverse effect on the market price of our shares of common stock
and the existence of these rights may make it more difficult to effect our initial business combination.
Our
initial stockholders are entitled to make a demand that we register the resale of the founders’ shares at any time commencing three
months prior to the date on which their shares may be released from escrow. Additionally, the holders of representative shares, the private
units and any units and warrants our sponsor, initial stockholders, officers, directors, or their affiliates may be issued in payment
of working capital loans made to us, are entitled to demand that we register the resale of the representative shares, private units and
any other units and warrants we issue to them (and the underlying securities) commencing at any time after we consummate our initial
business combination. The presence of these additional securities trading in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market
price of our securities. In addition, the existence of these rights may make it more difficult to effectuate our initial business combination
or increase the cost of acquiring the target business, as the stockholders of the target business may be discouraged from entering into
a business combination with us or will request a higher price for their securities because of the potential effect the exercise of such
rights may have on the trading market for our shares of common stock.
If
we are deemed to be an investment company, we may be required to institute burdensome compliance requirements and our activities may
be restricted, which may make it difficult for us to complete a business combination.
A
company that, among other things, is or holds itself out as being engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business
of investing, reinvesting, owning, trading or holding certain types of securities will be deemed an investment company under the Investment
Company Act, as amended, or the Investment Company Act. Since we will invest the proceeds held in the trust account, it is possible that
we could be deemed an investment company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we do not believe that our anticipated principal activities
will subject us to the Investment Company Act. To this end, the proceeds held in the trust account may be invested by the trustee only
in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act having a maturity
of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act
which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations. By restricting the investment of the proceeds to these instruments,
we intend to meet the requirements for the exemption provided in Rule 3a-1 promulgated under the Investment Company Act.
If
we are nevertheless deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act, we may be subject to certain restrictions that
may make it more difficult for us to complete a business combination, including:
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Compliance
with these additional regulatory burdens would require additional expense for which we have not allotted.
Provisions
in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law may inhibit a takeover of us, which could limit
the price investors might be willing to pay in the future for our common stock and could entrench management.
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that
stockholders may consider to be in their best interests. Our board of directors is divided into three classes, each of which will generally
serve for a term of three years with only one class of directors being elected in each year. As a result, at a given annual meeting only
a minority of the board of directors may be considered for election. Since our “staggered board” may prevent our stockholders
from replacing a majority of our board of directors at any given annual meeting, it may entrench management and discourage unsolicited
stockholder proposals that may be in the best interests of stockholders. Moreover, our board of directors has the ability to designate
the terms of and issue new series of preferred stock.
We
are also subject to anti-takeover provisions under Delaware law, which could delay or prevent a change of control. Together these provisions
may make more difficult the removal of management and may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over
prevailing market prices for our securities.
A
market for our securities may not develop or may not be sustained, which will adversely affect the liquidity and price of our securities.
The
price of our securities may vary significantly due to one or more potential business combinations and general market or economic conditions.
Furthermore, an active trading market for our securities may never develop or, if developed, it may not be sustained. You may be unable
to sell your securities unless a market can be established and sustained.
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides, subject to limited exceptions, that the Court of Chancery of the State of
Delaware is the sole and exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation matters, which could limit our stockholders’ ability
to obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or stockholders.
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation requires, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that derivative actions brought in
our name, actions against directors, officers and employees for breach of fiduciary duty and other similar actions may be brought only
in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware, except any action (A) as to which the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware determines
that there is an indispensable party not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery (and the indispensable party does not consent
to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery within ten days following such determination), (B) which is vested in the exclusive
jurisdiction of a court or forum other than the Court of Chancery, (C) for which the Court of Chancery does not have subject matter jurisdiction,
or (D) any action arising under the Securities Act, as to which the Court of Chancery and the federal district court for the District
of Delaware shall have concurrent jurisdiction. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our
capital stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the forum provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.
This
choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes
with us or any of our directors, officers or employees, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims, although our stockholders
will not be deemed to have waived our compliance with federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder and may therefore
bring a claim in another appropriate forum. We cannot be certain that a court will decide that this provision is either applicable or
enforceable, and if a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation
to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions,
which could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the exclusive forum provision will be applicable to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law. Section 27 of the Exchange Act creates exclusive federal jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce
any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations thereunder. As a result, the exclusive forum provision
will not apply to suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal
courts have exclusive jurisdiction.
Risks
Relating to our Sponsor and Management Team
Our
directors may decide not to enforce our sponsor’s indemnification obligations, resulting in a reduction in the amount of funds
in the trust account available for distribution to our public stockholders.
In
the event that the proceeds in the trust account are reduced below $10.00 per public share and our sponsor asserts that it is unable
to satisfy its obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors will
determine whether to take legal action against our sponsor to enforce such indemnification obligations. It is possible that our independent
directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in any particular instance. Additionally, each of our independent
directors is a member of our sponsor. As a result, they may have a conflict of interest in determining whether to enforce our sponsor’s
indemnification obligations. If our independent directors choose not to enforce these indemnification obligations, the amount of funds
in the trust account available for distribution to our public stockholders may be reduced below $10.00 per share.
General
Risk Factors
We
have no operating history and, accordingly, you will not have any basis on which to evaluate our ability to achieve our business objective.
We
have no operating results to date. Therefore, our ability to commence operations is dependent upon obtaining financing through the public
offering of our securities. Since we do not have an operating history, you will have no basis upon which to evaluate our ability to achieve
our business objective, which is to acquire an operating business. We have neither engaged in any operations unrelated to our search
for business combination candidates nor generated any revenue to date. We will not generate any revenues until, at the earliest, after
the consummation of our initial business combination.
We
are an “emerging growth company” and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth
companies will make our shares of common stock less attractive to investors.
We
are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the JOBS Act. We will remain an “emerging growth company” for
up to five years. However, if our non-convertible debt issued within a three year period or revenues exceeds $1.235 billion, or the market
value of our shares of common stock that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million on the last day of the second fiscal quarter
of any given fiscal year, we would cease to be an emerging growth company as of the following fiscal year. As an emerging growth company,
we are not required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we have reduced disclosure
obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and we are exempt from the requirements of
holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously
approved. Additionally, as an emerging growth company, we have elected to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards that
have different effective dates for public and private companies until those standards apply to private companies. As such, our financial
statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with public company effective dates. We cannot predict if investors will find
our shares of common stock less attractive because we may rely on these provisions. If some investors find our shares of common stock
less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our shares and our share price may be more volatile.
Changes
in laws or regulations, or a failure to comply with any laws and 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 and results of
operations.
We
have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2021. If we are unable to develop
and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial
results in a timely manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our business and
operating results.
In
light of guidance provided by the SEC in late 2021, our management re-evaluated our application of ASC 480-10-S99-3A to our accounting
classification of public shares. After consultation with our independent registered public accounting firm, our management and our audit
committee concluded that it was appropriate to restate our previously issued audited balance sheet, dated February 16, 2021, included
as an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 22, 2021, and our unaudited interim financial statements
included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on
May 28, 2021 and August 16, 2021, respectively. As part of such process, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over
financial reporting.
A
material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is
a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented, or detected
and corrected on a timely basis.
Effective
internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and prevent fraud. We continue to evaluate steps to remediate
the identified material weaknesses. These remediation measures may be time consuming and costly and there is no assurance that these
initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.
If
we identify any new material weaknesses in the future, any such newly identified material weakness could limit our ability to prevent
or detect a misstatement of our accounts or disclosures that could result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial
statements. In such case, we may be unable to maintain compliance with securities law requirements regarding timely filing of periodic
reports in addition to applicable stock exchange listing requirements, investors may lose confidence in our financial reporting and our
stock price may decline as a result. We cannot assure you that the measures we have taken to date, or any measures we may take in the
future, will be sufficient to avoid potential future material weaknesses.
We,
and following our initial business combination, the post-business combination company, may face litigation and other risks as a result
of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
As
part of the restatements of our previously issued financial statements, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over
financial reporting. As a result of such material weakness, the restatements, the changes in accounting for our public shares and other
matters raised or that may in the future be raised by the SEC, we face potential for litigation or other disputes which may include,
among others, claims invoking the federal and state securities laws, contractual claims or other claims arising from the restatements
and material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements. As of the date
of this annual report, we have no knowledge of any such litigation or dispute. However, we can provide no assurance that such litigation
or dispute will not arise in the future. Any such litigation or dispute, whether successful or not, could have a material adverse effect
on our business, results of operations and financial condition or our ability to complete a business combination.
ITEM
1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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2. PROPERTIES
We
currently maintain our executive offices at 12600 Hill Country Blvd Building R, Suite 275, Bee Cave, Texas 78738. We consider our current
office space adequate for our current operations.
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3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
There
is no material litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding currently pending against us or any of our officers or directors in
their capacity as such, and we and our officers and directors have not been subject to any such proceeding in the 12 months preceding
the date of this annual report on Form 10-K.
ITEM
4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not
Applicable.
PART
III
ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
Directors
and Executive Officers
Our
current directors and executive officers are as follows:
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Harvey
Schiller |
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Chief
Executive Officer |
William
T. Duffy |
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Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
David
Falk |
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Director,
Senior Advisor |
Donna
Orender |
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66 |
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Director |
Kenneth
L. Shropshire |
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Director |
Harvey
Schiller has served as our Chief Executive Officer since November 2020. General Schiller is Chairman of Charlestowne Holdings,
a financial advisory firm (2018-present). He is Vice Chairman of the digital, media and sports practice of the Diversified Search Group
(2015-present). He previously served as Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference (1986-1990) and America’s Cup (2015-2017),
executive director of the United States Olympic Committee (1990-1995), president of Turner Sports (1995-2000), president of Atlanta Thrashers
NHL hockey team (1997-1999), Chairman of the financial services firm Assante USA (2002-2004), Chairman of the security firm Global Options
(2006-2013), and Chairman of YankeeNets, owners of the New York Yankees, New Jersey Devils, and New Jersey Nets (2000-2002) and developer
of the YES network (2001-2002). He is lead director of Mesa Air Group (2015-present), and board member of Blinktbi (2018-present) and
chair of Sportsgrid and the Collegiate Sports Management Group (2018-present). General Schiller served a distinguished career as an Air
Force pilot (1962-1986) and was a Presidential appointed permanent professor (1980-1986) at the U.S. Air Force Academy and White House
Commission on Presidential Scholars (2005-2009). Other appointments include NCAA executive committee (1982-1988), Olympic Games consultant
(1984-2012), International Baseball President, board member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (present) and World Baseball Classic (present).
General Schiller is a distinguished graduate of The Citadel and earned a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Michigan.
William
T. Duffy has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer since November 2020. Mr. Duffy serves as the Vice
Chairman of The Aspire Sports Marketing Group, LLC (“Aspire”), a sports consulting firm which he co-founded in 2008. From
2016 to 2019, he was the CEO of Aspire and he previously held other positions at Aspire, including two years as COO, and has served on
its board of managers since 2014. Mr. Duffy’s career has focused on turnarounds of underperforming franchises with a focus on maximizing
employee performance and revenue generation and reducing operating costs, while creating cultures of accountability through hands on
leadership and career development of employees. His international experience at Aspire includes consulting on projects with The R &
A, Leicester City FC and Tijuana Xolos (Liga MX). From 2010 to 2013, Mr. Duffy briefly left Aspire and oversaw finance and arena operations
in a variety of roles at Bobcats Sports and Entertainment, including roles as EVP, CFO and CAO. He served as liaison to the City of Charlotte
for the expansion NBA Franchise Charlotte Bobcats and Time Warner Cable Arena. Prior to Aspire, Mr. Duffy held the positions of CFO of
the San Francisco 49ers (1996-1999), CAO of the Buffalo Bills (1999-2000), CFO of the Florida Panthers (2001-2003) and EVP, CFO of Atlanta
Spirit, LLC (2004-2008), a group that bought the operating rights of the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Thrashers and Philips Arena in 2004 Mr.
Duffy holds a Masters of Science in Accounting from New York University, and AB in Economics from Princeton University and has earned
a CPA.
David
B. Falk serves as a member of our board of directors and as our Senior Advisor. Mr. Falk is the founder of Falk Associates Management
Enterprises (FAME) which provides specialized and personal representation services to the company’s elite clientele of NBA superstars.
Prior to founding FAME in 1992, Mr. Falk served as vice chairman of ProServ where he represented numerous professional athletes. Mr.
Falk has successfully negotiated a number of large and notable NBA contracts, including Alonzo Mourning’s historical $100 million
contract in 1995 and Michael Jordan’s 1996 one-year contract for $30 million. Mr. Falk was also influential in the creation of
the “Air Jordan” brand and was an executive producer of the movie “Space Jam.” Mr. Falk is an investor in Consumable,
a digital advertising company, Hyperwave, a cooking technology company, Ostendo, a quantum photonics technology company, Wheels Up, an
aviation company, and Block Six Analytics. Mr. Falk first attended and is now a member of the Board of Trustees for Syracuse University.
Mr Falk endowed and founded the David B. Falk College of Sports and Human Dynamics at Syracuse University, a leading sports program in
the U.S. Mr. Falk was selected to serve on the board of directors due to his significant and world-renowned experience in the sports
industry.
Donna
Orender serves as a member of our board of directors. Ms. Orender spent 17 years at the PGA TOUR where she served as one of three
senior executives in the Office of the Commissioner. During her time there, she exponentially grew the TOUR’s television rights
and led a major expansion of global production, programming distribution and digital business while also founding PGA TOUR Radio with
partner Sirius XM. From 2005 to 2010, Ms. Orender served as the President of the WNBA. During her term business metrics that saw growth
included sponsorship, television ratings, profitability and attendance growth (following an eight year decline). Ms. Orender began her
current role as Chief Executive Officer of Orender Unlimited, a consulting and advisory firm, in 2011. Ms. Orender serves on the nominating
and compensation committees for the V Foundation for Cancer Research board, the board of the World Surf League, and is the founder of
Generation W, an organization that focuses on educating, inspiring and connecting women and girls in the service of building better communities.
Ms. Orender received a B.A. from Queens College and is a multiple hall of fame athlete. Ms. Orender received a B.A. from Queens College.
Ms. Orender was selected to serve on the board of directors due to her significant and trailblazing experience in the sports industry.
Kenneth
L. Shropshire serves as a member of our board of directors. Mr. Shropshire has been a faculty member of the Wharton School at
the University of Pennsylvania (“Wharton”) since 1986, where he is now an emeritus professor, with an expertise in sports
business and law. During his tenure at Wharton, Mr. Shropshire founded the Wharton Sports Business Initiative in 2004, a sports business
research center and served as a director until 2017. One such example of the innovative programming Mr. Shropshire developed at Wharton
includes the NFL/NFLPA Player Business Education Transition Program. Currently, in addition to being a professor emeritus at Wharton,
Mr. Shropshire is the Chief Executive Officer of the Global Sport Institute, and serves as the Adidas Distinguished Professor of Global
Sport at Arizona State University since joining in 2017. Mr. Shropshire has served as a director of Moelis & Company since 2014.
In addition, Mr. Shropshire acts as an advisor to multiple organizations in the sports industry, including Altius Sports Partners, Arctos
Sports Partners, Overtime Elite, and Pro Sports Assembly. Mr. Shropshire earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Stanford University
and a law degree from Columbia University, and is a member of the California bar. He joined the law firm of Manatt, Phelps, Rothenberg
and Tunney in Los Angeles prior to working with the 1984 Olympic Games and beginning his lengthy career at Wharton. Mr. Shropshire was
also the former President of the Sports Lawyers Association, the largest organization of sports lawyers in the world. Mr. Shropshire
was selected to serve on the board of directors due to his significant and world-renowned experience in the sports industry as well as
his experience serving on boards of directors.
Past
performance of our Team is not a guarantee either (i) that we will be able to identify a suitable candidate for our initial business
combination or (ii) of success with respect to any business combination we may consummate. You should not rely on the historical performance
record of our Team as indicative of our future performance. Additionally, in the course of their respective careers, members of our Team
have been involved in businesses and deals that were unsuccessful. Our officers and directors have no experience with special purpose
acquisition companies. In addition, our officers and directors may have conflicts of interest with other entities to which they owe fiduciary
or contractual obligations with respect to initial business combination opportunities. For a list of our officers and directors and entities
for which a conflict of interest may or does exist between such persons and the company, as well as the priority and preference that
such entity has with respect to performance of obligations and presentation of business opportunities to us, please refer to the table
and subsequent explanatory paragraph under “Management — Conflicts of Interest”.
Advisors
Jon
Miller serves as Chairman of our advisory board as well as a board observer. Mr. Miller currently serves as a director of Akamai
Technologies, Inc., Nielsen Holdings plc., AMC Networks Inc., Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. and J2 Global, Inc. From 2013 until
January 2018, Mr. Miller was a partner at Advancit Capital, where he continues to serve as an advisor and member of the Investment Committee.
He previously has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Media Group at News Corp., and was its Chief Digital
Officer from April 2009 to September 2012. Mr. Miller was a founding partner of Velocity Interactive Group, an investment firm focusing
on internet and digital media, from its inception in 2007 to 2009. Prior to founding Velocity, Mr. Miller served as the Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of America Online, Inc. (“AOL”) from 2002 to 2006. Prior to joining AOL, Mr. Miller served as Chief
Executive Officer and President of USA Information and Services. Mr. Miller previously served as a director of, among others, Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt Co., Ticketmaster, LiveNation Entertainment, Inc., RTL Group SA, Shutterstock, Inc. and TripAdvisor, Inc.. Mr. Miller
is a trustee of the American Film Institute and The Paley Center for Media. Mr. Miller holds a B.A. from Harvard College.
Alex
Greystoke serves as a member of our advisory board and is one of our founders. Mr. Greystoke is a successful serial entrepreneur
with a breadth of skills in a diverse range of industries. Mr. Greystoke is the founder of multiple AI technology companies including
TripChamp, VacationChamp and TravelChamp. He is the inventor of three granted artificial intelligence patents, with eight pending patent
applications. Mr. Greystoke is also an investor with investments in real estate, food and beverage, technology and other sectors. Mr.
Greystoke founded HSC, a boutique corporate finance business raising money for and helping emerging companies commercialize in a range
of sectors including technology, energy, healthcare and consumer products utilizing his wide network of partners throughout Asia, Europe,
the Middle East and the U.S. Mr. Greystoke has served as director to numerous companies in the education, technology, AI and renewable
energy spaces, and has served as a Chairman to a U.K. listed Chinese manufacturing company.
Raghu
Kilambi serves as a member of our advisory board and is one of our founders. Mr. Kilambi has been CEO of PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling
Corp. since May 2020. Mr. Kilambi previously served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of ConversionPoint Technologies from
December 2017 to January 2020. ConversionPoint was sold in two transactions to a private equity-backed group and a strategic buyer. Mr.
Kilambi has also been the principal of Kirarv Capital, a technology investment firm, since June 2009. Mr. Kilambi has raised over $1
billion of equity and debt capital for growth private and public companies in his career and has also been a senior officer and director
of companies that were awarded Barron’s ASAP Magazine Top Ramp Champ awards and Profit Magazine’s Top 3 Growth Company awards.
Previously, from 1998 to 2001, Mr. Kilambi was the Co-Founder, CFO and Chief Strategy Officer of FutureLink Corp., a leading first-generation
VC-backed cloud computing technology company that grew from startup to over $100 million in annualized revenues. Mr. Kilambi graduated
with Great Distinction with a Bachelor of Commerce (University Scholar), received a Graduate Diploma in Public Accounting from McGill
University (Top 10 List), and qualified as a Canadian Chartered Accountant in 1989 (inactive).
Amber
Allen serves as a member of our advisory board. Ms. Allen’s experience has been focused in the technology,
entertainment and gaming industries, having spent her career at major companies including Reebok, Disney, Warner Bros., and Riot Games.
Currently, Ms. Allen serves as the founder of Double A Labs, a leader in developing transformative technologies and experiences for brand
engagement. Ms. Allen serves on the Advisory Board of University of Texas Game and Development Design and is a member of
the Fashion Institute of Technology. Ms. Allen also volunteers with Women Who Code and is an advisor to both Dell Women’s Entrepreneurship
Network and Dell Project Innovate.
Bart
Oates serves as a member of our advisory board. Mr. Oates was a starting center for the USFL Philadelphia Stars, New York Giants
and San Francisco 49ers, for a total 14 seasons of professional football. In the offseasons, Mr. Oates attended Seton Hall Law School
where he graduated with honors and joined the law firm of Ribis, Graham & Curtin in Morristown N.J., where he focused on litigation
and real estate tax appeal work. Currently, Mr. Oates serves as President of the NFL Alumni Association, a position that allows him to
advocate on behalf of former players to establish benefits and opportunities.
Martin
Gruschka serves as a member of our advisory board. Mr. Gruschka began his career in 1990 as a management consultant for a Deutsche
Bank Group subsidiary, with a focus on East German Privatization projects. Thereafter, he led the European media practice of Arthur D.
Little, a global management consulting group, from 1996 to 1999. Having spent time as an associate director at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell’s
media investment banking division, he co-founded Springwater Capital LLC in 2002 where he currently acts as Managing Partner. Mr. Gruschka
has served as Chairman, President, Board Member and CEO of more than forty companies throughout Europe and the U.S. in a diverse range
of sectors, including media & communications, aerospace, engineering, logistics, recycling, technology, tourism and business process
outsourcing.
Danielle
Cantor Jeweler serves as a member of our advisory board. Ms. Jeweler is the Executive Vice President and Partner at FAME, and
is an NBPA Certified Agent, representing current and retired NBA talent. Together with partner David Falk, Danielle negotiates contracts
for a number of NBA players. Ms. Jeweler has also negotiated a myriad of national and international endorsement deals for her basketball
clients. In September 2017, Danielle was honored by the Sports Business Journal as a Gamechanger in the sports industry, as the only
female registered agent with active NBA clients. In July 2019, she negotiated the largest guaranteed sports contract by a female agent
(Malcolm Brogdon, with the Indiana Pacers, for 4 years and $85 million). Ms. Jeweler is a member of the Leadership Council for PeacePlayers,
International, and she serves on the Board of Advisors for Most Valuable Kids, the Roy Hibbert Foundation, and Little Smiles. A native
Washingtonian, Ms. Jeweler graduated from the University of Pennsylvania (“UPenn”) in the Annenberg School for Communications
and from The Wharton School for Business. Ms. Jeweler is a competitive youth girls soccer coach and played Division 1 soccer at UPenn.
Marc
Wade serves as a member of our advisory board. Mr. Wade is a financier, philanthropist and founder of Wade & Company, a family
office. Mr. Wade has historically invested in a diversified portfolio of businesses with a primary focus on asset backed lending. His
portfolio has included commercial real estate, banking, energy, sports and entertainment, technology and securities lending. Mr. Wade
was a minority investor in the NHL franchise New Jersey Devils and Devils Entertainment. Mr. Wade is also Co-Founder of BTI, one of South
America’s largest aggregators of cell phone towers.
Garret
Klugh serves as a member of our advisory board. Mr. Klugh is the COO of Falk Ventures. He is an internationally recognized Olympian
and frequent guest speaker, lecturer and panelist in the sports-tech industry. Mr. Klugh earned his undergraduate degree at San Diego
State University and his MBA from George Washington University. At SDSU, Mr. Klugh served as the President of the men’s rowing
team. He went on to represent the U.S. on six National Teams and one Olympic Team (Athens 2004). Mr. Klugh won the World Rowing Championship
in 1999 and was honored to be selected by his peers as the Athlete Representative on the Board of Directors for USRowing.
Doug
Perlman serves as a member of our advisory board. Mr. Perlman is the founder and CEO of Sports Media Advisors (“SMA”),
a boutique advisory firm which focuses on the intersection of sports, television and digital media. Mr. Perlman has worked on all of
SMA’s client engagements including those with the NFL, NASCAR, USTA, UFC, Hockey Canada, Little League, NextVR and several leading
private equity firms. Prior to SMA, he established himself throughout the sports industry in senior executive roles at the NHL and IMG.
Among other accolades, Mr. Perlman has been named to the prestigious Sports Business Journal Forty Under 40 three times, earning a spot
in their “Hall of Fame.” Mr. Perlman has been recognized by multiple industry publications and organizations as a leader
in the sports, media, and technology industries, including being named one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Sports by the Sporting
News while at the NHL. Mr. Perlman regularly appears on television and is often a featured speaker at industry and other events.
We
currently expect our advisors to (i) assist us in sourcing, negotiating and consummating a potential business combination, (ii) provide
their business insights when we assess potential business combination targets and (iii) upon our request, provide their business insights
as we work to create additional value in the businesses that we acquire. However, they have no written advisory agreement with us. Additionally,
these individuals have no other employment or compensation arrangements with us. They will not serve on the board or any committee thereof,
nor will they have any voting or decision making capacity on our behalf. They will also not be required to devote any specific amount
of time to our efforts or be subject to the fiduciary requirements to which our board members are subject. Accordingly, if any of them
become aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for us, they are under no obligation to introduce it to us before
any other prospective acquiror.
Family
Relationships
There
are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.
Involvement
in Certain Legal Proceedings
There
are currently no legal proceedings, and during the past 10 years there have been no legal proceedings, that are material to the evaluation
of the ability or integrity of any of our directors.
Delinquent
Section 16(a) Reports
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of any publicly traded
class of our equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership of equity securities of the Company with the SEC.
Officers, directors, and greater-than-ten-percent stockholders are required by the SEC’s regulations to furnish the Company with
copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file.
Based
solely upon a review of Forms 3 and Forms 4 furnished to the Company during the most recent fiscal year, and Forms 5 with respect to
its most recent fiscal year, we believe that all such forms required to be filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act were timely
filed by the officers, directors, and security holders required to file the same during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
Certain
Corporate Governance Matters
Code
of Ethics
We
adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of our officers, directors and employees. The code of ethics codifies the business and ethical
principles that govern all aspects of our business. A copy of the code of ethics is available on our website at www.goalacquisitions.com/#governance,
and will be provided without charge upon request. We intend to disclose any amendments to or waivers of certain provisions of our code
of ethics in a current report on Form 8-K.
Identification
of Audit Committee and Financial Expert
Our
board of directors has a standing audit committee that operates under a written charter approved by our board of directors, which charter
reflects the applicable standards and requirements adopted by the SEC and The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, or Nasdaq.
The
audit committee is chaired by Ms. Orender and consists of Ms. Orender, Messrs. Falk and Shropshire, each of whom is an independent director.
Our board of directors has determined that Ms. Orender qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under
rules and regulations of the SEC.
Conflicts
of Interest
In
general, officers and directors of a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware are required to present business
opportunities to a corporation if:
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corporation could financially undertake the opportunity; |
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opportunity is within the corporation’s line of business; and |
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would not be fair to the corporation and its stockholders for the opportunity not to be brought to the attention of the corporation. |
Our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that:
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as may be prescribed by any written agreement with us, we renounce our interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any director
or officer unless such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of
our company and such opportunity is one we are legally and contractually permitted to undertake and would otherwise be reasonable
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officers and directors will not be liable to our company or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of any fiduciary duty
by reason of any of our activities or any of our sponsor or its affiliates to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. |
Our
officers and directors are, and may in the future become, affiliated with other companies. In order to minimize potential conflicts of
interest which may arise from such other corporate affiliations, each of our officers and directors has contractually agreed, pursuant
to a written agreement with us, until the earliest of our execution of a definitive agreement for a business combination, our liquidation
or such time as he ceases to be an officer or director, to present to our company for our consideration, prior to presentation to any
other entity, any suitable business opportunity which may reasonably be required to be presented to us, subject to any fiduciary or contractual
obligations he might have. The foregoing agreement does not restrict our officers and directors from becoming affiliated with other companies
in the future which could take priority over our company. However, we believe that such agreement still benefits us because our officers
and directors are obligated to present suitable business opportunities to us to the extent that none of their other fiduciary or contractual
obligations require them to present it to another entity.
The
following table summarizes the pre-existing fiduciary or contractual obligations of our officers and directors besides our sponsor:
Name
of Individual |
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Name
of Affiliated Entity |
Harvey
Schiller |
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Diversified
Search, Sportsgrid, Charlestowne Holdings, Schiller Management Group, Mesa Airlines, Blinktbi |
William
T. Duffy |
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The
Aspire Sports Marketing Group, LLC |
David
Falk |
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Falk
Associates Management Enterprises |
Donna
Orender |
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Orender
Unlimited |
Kenneth
L. Shropshire |
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Moelis
& Company, Global Sport Institute at Arizona State University, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
While
the foregoing may limit the pool of potential business combination candidates, we do not believe that this limitation will be material.
Investors
should also be aware of the following additional potential conflicts of interest:
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of our officers and directors is required to commit their full time to our affairs and, accordingly, they may have conflicts of interest
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Unless
we consummate our initial business combination, our officers, directors and sponsor will not receive reimbursement or repayment for
any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them, or loans made to us, to the extent that such expenses exceed the amount of available
proceeds not deposited in the trust account. |
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The
founders’ shares beneficially owned by our initial stockholders and the private units purchased by our sponsor, and any warrants
which our officers or directors may purchase in the aftermarket will expire worthless if a business combination is not consummated.
Additionally, our officers and directors and affiliates will not receive liquidation distributions from the trust account with respect
to any of the founders’ shares or private shares. |
For
the foregoing reasons, our board may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is appropriate to
effect a business combination with.
To
further minimize conflicts of interest, we have agreed not to consummate an initial business combination with an entity that is affiliated
with any of our officers, directors, sponsor or initial stockholders unless we have obtained an opinion from an independent investment
banking firm, or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions, that the business combination is fair to our unaffiliated
stockholders from a financial point of view. We will also need to obtain the approval of a majority of our disinterested independent
directors. Furthermore, in no event will any of our sponsor, members of our management team or their respective affiliates be paid any
compensation prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the consummation of an initial business combination (regardless
of the type of transaction that it is) other than the payment of consulting, success or finder fees to our sponsor, officers, directors,
advisors, initial stockholders or their affiliates in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination, repayment
of the $200,000 loan and reimbursement of any out-of-pocket expenses.
ITEM
11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
No
executive officer has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us.
Other
than the payment of consulting, success or finder fees to our sponsor, officers, directors, advisors, initial stockholders or their affiliates
in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination and the repayment of the $200,000 loan made by our sponsor to
us, no compensation or fees of any kind will be paid to our sponsor, initial stockholders, members of our Team or their respective affiliates,
for services rendered prior to or in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of
transaction that it is). However, they will receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with
activities on our behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses, performing business due diligence on suitable target businesses
and business combinations as well as traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses
to examine their operations. There is no limit on the amount of consulting, success or finder fees payable by us upon consummation of
an initial business combination. Additionally, there is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us; provided,
however, that to the extent such expenses exceed the available proceeds not deposited in the trust account, such expenses will not be
reimbursed by us unless we consummate an initial business combination.
After
our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees
from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to stockholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation
materials furnished to our stockholders. However, the amount of such compensation may not be known at the time of the stockholder meeting
held to consider an initial business combination, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive
and director compensation. In this event, such compensation will be publicly disclosed at the time of its determination in a current
report on Form 8-K or a periodic report, as required by the SEC.
ITEM
12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
The
following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of our shares of common stock as of the date of this annual
report by:
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person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding shares of common stock; |
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of our officers and directors as a group. |
Our
sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,750,000 founders’ shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000. On December 16, 2020,
we effected a stock dividend of .125 of a share of common stock for each outstanding share of common stock, and as a result, our initial
shareholders hold 6,468,750 founder shares as of the date of this annual report. In December 2020, our sponsor transferred an aggregate
of 2,354,000 founder shares to our officers, directors and advisors. In January 2021, we issued to EarlyBirdCapital and its designees
150,000 shares of common stock. Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment
power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned by them. The following table does not reflect record of beneficial
ownership of the warrants included in the units or the private warrants as these warrants are not exercisable within 60 days of April
7, 2023.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner(1) | |
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | | |
Approximate Percentage of Outstanding Shares of Common Stock | |
Goal Acquisitions Sponsor, LLC | |
| 4,782,250 | (2) | |
| 28.4 | % |
Atalaya Capital Management LP | |
| 2,000,000 | (3) | |
| 11.9 | % |
Jane Street Group, LLC | |
| 1,688,982 | (4) | |
| 10.0 | % |
Harvey Schiller (Chief Executive Officer) | |
| 560,000 | (5) | |
| 3.3 | % |
William T. Duffy (Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer) | |
| 250,000 | (5) | |
| 1.5 | |
David Falk (Director, Senior Advisor) | |
| 150,000 | (5) | |
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Donna Orender (Director) | |
| 50,000 | (5) | |
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Kenneth L. Shropshire (Director) | |
| 75,000 | (5) | |
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All directors and executive officers as a group (5 individuals) | |
| 1,085,000 | | |
| 6.4 | % |
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Less
than 1%. |
(1) |
Unless
otherwise indicated, the business address of each of the individuals is c/o Goal Acquisitions Corp., 12600 Hill Country Blvd Building
R, Suite 275, Bee Cave, Texas 78738. |
(2) |
According to the Schedule 13D filing on February 21, 2023, Goal Acquisitions Sponsor, LLC holds 6,458,750 founders’ shares and 667,500
private shares. The amount reported in this table represents
securities held by Goal Acquisitions Sponsor, LLC, our sponsor. Alex Greystoke, Raghu Kilambi and William T. Duffy comprise the Board
of Managers of our sponsor. Any action by our sponsor with respect to our company or the founder shares, including voting and dispositive
decisions, requires a majority vote of the managers of the board of managers. Under the so-called “rule of three,” because
voting and dispositive decisions are made by a majority of our sponsor’s managers, none of the managers of our sponsor is deemed
to be a beneficial owner of our sponsor’s securities, even those in which such manager holds a pecuniary interest. Accordingly,
none of our directors or officers is deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the founder shares held by our sponsor. |
(3) |
According
to the Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2022, Atalaya Capital Management LP (“ACM”), Atalaya Special
Purpose Investment Fund LP (“ASPIF”), Corbin ERISA Opportunity Fund, Ltd. (“CEOF”), Corbin Capital Partners
GP, LLC (“Corbin GP”), Corbin Capital Partners, L.P. (“CCP”), and Corbin Opportunity Fund, L.P. (“COF”)
may be deemed members of a group, as defined in Rule 13d-5 under the Act, with respect to the shares of our common stock. Such group
may be deemed to beneficially own 2,000,000 shares of our common stock. ACM and ASPIF maintain shared voting power and shared dispositive
power over an aggregate of 785,714 shares of our common stock. CEOF maintains shared voting power and shared dispositive power over
an aggregate of 734,424 shares of our common stock. Corbin GP and CCP maintain shared voting power and shared dispositive power over
an aggregate of 1,214,286 shares of our common stock. COF maintains shared voting power and shared dispositive power over an aggregate
of 479,862 shares of our common stock. CEOF, Corbin GP and CCP disclaim beneficial ownership over the shares of our common stock
held directly by ASPIF. ASPIF and ACM disclaim beneficial ownership over the shares of our common stock held directly by CEOF and
COF. According to its Schedule 13G/A, the address of the principal business office of ACM and ASPIF is One Rockefeller Plaza, 32nd
Floor, New York, NY 10020. According to its Schedule 13G/A, the address of the principal business office of each of CEOF, Corbin
GP, CCP, and COF is 590 Madison Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10022. |
(4) |
According
to the Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2023, Jane Street Group, LLC, Jane Street Capital, LLC, and Jane Street Global
Trading, LLC maintain shared voting power and shared dispositive power over an aggregate of 1,688,982 shares of our common stock.
According to its Schedule 13G, the address of the principal business office of each of Jane Street Group, LLC, Jane Street Capital,
LLC, and Jane Street Global Trading, LLC is 250 Vesey Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10281. |
(5) |
Does
not include any securities held by Goal Acquisitions Sponsor, LLC, of which each person is a member. Each such person disclaims beneficial
ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of his ultimate pecuniary interest therein. |
ITEM
13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
In
November 2020, we issued 5,750,000 shares of common stock to our initial stockholders for $25,000 in cash, at a purchase price of approximately
$0.004 per share, in connection with our organization. On December 16, 2020, we effected a stock dividend of .125 of a share of common
stock for each outstanding share of common stock, resulting in our initial stockholders holding an aggregate of 6,468,750 founder shares
as of the date of this annual report. In December 2020, our sponsor transferred an aggregate of 2,354,000 founder shares to our officers,
directors and advisors. If the underwriters do not exercise all or a portion of their over-allotment option, our initial stockholders
will forfeit up to an aggregate of 843,750 shares of common stock in proportion to the portion of the over-allotment option that was
not exercised.
Our
sponsor purchased, pursuant to written subscription agreements with us, the 667,500 private units (for a total purchase price of $6,675,000)
from us. The private units are identical to the units sold in our IPO except that the private warrants: (i) are not redeemable by us
and (ii) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, as described in this annual report, so long as they are held by the initial
purchaser or any of their permitted transferees. Once the private warrants are transferred to anyone other than a permitted transferee,
the private warrants will be redeemable by us and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the warrants included in the units
sold in our IPO. Our purchasers have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the private units and underlying securities (except
to certain permitted transferees) until after the completion of our initial business combination. Furthermore, they have agreed (A) to
vote the private shares in favor of any proposed business combination, (B) not to convert any private shares in connection with a stockholder
vote to approve a proposed initial business combination or sell any private shares to us in a tender offer in connection with a proposed
initial business combination and (C) that the private shares shall not participate in any liquidating distribution from our trust account
upon winding up if a business combination is not consummated. In the event of a liquidation prior to our initial business combination,
the private units will likely be worthless.
Effective
as of November 4, 2021, upon approval of the Board, the Company entered into an Expense Advancement Agreement with Goal Acquisitions
Sponsor, LLC (the “Funding Party”). Pursuant to the Expense Advancement Agreement, the Funding Party has agreed to advance
to the Company from time to time, upon request by the Company, a maximum of $1,500,000 in the aggregate, in each instance issued pursuant
to the terms of the form of promissory note as may be necessary to fund the Company’s expenses relating to the investigation and
selection of a target business and other working capital requirements prior to completion of any potential Business Combination.
The
holders of our founders’ shares issued and outstanding on the date of this annual report, as well as the holders of the representative
shares, private units and any units our sponsor, initial stockholders, officers, directors or their affiliates may be issued in payment
of working capital loans made to us (and all underlying securities), are entitled to registration rights pursuant to an agreement signed
in connection with our IPO. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make up to two demands that we register such
securities. The holders of the majority of the founders’ shares can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time commencing
three months prior to the date on which these shares of common stock are to be released from escrow. The holders of a majority of the
private units and units issued in payment of working capital loans made to us (or underlying securities) can elect to exercise these
registration rights at any time after we consummate a business combination. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back”
registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to our consummation of a business combination. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary, EarlyBirdCapital and the other holders of the representative shares may only make a demand on one occasion
and only during the five-year period beginning on February 10, 2021. In addition, EarlyBirdCapital and the other holders of the representative
shares may participate in a “piggy-back” registration only during the seven-year period beginning on February 10, 2021. We
will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
We
have entered into agreements with our officers and directors to provide contractual indemnification in addition to the indemnification
provided for in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.
Other
than the payment of consulting, success or finder fees to our sponsor, officers, directors, advisors, initial stockholders or their affiliates
in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination and repayment of the $200,000 loan, no compensation or fees of
any kind will be paid to our sponsor, initial stockholders, members of our Team or their respective affiliates, for services rendered
prior to or in connection with the consummation of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is).
However, such individuals will receive reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with activities on
our behalf, such as identifying potential target businesses, performing business due diligence on suitable target businesses and business
combinations as well as traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses to examine their
operations. There is no limit on the amount of consulting, success or finder fees payable by us upon consummation of an initial business
combination. Additionally, there is no limit on the amount of out-of-pocket expenses reimbursable by us; provided, however, that to the
extent such expenses exceed the available proceeds not deposited in the trust account, such expenses will not be reimbursed by us unless
we consummate an initial business combination.
After
our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees
from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to stockholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation
materials furnished to our stockholders. However, the amount of such compensation may not be known at the time of the stockholder meeting
held to consider an initial business combination, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive
and director compensation. In this event, such compensation will be publicly disclosed at the time of its determination in a current
report on Form 8-K or a periodic report, as required by the SEC.
All
ongoing and future transactions between us and any of our officers and directors or their respective affiliates will be on terms believed
by us to be no less favorable to us than are available from unaffiliated third parties. Such transactions will require prior approval
by a majority of our uninterested “independent” directors or the members of our board who do not have an interest in the
transaction, in either case who had access, at our expense, to our attorneys or independent legal counsel. We will not enter into any
such transaction unless our disinterested “independent” directors determine that the terms of such transaction are no less
favorable to us than those that would be available to us with respect to such a transaction from unaffiliated third parties.
Related
Party Policy
Our
Code of Ethics requires us to avoid, wherever possible, all related party transactions that could result in actual or potential conflicts
of interests, except under guidelines approved by the board of directors (or the audit committee). Related-party transactions are defined
as transactions in which (1) the aggregate amount involved will or may be expected to exceed $120,000 in any calendar year, (2) we or
any of our subsidiaries is a participant, and (3) any (a) executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director, (b) greater
than 5% beneficial owner of our shares of common stock, or (c) immediate family member, of the persons referred to in clauses (a) and
(b), has or will have a direct or indirect material interest (other than solely as a result of being a director or a less than 10% beneficial
owner of another entity). A conflict of interest situation can arise when a person takes actions or has interests that may make it difficult
to perform his or her work objectively and effectively. Conflicts of interest may also arise if a person, or a member of his or her family,
receives improper personal benefits as a result of his or her position.
Our
audit committee, pursuant to its written charter, is responsible for reviewing and approving related-party transactions to the extent
we enter into such transactions. The audit committee will consider all relevant factors when determining whether to approve a related
party transaction, including whether the related party transaction is on terms no less favorable to us than terms generally available
from an unaffiliated third-party under the same or similar circumstances and the extent of the related party’s interest in the
transaction. No director may participate in the approval of any transaction in which he is a related party, but that director is required
to provide the audit committee with all material information concerning the transaction. We also require each of our directors and executive
officers to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire that elicits information about related party transactions.
These
procedures are intended to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a
conflict of interest on the part of a director, employee or officer.
To
further minimize conflicts of interest, we have agreed not to consummate an initial business combination with an entity that is affiliated
with any of our sponsor, officers or directors unless we have obtained an opinion from an independent investment banking firm, or another
independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions, that the business combination is fair to our unaffiliated stockholders from
a financial point of view. We will also need to obtain approval of a majority of our disinterested independent directors.
Director
Independence
Currently
David Falk, Donna Orender and Kenneth L. Shropshire are each considered an “independent director” under the Nasdaq listing
rules, which is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or its subsidiaries or any other individual
having a relationship, which, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors will interfere with the director’s exercise
of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
Our
independent directors will have regularly scheduled meetings at which only independent directors are present.
Any
affiliated transactions will be on terms no less favorable to us than could be obtained from independent parties. Our board of directors
will review and approve all affiliated transactions with any interested director abstaining from such review and approval.
ITEM
14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
The
following is a summary of fees paid or to be paid to Marcum LLP, or Marcum, for services rendered.
Audit
Fees. Audit fees consist of fees for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements, reviews of
our quarterly financial statements and services that are normally provided by our independent registered public accounting firm in connection
with statutory and regulatory filings. The aggregate fees for Marcum LLP for audit fees, inclusive of required filings with the SEC for
the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 totaled $77,250 and $63,710, respectively.
Audit-Related
Fees. Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of
the audit or review of our year-end financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include
attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.
The audit related fees for Marcum LLP during the year ended December 31, 2022 totaled $5,150. We did not pay Marcum LLP any audit-related
fees during the year ended December 31, 2021.
Tax
Fees. Tax fees consist of fees billed for professional services relating to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. The tax
fees for Marcum LLP during the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, totaled $5,008 and $3,382, respectively.
All
Other Fees. All other fees consist of fees billed for all other services. We did not pay Marcum LLP any other fees during the year
ended December 31, 2022 or 2021.
Pre-Approval
Policy
Our
audit committee was formed upon the consummation of our initial public offering. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve
all of the foregoing services, although any services rendered prior to the formation of our audit committee were approved by our board
of directors. Since the formation of our audit committee, and on a going-forward basis, the audit committee has and will pre-approve
all auditing services and permitted non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject
to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to
the completion of the audit).
GOAL
ACQUISITIONS CORP.
BALANCE
SHEETS
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
GOAL
ACQUISITIONS CORP.
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
GOAL
ACQUISITIONS CORP.
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR
THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
GOAL
ACQUISITIONS CORP.
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
Note
1 — Organization, Business Operations and Going Concern
Organization
and General
Goal
Acquisitions Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on October 26, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose
of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with
one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic
region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination, the Company intends to focus on businesses that service the sports industry.
The Company is in 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 December 31, 2022, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity from October 26, 2020 (inception) through December
31, 2022, relates to the Company’s formation and the Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) described below, and, since the
closing of the IPO, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until
after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of
interest income on marketable securities held in the trust account and will recognize changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities
as other income (expense).
Financing
The
registration statement for the Company’s IPO was declared effective on February 10, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). On
February 16, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO of 22,500,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the common stock
included in the Units being offered, the “public share”), at $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $225,000,000.
Simultaneously
with the closing of the IPO, the Company consummated the sale of 600,000 units (the “Private Units”), at a price of $10.00
per Private Unit to Goal Acquisition Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”), generating total gross proceeds of $6,000,000.
The
Company granted the underwriters in the IPO a 45-day option to purchase up to 3,375,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments, if
any. On February 24, 2021, the underwriters exercised the over-allotment option in full, and the closing of the issuance and sale of
the additional 3,375,000 Units (the “Over-Allotment Units”). The issuance by the Company of the Over-Allotment Units at a
price of $10.00 per unit resulted in total gross proceeds of $33,750,000. On February 24, 2021, simultaneously with the issuance and
sale of the Over-Allotment Units, the Company consummated the sale of an additional 67,500 Private Units (the “Over-Allotment Private
Units” and, together with the IPO Private Placement, the “Private Placements”), generating gross proceeds of $675,000.
Transaction
costs amounted to $5,695,720 consisting of $5,175,000 of underwriting discount, and $520,720 of other offering costs.
Trust
Account
Following
the closing of the IPO on February 16, 2021 and the underwriters’ full exercise of the over-allotment option on February 24, 2021,
$258,750,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO, the sale of Over-allotment Units, and the sale
of the Private Units was placed in a Trust Account, which are held as cash or invested only in U.S. government securities, within the
meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 180 days or less or in any open-ended investment
company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company
Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the
funds in the Trust Account.
Initial
Business Combination; Trust Agreement Amendment; Charter Amendment
The
Company will provide holders of the outstanding Public Shares (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, solely in its discretion. 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 $10.00 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to
the Company to pay its tax obligations). There will be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect
to the Company’s warrants. The Public Shares subject to redemption will be recorded at redemption value and classified as temporary
equity upon the completion of the IPO in accordance with the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 480 “Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity.”
On
February 7, 2023, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “Trust Agreement Amendment”) to the Investment
Management Trust Agreement, dated February 10, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (“Continental”)
(the “Trust Agreement”), to change the date on which Continental must commence liquidation of the amount on deposit in the
trust account (the “Trust Account”) established in connection with the Company’s initial public offering from February
16, 2023 to March 18, 2023, subject to extension by the board of directors for up to five additional thirty-day periods (the latest of
which such date (August 15, 2023 if the board of directors exercises all five extensions) is referred to as the “New Termination
Date”). See Note 10.
On
February 7, 2023, the Company’s stockholders also approved an amendment (the “Charter Amendment”) to the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Charter”) to (i) extend the initial period of time by which the
Company has to consummate an initial business combination to the New Termination Date and (ii) make other administrative and technical
changes in the Charter in connection with the New Termination Date, in each case, pursuant to an amendment in the form set forth in Annex
A of the proxy statement the Company filed with the SEC on January 9, 2023. The Company filed the Charter Amendment with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware on February 8, 2023. See Note 10.
In
connection with the Company’s stockholders’ approval and implementation of the Charter Amendment, the holders of 16,328,643
shares of the Company’s common stock exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately
$10.13 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $165,489,172. Following such redemptions, 9,546,357 Public Shares
remain outstanding and the Company expects to have approximately $96,751,378 remaining in the Trust Account.
The
Company will proceed with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 immediately prior to or
upon such consummation of a Business Combination and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the then outstanding shares
of common stock present and entitled to vote at the meeting to approve the Business Combination are voted in favor of the Business Combination.
If a stockholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons,
the Company will, pursuant to its Charter, conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC containing substantially the same information as would be
included in a proxy statement prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required
by law, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or legal 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
5) 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 irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or do not vote at all.
Notwithstanding
the above, if the Company seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender
offer rules, 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 Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company.
The
Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors have agreed (a) to waive redemption rights with respect to the Founder Shares
and Public Shares held by them in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (b) not to propose an amendment to the
Charter (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s
initial Business Combination and certain amendments to the Charter or to redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete
a Business Combination or (ii) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial Business Combination
activity, unless the Company provides the public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with
any such amendment.
The
Company will have until the New Termination Date to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company
is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and stockholders do not approve any further amendment to the
Charter to further extend this date, 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable,
and less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption
will completely extinguish public stockholders’ rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions,
if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of
the Company’s remaining stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in the case of
clauses (ii) and (iii) to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements
of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants,
which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
The
holders of the Founder Shares have agreed to waive liquidation distributions with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete
a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor acquired Public Shares in or after the IPO, such Public
Shares would be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination
within the Combination Period. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available
for distribution will be less than the IPO price per Unit ($10.00).
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 to below (i) $10.00 per Public Share or (ii) such
lesser amount per Public Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in
the value of trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay the Company’s tax obligation and up to
$100,000 for liquidation expenses, except as to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek access
to the Trust Account (even if such waiver is deemed to be unenforceable) and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity
of the underwriters of IPO 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 (with the exception
of its independent registered public accountant), prospective target businesses or other entities with which the Company does business,
execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the Trust Account.
Amended
and Restated Business Combination Agreement and Merger Agreement
On
February 8, 2023, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Business
Combination Agreement”) with Goal Acquisitions Nevada Corp., a Nevada corporation (“Goal Nevada”), Digital Virgo Group,
a French corporation (société par actions simplifiée) (“Digital Virgo”), all shareholders of
Digital Virgo (the “Digital Virgo Shareholders”), and IODA S.A., in its capacity as the “DV Shareholders Representative”
(as defined in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement), which amends and restates the Business Combination Agreement,
dated as of November 17, 2022, by and among the Company, Digital Virgo, and certain other parties in its entirety.
Concurrently
with the execution of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, the Company and Goal Nevada entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company will, prior to the Closing (as defined in the
Merger Agreement), reincorporate as a Nevada corporation by merging with and into Goal Nevada, a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company, with Goal Nevada surviving the merger (the “Reincorporation Merger”).
Pursuant
to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement and after the consummation of the Reincorporation Merger, Digital Virgo will
acquire all of the outstanding shares of Goal Nevada whereby the outstanding shares of Goal Nevada will be exchanged for shares of Digital
Virgo by means of a statutory share exchange under Nevada law (the “Exchange”).
The
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement and the Exchange, as well as the Merger Agreement and the Reincorporation Merger,
were approved by the board of directors of the Company.
The
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties thereto.
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement is subject to certain conditions
as further described therein.
The
Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties thereto. The consummation of the proposed
Merger is subject to certain conditions as further described in the Merger Agreement.
The
Reincorporation Merger and the Exchange
Subject
to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, the Company will, prior to the Closing, reincorporate as
a Nevada corporation by merging with and into Goal Nevada, a newly-formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, with Goal Nevada surviving
the merger. Each unit of the Company (which is comprised of one share of common stock of the Company and one warrant to purchase one
share of common stock of the Company), share of common stock of the Company and warrant to purchase shares of common stock of the Company
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger will be converted, respectively, into units
of Goal Nevada, shares of common stock of Goal Nevada and warrants to purchase shares of common stock of Goal Nevada (respectively, “Goal
Nevada Units,” “Goal Nevada Shares” and “Goal Nevada Warrants”) on a one-for-one basis, which will have
substantially identical rights, preferences and privileges as the units sold in the Company’s initial public offering and simultaneous
private placement, the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and the warrants which were included in the units that
were sold in the Company’s initial public offering and simultaneous private placement.
Pursuant
to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions set forth therein,
Digital Virgo will effect a series of related transactions, in each case, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, including the following:
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Prior
to the Closing, Digital Virgo will convert into a French public limited company (société
anonyme);
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After
the conversion into a French public limited company (société anonyme)
and prior to the Closing, Digital Virgo and the Digital Virgo Shareholders intend to effect
a placement of ordinary shares of Digital Virgo to certain institutional and other investors
(the “PIPE Investors”) through both primary and/or secondary offerings (the “PIPE
Investment”), including the sale of a number of Digital Virgo ordinary shares held
by the Digital Virgo Shareholders in exchange for $125,000,000 in cash;
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Immediately
after the PIPE Investment, Digital Virgo will (i) effect a reverse share split of all of its existing shares pursuant to a conversion
parity which is expected to be 10 to 26, including the shares purchased by the PIPE Investors in the PIPE Investment, (ii) change
the par value of all such existing shares from €0.10 to €0.26 and (iii) rename all such existing shares to Class A ordinary
shares (the “Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary Shares”) (together, the “Reverse Share Split”). Immediately after
the completion of the Reverse Share Split, the Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary Shares held by IODA S.A., the controlling shareholder
of Digital Virgo, will be converted into Class B preferred shares, par value €0.26 per share of Digital Virgo (the “Digital
Virgo Class B Shares”), on a one-for-one basis, with such shares having identical rights to the Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary
Shares except that the Digital Virgo Class B Shares will have two votes for each share |
Subject
to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, at the Closing, (i)
Digital Virgo will acquire all of the issued outstanding Goal Nevada Shares pursuant to articles of exchange filed with the Nevada Secretary
of State in accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes, whereby each issued and outstanding Goal Nevada Share will be exchanged for
one Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary Share by means of a statutory share exchange under Nevada law (the “Exchange”) and (ii)
each Goal Nevada Warrant will be automatically exchanged for one warrant issued by Digital Virgo that will be exercisable for one Digital
Virgo Class A Ordinary Share. All outstanding Goal Nevada Units will be separated into their underlying securities immediately prior
to the Exchange.
In
addition, at the Closing, (i) 5,000,000 Class C preferred shares, par value €0.26 per share, of Digital Virgo (the “DV Earnout
Shares”) will be issued to and deposited with one or more escrow agents and will be disbursed to the Digital Virgo Shareholders,
in whole or in part, after the Closing, if both an earnout milestone based on “EBITDA” (as defined in the Amended and Restated
Business Combination Agreement) and a share price milestone are met and (ii) Class C preferred shares, par value €
per share, of Digital Virgo (the “Sponsor Earnout Shares”) will be issued to and deposited with an escrow agent and will
be disbursed to Goal Acquisitions Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”), after the Closing, if a share price milestone is met. The
earnout milestone will be met if Digital Virgo’s EBITDA for any fiscal year ending on or before December 31, 2027 is equal or greater
than $60,000,000, in which case 2,500,000 DV Earnout Escrow Shares will be released to the Digital Virgo Shareholders. The share price
milestone will be met if Digital Virgo’s share price is equal to or greater than $15.00 for at least 20 out of 30 consecutive trading
days (counting only those trading days in which there is trading activity) from the period starting from the date immediately following
the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2026, in which case 2,500,000 DV Earnout Escrow Shares will be released to the Digital Virgo
Shareholders and all of the Sponsor Earnout Shares will be released to the Sponsor. Any DV Earnout Shares remaining in the earnout escrow
account that have not been released to the Digital Virgo Shareholders will be released to Digital Virgo, and any Sponsor Earnout Shares
remaining in the earnout escrow account that have not been released to the Sponsor will be released to Digital Virgo. The Class C preferred
shares of Digital Virgo will have identical rights to the Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary Shares except that the Class C preferred shares
will have no voting rights. If and when the Class C preferred shares are released from escrow to the Digital Virgo Shareholders or the
Sponsor, as applicable, such shares shall be automatically be converted into Digital Virgo Class A Ordinary Shares, on a one-for-one
basis, with full voting rights as of their respective date of disbursement by the escrow agent. “EBITDA” means the “Adjusted
EBITDA” of Digital Virgo as currently calculated by Digital Virgo for its reporting requirements under its existing credit facility.
The
Sponsor has agreed to forfeit shares of common stock of the Company for no consideration effective as of the Closing.
Other
Agreements
The
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement contemplates the execution of various additional agreements and instruments, including,
among others, an Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement, Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, and Amended and Restated
Initial Shareholders Forfeiture Agreement.
Liquidity,
Capital Resources and Going Concern
As
of December 31, 2022, the Company had $10,897 in
cash and a working capital deficit of $3,943,153.
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Company’s initial stockholders,
or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us with working capital loans. There are currently no
amounts outstanding under any working capital loans. See Note 5 for a description of all the Sponsor and other related party funding
transactions.
In
order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor or its
affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company
will repay such loaned amounts. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working
capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the trust account would be used for such repayment.
Up to $1,500,000 of such working capital loans may be convertible into units of the post Business Combination entity at a price of $10.00
per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Units. To date, the Company had no borrowings under the working capital loans.
The
Company will need to raise additional capital through loans or additional investments from the Sponsor, stockholders, officers, directors,
or third parties. The Company’s officers, directors and the Sponsor may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds, from
time to time or at any time, in whatever amount they deem reasonable in their sole discretion, to meet the Company’s working capital
needs. Accordingly, the Company may not be able to obtain additional financing. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital,
the Company 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 a potential transaction, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide
any assurance that new financing will be available to us on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
In
connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards
Board’s (“FASB’s”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties
about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,” the Company has until August 15, 2023, assuming the Board of Directors
approves all five 30-day extensions approved by the Company’s stockholders to consummate a business combination. It is uncertain
that the Company will be able to consummate a business combination by this time. If a business combination is not consummated by this
date and an extension of the period of time the Company has to complete a business combination has not been approved by the Company’s
stockholders, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. The Company has determined that the Company’s
insufficient capital and mandatory liquidation, should a business combination not occur, and an extension not approved by the stockholders
of the Company, and potential subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern one year from the date these financial statements are issued. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets
or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after August 15, 2023. The Company intends to continue to complete a business
combination, including the Transaction, before the mandatory liquidation date. The Company is within 12 months of its mandatory liquidation
date as of the date that these financial statements were issued.
The
Company’s 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.
Risks
and Uncertainties
Management
continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could
have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, cash flows and/or search for a target company,
the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the financial statements. The 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.
Under
the current rules and regulations of the SEC we are not deemed an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(the “Investment Company Act”); however, on March 30, 2022, the SEC proposed new rules (the “Proposed Rules”)
relating, among other matters, to the circumstances in which SPACs such as us could potentially be subject to the Investment Company
Act and the regulations thereunder. The Proposed Rules provide a safe harbor for companies from the definition of “investment company”
under Section 3(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act, provided that a SPAC satisfies certain criteria. To comply with the duration
limitation of the proposed safe harbor, a SPAC would have a limited time period to announce and complete a de-SPAC transaction. Specifically,
to comply with the safe harbor, the Proposed Rules would require a company to file a Current Report on Form 8-K announcing that it has
entered into an agreement with a target company for an initial business combination no later than 18 months after the effective date
of the SPAC’s registration statement for its initial public offering. The company would then be required to complete its initial
business combination no later than 24 months after the effective date of such registration statement.
There
is currently uncertainty concerning the applicability of the Investment Company Act to a SPAC, including a company like ours. We did
not enter into a definitive business combination agreement within 18 months after the effective date of our registration statement relating
to our initial public offering and there is a risk that we may not complete our initial business combination within 24 months of such
date. As a result, it is possible that a claim could be made that we have been operating as an unregistered investment company. If we
were deemed to be an investment company for purposes of the Investment Company Act, we may be forced to abandon our efforts to complete
an initial business combination and instead be required to liquidate. If we are required to liquidate, our investors would not be able
to realize the benefits of owning stock in a successor operating business, including the potential appreciation in the value of our stock
and warrants following such a transaction.
Currently,
the funds in our trust account are held only in money market funds investing solely in U.S. government treasury obligations and meeting
certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act. The Investment Company Act defines an investment company as any
issuer which (i) is or holds itself out as being engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting,
or trading in securities; (ii) is engaged or proposes to engage in the business of issuing face-amount certificates of the installment
type, or has been engaged in such business and has any such certificate outstanding; or (iii) is engaged or proposes to engage in the
business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding, or trading in securities, and owns or proposes to acquire investment securities
having a value exceeding 40% of the value of its total assets (exclusive of Government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated
basis.
The
longer that the funds in the trust account are held in money market funds, there is a greater risk that we may be considered an unregistered
investment company. In the event we are deemed an investment company under the Investment Company Act, whether based upon our activities,
the investment of our funds, or as a result of the Proposed Rules being adopted by the SEC, we may determine that we are required to
liquidate the money market funds held in our trust account and may thereafter hold all funds in our trust account in cash until the earlier
of consummation of our business combination or liquidation. As a result, if we were to switch all funds to cash, we will likely receive
minimal interest, if any, on the funds held in our trust account after such time, which would reduce the dollar amount our public stockholders
would receive upon any redemption or liquidation of our Company.
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 (including redemptions) of stock by publicly traded domestic
(i.e., U.S.) corporations and certain domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations. The excise tax is imposed on the
repurchasing corporation itself, not its stockholders 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. The IR Act applies only to repurchases that occur after December 31, 2022.
Any
redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022, in connection with a Business Combination, a vote by stockholders
to extend the period of time to complete a Business Combination 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 a 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, including the Transaction.
At
this time, it has been determined that none of the IR Act tax provisions have an impact to the Company’s fiscal 2022 tax provision.
The Company will continue to monitor for updates to the Company’s business along with guidance issued with respect to the IR Act
to determine whether any adjustments are needed to the Company’s tax provision in future periods.
Note
2 — Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
(“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Emerging
Growth Company
The
Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our
Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements
that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required
to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced
disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements
of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously
approved.
Further,
Section 102(b)(l) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting
standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do
not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting
standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements
that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of
such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public
or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies
adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which
is neither an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult
or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Making
estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect
of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered
in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. One of the more significant
accounting estimates included in these financial statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant liabilities. Such
estimates may be subject to change as more current information becomes available and accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.
Marketable
Securities Held in Trust Account
At
December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Trust Account had $262,220,950 and $258,775,579 held in marketable securities, respectively. During the
year ended December 31, 2022 the Company withdrew $284,670 of interest income from the Trust Account to pay its tax obligations.
The
Company accounts for its Sponsor Loan Conversion Option (as defined in Note 5) exercisable for promissory notes payable to the Sponsor
issued under the Expense Advance Agreement under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The Sponsor Loan Conversion
Option qualifies as an embedded derivative under ASC 815 and is required to be reported at fair value.
Concentration
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial
institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000.
At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had not experienced losses on this account.
Common
Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The
Company accounts for its common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing
Liabilities from Equity.” Common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are
measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock that feature redemption rights that are either
within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s
control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s
common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence
of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, 25,875,000 shares of common stock subject to possible redemption
are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s balance
sheets.
The
Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur. Immediately upon the closing of the IPO, the Company recognized
the remeasurement from initial book value to redemption amount value. The change in the carrying value of redeemable common stock resulted
in charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.
Net
Loss per Common Share
Net
loss per common stock is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding for each of the periods.
The calculation of diluted loss per common stock does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) IPO and
(ii) exercise of over-allotment since the exercise price of the warrants is in excess of the average common stock price for the period
and therefore the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive. The warrants are exercisable to purchase 25,875,000 shares of common
stock in the aggregate.
The
table below presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share for each
class of common stock:
Schedule of Computation of Basic and Diluted Net Income Per Share
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
| |
For the Year Ended December 31, | |
| |
2022 | | |
2021 | |
| |
Common stock subject to redemption | | |
Common stock not subject to redemption | | |
Common stock subject to redemption | | |
Common stock not subject to redemption | |
Basic and diluted net loss per common stock: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Numerator: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Allocation of net loss | |
$ | (231,628 | ) | |
$ | (65,225 | ) | |
$ | (969,498 | ) | |
$ | (307,956 | ) |
| |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Denominator: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted-average shares outstanding | |
| 25,875,000 | | |
| 7,286,250 | | |
| 22,614,041 | | |
| 7,183,223 | |
Basic and diluted net loss per common stock | |
$ | (0.01 | ) | |
$ | (0.01 | ) | |
$ | (0.04 | ) | |
$ | (0.04 | ) |
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurement,”
approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheet, primarily due to their short-term nature, other than
discussed in Note 8.
Derivative
Warrant Liabilities
The
Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates
all of its financial instruments, including issued warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that
qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and ASC 815-15. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether
such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.
The
Company accounts for its 667,500 private placement warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) included as part of the private
units as derivative warrant liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as
liabilities at fair value and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to re-measurement
at each balance sheet date until exercised or expired, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statement of
operations. The fair value of warrants issued by the Company in connection with the Private Units have been estimated using Monte-Carlo
simulations at each measurement date (see Note 8).
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition
of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statements and tax basis of
assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally
requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not
be realized.
ASC
740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes
a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected
to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination
by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim
period, disclosure and transition.
The
Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized
tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company is currently not aware of
any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.
The
Company has identified the United States as its only “major” tax jurisdiction. The Company is subject to income taxation
by major taxing authorities since inception. These examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus
of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company’s management does not expect
that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Recent
Accounting Standards
In
August 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU 2020-06, Debt — Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic
470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify
accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU 2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion
and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity
classification of contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible
debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings
per share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 is effective
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and should be applied on a full or modified retrospective basis, with early adoption permitted
beginning on January 1, 2021. The adoption of ASU 2020-06 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
Management
does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material
effect on the Company’s financial statements.
Note
3 — Initial Public Offering
The
Company sold 22,500,000 Units, at a purchase price of $10.00 per Unit in its IPO on February 16, 2021. Each Unit consists of one share
of common stock and one warrant to purchase one share of common stock (“Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles
the holder to purchase one share of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment.
On
February 16, 2021, an aggregate of $10.00 per Unit sold in the IPO was held in the Trust Account and will be held as cash or invested
only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of
180 days or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting
the conditions of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act.
On
February 24, 2021, the underwriters of the IPO exercised the over-allotment option in full to purchase 3,375,000 Units.
Following
the closing of the IPO on February 16, 2021 and the underwriters’ full exercise of over-allotment option on February 24, 2021,
$258,750,000 was placed in the Trust Account.
All
of the 25,875,000 common stock sold as part of the Units in the IPO contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such
shares of common stock in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection
with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s certificate of incorporation. In accordance
with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-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
common stock is subject to SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99.
If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to either 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 to 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 recognizes
changes in redemption value immediately as they occur. Immediately upon the closing of the IPO, the Company recognized the accretion
from initial book value to redemption amount value. The change in the carrying value of redeemable common stock resulted in charges against
additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.
As
of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the common stock subject to possible redemption reflected in the balance sheets are reconciled in the
following table:
Schedule of Redeemable Common Stock
Gross proceeds from IPO | |
$ | 258,750,000 | |
Less: | |
| | |
Common stock issuance costs | |
| (5,695,735 | ) |
Plus: | |
| | |
Remeasurement of common stock subject to possible redemption carrying value to redemption value | |
| 5,695,735 | |
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2021 | |
| 258,750,000 | |
Plus: | |
| | |
Remeasurement of common stock subject to possible redemption carrying value to redemption value | |
| 2,666,732 | |
Common stock subject to possible redemption, December 31, 2022 | |
$ | 261,416,732 | |
Note
4 — Private Units
Simultaneously
with the closing of the IPO on February 16, 2021, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of Private Units at a price of $ per
Private Unit, for an aggregate purchase price of $.
On
February 24, 2021, simultaneously with the issuance and sale of the Over-Allotment Units, the Company consummated the sale of an additional
Private Units to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds of $.
Note
5 — Related Party Transactions
Founder
Shares
On
November 24, 2020, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,750,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate price
of $25,000 (the “Founder Shares”). The Founder Shares include an aggregate of up to shares subject to forfeiture
by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment is not exercised in full or in part, so that the Sponsor will
collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the IPO (assuming the Sponsor does not purchase any Public
Shares in the IPO and excluding the Private Shares). On December 16, 2020, the Company effected a stock dividend of of a share
of common stock for each outstanding share of common stock, and as a result our Sponsor holds founder shares of which an aggregate
of up to shares were subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised
in full or in part. Because of the underwriters’ full exercise of the over-allotment option on February 24, 2021, 843,750 shares
are no longer subject to forfeiture.
The
Sponsor has agreed, subject to certain limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Founder Shares until after the
completion of a Business Combination.
Promissory
Note — Related Party
Concurrently
with the filing of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 on January 21, 2021, the Company issued an unsecured promissory
note to the Sponsor (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company was authorized to borrow up to an aggregate principal
amount of $200,000. In May 2021, the Sponsors agreed to increase the capacity (aggregate principal) on the Promissory Note to $,
and in August 2021, the Sponsors agreed to increase the capacity (aggregate principal) on the Promissory Note to $. The Promissory
Note is non-interest bearing and payable on the earliest of (i) April 30, 2021, (ii) the consummation of the IPO or (iii) the date on
which the Company determines not to proceed with the IPO. As of November 4, 2021, the outstanding balance on the Promissory Note of $
was consolidated into the Company’s Expense Advancement Agreement. The Company has elected to utilize the fair value option on
these instruments.
Related
Party Loans
In
order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Initial Stockholders, or certain of the Company’s
officers and directors or their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital
Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company will repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds
of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the
Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust
Account to repay the Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans.
Except for the foregoing, the terms of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with
respect to such loans. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest,
or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into units of the post Business
Combination entity at a price of $10.00 per unit. The units would be identical to the Private Units. To date, the Company had no borrowings
under the Working Capital Loans. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, no such Working Capital Loans were outstanding.
Sponsor
Loans Issued Under Expense Advancement Agreement
Effective
as of November 4, 2021, upon approval of the Board of Directors, the Company entered into an Expense Advancement Agreement with Goal
Acquisitions Sponsor, LLC (the “Funding Party”). Pursuant to the Expense Advancement Agreement, the Funding Party has agreed
to advance to the Company from time to time, upon request by the Company, a maximum of $1,500,000 in the aggregate, in each instance
issued pursuant to the terms of the form of promissory note, as may be necessary to fund the Company’s expenses relating to the
investigation and selection of a target business and other working capital requirements prior to completion of any potential Business
Combination. All previously outstanding commitments from the Sponsor have been consolidated under the Expense Advancement Agreement,
effective November 4, 2021. The Company has elected to utilize the fair value option on these instruments.
As
of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the available balance under the Expense Advance Agreement was $493,105 and $1,264,449, respectively. At
the Sponsor’s option, at any time prior to payment in full of the principal balance of any promissory note issued under the Expense
Advance Agreement, the Sponsor may elect to convert all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the promissory note into
that number of warrants (the “Conversion Warrants”) equal to: (i) the portion of the principal amount of the promissory note
being converted, divided by (ii) $1.50 (as adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split, stock combination, reclassification or similar
transaction related to the Common Stock after issuance of the promissory note, rounded up to the nearest whole number) (the “Sponsor
Loan Conversion Option”).
As
of December 31, 2022 and 2021 the aggregate Sponsor loans issued under the Expense Agreement were $ and $, respectively, and the fair value
of the Sponsor Loan Conversion Option was $ and $, respectively.
Advances
– Related Party
During
the year ended December 31, 2022 the Company reimbursed the Sponsor for $2,557
in expenses paid on its behalf. As of December 31, 2022, there was a $5,000
balance owed under the advance. The expenses were comprised of payments for other operating expenses.
Note
6 — Commitments & Contingencies
Registration
Rights
The
holders of the Founder Shares and Representative Shares, which are the 150,000 shares of common stock issued to EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
(“EarlyBird”) and its designees prior to the consummation of the Company’s IPO, as well as the holders of the Private
Units and any units that may be issued in payment of Working Capital Loans made to the Company, are entitled to registration rights pursuant
to a registration rights agreement dated as of February 10, 2021. The holders of a majority of these securities are entitled to make
up to two demands that the Company register such securities. The holders of the majority of the Founder Shares can elect to exercise
these registration rights at any time commencing three months prior to the date on which these shares of common stock are to be released
from escrow. The holders of a majority of the Representative Shares, Private Units and units issued in payment of Working Capital Loans
(or underlying securities) can elect to exercise these registration rights at any time after the Company consummates a business combination.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, EarlyBird may only make a demand on one occasion and only during the five-year period beginning
on the Effective Date of the IPO. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to
registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination; provided, however, that EarlyBird may participate
in a “piggy-back” registration only during the seven-year period beginning on the effective date of the IPO. The Company
will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Business
Combination Marketing Agreement
In
connection with the Initial Public Offering, the Company engaged EarlyBird as an advisor in connection with a Business Combination to
assist the Company in holding meetings with its stockholders to discuss the potential Business Combination and the target business’
attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested in purchasing the Company’s securities in connection
with a Business Combination, assist the Company in obtaining stockholder approval for the Business Combination and assist the Company
with its press releases and public filings in connection with the Business Combination. The Company agreed to pay EarlyBird a cash fee
for such services upon the consummation of a Business Combination in an amount equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the IPO (exclusive
of any applicable finders’ fees which might become payable). The agreement was subsequently revised as discussed below.
On
November 5, 2021 the Company entered into an agreement with EarlyBird together with JMP Securities LLC (“JMP”) and JonesTrading
Institutional Services LLC (“JonesTrading”) (together, the “Advisors”) to assist the Company in the possible
private placement of equity securities and/or debt securities to provide financing to the Company in connection with a Business Combination.
The Company shall pay the Advisors a cash fee (the “Transaction Fee”) equal to the greater of (A) $4,000,000, or (B) 5% of
the gross proceeds received from the sale of securities to parties that are not excluded investors as set forth in the agreement. All
fees paid to the Advisors hereunder shall be paid 40% to JMP, 30% to JonesTrading, and 30% to EarlyBird. The Transaction Fee shall be
paid to the Advisors by withholding such fee from the proceeds received.
Deferred
Legal Fees
As
of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company has incurred legal costs of $2,931,887 and $527,872, respectively, related to its prospective
initial Business Combination. These costs are deferred until the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination and are
included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Company’s balance sheets.
Service
Provider Agreements
From
time to time the Company has entered into and may enter into agreements with various services providers and advisors, including investment
banks, to help us identify targets, negotiate terms of potential Business Combinations, consummate a Business Combination and/or provide
other services. In connection with these agreements, the Company may be required to pay such service providers and advisors fees in connection
with their services to the extent that certain conditions, including the closing of a potential Business Combination, are met. If a Business
Combination does not occur, the Company would not expect to be required to pay these contingent fees. There can be no assurance that
the Company will complete a Business Combination.
Note
7 — Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred
Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 with such designations,
voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. At December
31, 2022 and 2021, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Common
Stock — The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. On
December 16, 2020, the Company effected a stock dividend of 0.125 of a share of common stock for each outstanding share of common stock,
and as a result our Sponsor holds founder shares of which an aggregate of up to shares were subject to forfeiture by
the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised in full or in part. Because of the underwriters’
full exercise of the over-allotment option on February 24, 2021, 843,750 shares are no longer subject to forfeiture. The Company considered
the above stock dividend to be in substance a stock split due to the dividend being part of the Company’s initial capitalization.
The dividend was therefore valued at par and offset to additional paid-in capital. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, there were 7,286,250
shares of common stock issued and outstanding, excluding 25,875,000 shares of common stock subject to possible redemption.
Warrants
— The Public Warrants will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination. No warrants will
be exercisable for cash unless the Company has an effective and current registration statement covering the shares of common stock issuable
upon exercise of the warrants and a current prospectus relating to such shares of common stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration
statement covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within a specified period
following the consummation of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement
and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a cashless
basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, provided that such exemption is available. If that
exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. The Public
Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
Once
the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants:
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a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
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not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder (the “30-day redemption period”); |
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if,
and only if, the closing price of the common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations,
reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing once the warrants
become exercisable and ending three business days before the Company sends to the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and |
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if,
and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the share of common stock underlying such warrants. |
If
the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the
Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement.
In
addition, if (x) the Company issues additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection
with the closing of a Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $9.20 per share of common stock (with
such issue price or effective issue price to be determined in good faith by the Company’s board of directors, and in the case of
any such issuance to the Sponsor or their affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by them prior to such issuance),
(y) the aggregate gross proceeds from such issuances represent more than 60% of the total equity proceeds, and interest thereon, available
for the funding of a Business Combination on the date of the consummation of a Business Combination (net of redemptions), and (z) the
volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day
prior to the day on which the Company consummates Business Combination (such price, the “Market Value”) is below $9.20 per
share, the exercise price of the warrants will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 115% of the greater of (i) the Market
Value or (ii) the price at which we issue the additional shares of common stock or equity-linked securities.
The
exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable on exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including
in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary dividend or our recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the
warrants will not be adjusted for issuances of shares of common stock at a price below their respective exercise prices. Additionally,
in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination
within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any
of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of
the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.
The
Private Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the IPO, except that the Private Warrants and
the common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after
the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Warrants are exercisable on
a cashless basis and are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private
Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Warrants are redeemable by
the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
Representative
Shares — The Representative Shares have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are therefore subject to a lock-up for a
period of 180 days immediately following the Effective Date of the registration statement related to the IPO pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1).
Pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1), these securities will not be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put or call transaction
that would result in the economic disposition of the securities by any person for a period of 180 days immediately following the Effective
Date of the registration statements related to the IPO, nor may they be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated for a period
of 180 days immediately following the Effective Date of the registration statements related to the IPO except to any underwriter and
selected dealer participating in the IPO and their bona fide officers or partners.
The
holders of the Representative Shares have agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any such shares until the completion of a Business Combination.
In addition, the holders have agreed (i) to waive their conversion rights (or right to participate in any tender offer) with respect
to such shares in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and (ii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions
from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
Note
8 — Fair Value Measurements
Fair
value is defined as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction
between market participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs
used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
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Level
1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; |
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Level
2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted
prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active;
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Level
3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions,
such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. |
The
following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December
31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such
fair value:
Schedule of Fair Value Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities
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December 31, | | |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets | | |
Significant Other Observable Inputs | | |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs | |
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2022 | | |
(Level 1) | | |
(Level 2) | | |
(Level 3) | |
Description | |
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Assets: | |
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Marketable securities held in the trust account | |
$ | 262,220,950 | | |
$ | 262,220,950 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | |
Liabilities: | |
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| | | |
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Warrant liabilities | |
| (34,043 | ) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| (34,043 | ) |
Sponsor Loan Conversion Option | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
| |
December 31, | | |
Quoted Prices In Active Markets | | |
Significant Other Observable Inputs | | |
Significant Other Unobservable Inputs | |
| |
2021 | | |
(Level 1) | | |
(Level 2) | | |
(Level 3) | |
Description | |
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Assets: | |
| | | |
| | | |
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Marketable securities held in the trust account | |
$ | 258,775,579 | | |
$ | 258,775,579 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | |
Liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Warrant liabilities | |
| (373,071 | ) | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| (373,071 | ) |
Sponsor Loan Conversion Option | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Warrant
Liabilities
The
Company utilizes a Monte Carlo simulation model to value the Private Placement Warrants at each reporting period, with changes in fair
value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs.
Inherent in a binomial options pricing model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest
rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock based on historical volatility of comparable companies
that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield
curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed
to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates
to remain at zero.
The
aforementioned warrant liabilities are not subject to qualified hedge accounting. There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 during
the year ended December 31, 2022.
The
following table provides quantitative information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements for the Private Placement Warrants:
Schedule of Fair Value Input Measurement
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December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Stock price | |
$ | 10.06 | | |
$ | 9.73 | |
Strike price | |
$ | 11.50 | | |
$ | 11.50 | |
Term (in years) | |
| 5.27 | | |
| 5.50 | |
Volatility | |
| 9.70 | % | |
| 10.40 | % |
Risk-free rate | |
| 4.75 | % | |
| 1.30 | % |
Dividend yield | |
| 0.00 | % | |
| 0.00 | % |
The
following table presents the changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities:
Schedule of Change in Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities
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Private Placement Warrants | |
Fair value as of December 31, 2021 | |
$ | 373,071 | |
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions | |
| (339,028 | ) |
Fair value as of December 31, 2022 | |
$ | 34,043 | |
Sponsor
Loan Conversion Option
The
Company established the fair value for the Sponsor Loan Conversion Option using a Monte-Carlo method model, which is considered to be
a Level 3 fair value measurement.
Schedule of Sponsor Loan Conversion Option
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December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Stock price | |
$ | 10.06 | | |
$ | 9.73 | |
Strike price of warrants | |
$ | 11.50 | | |
$ | 11.50 | |
Strike price of debt conversion | |
$ | 1.50 | | |
$ | 1.50 | |
Term (in years) | |
| 5.28 | | |
| 5.50 | |
Volatility | |
| 9.70 | % | |
| 10.40 | % |
Risk-free rate | |
| 3.99 | % | |
| 1.30 | % |
There was no change in
fair value for the Sponsor Loan Conversion Option for the year ended December 31, 2022. There were no transfers in or out of Level 3
from other levels in the fair value hierarchy during the year ended December 31, 2022 for the Sponsor Loan Conversion Option.
Note
9 — Income Tax
The
Company’s net deferred tax assets for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets
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December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Deferred tax asset | |
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Federal net operating loss | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 31,448 | |
Start-up Costs | |
| 511,530 | | |
| 298,468 | |
Total deferred tax asset | |
| 511,530 | | |
| 329,915 | |
Valuation allowance | |
| (511,530 | ) | |
| (329,915 | ) |
Deferred tax asset, net of allowance | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | |
The
income tax provision consists of the following for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Schedule of Income Tax Provision
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December
31, 2022 | | |
December
31, 2021 | |
Federal | |
| | | |
| | |
Current | |
$ | 709,969 | | |
$ | — | |
Current, federal tax expense | |
$ | 709,969 | | |
$ | — | |
Deferred
| |
| (181,615 | ) | |
| (329,915 | ) |
Deferred, federal income tax expense | |
| (181,615 | ) | |
| (329,915) | |
Deferred, state income tax expense | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Valuation allowance | |
| 181,615 | | |
| 329,915 | |
Income tax provision | |
$ | 709,969 | | |
$ | — | |
As
of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had $0 and $149,750 in U.S. federal net operating loss carryovers, which do not expire, and
no state net operating loss carryovers available to offset future taxable income.
In
assessing the realization of the deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of all
of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of
future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences representing net future deductible amounts become deductible.
Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies
in making this assessment.
After
consideration of all of the information available, management believes that significant uncertainty exists with respect to future realization
of the deferred tax assets and has therefore established a full valuation allowance of $181,615 and $329,915 as of December 31, 2022
and 2021.
A
reconciliation of the federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate at December 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:
Schedule of Federal Income Tax Rate
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December 31, 2022 | | |
December 31, 2021 | |
Statutory federal income tax rate | |
| 21.00 | % | |
| 21.00 | % |
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit | |
| 0.00 | % | |
| 0.00 | % |
Change in fair value of warrants | |
| (17.23 | )% | |
| 4.83 | % |
Business Combination expenses | |
| 123.98 | % | |
| 0.00 | % |
Meals and entertainment | |
| 0.10 | % | |
| 0.00 | % |
Valuation allowance | |
| 44.0 | % | |
| (25.83 | )% |
Income tax provision | |
| 171.85 | % | |
| 0.00 | % |
The
Company’s effective tax rates for the period presented differ from the expected (statutory) rates due to Business Combination
expenses incurred and the recording of a full valuation allowances on deferred tax assets and the change in fair value of
warrants.
The
Company files federal and Texas income tax returns and is subject to examination by the various taxing authorities.
Note
10 — Subsequent Events
The
Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date that the financial
statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than described above in Note 1 of these financial statements, the Company did
not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
Exhibit
Number |
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Description |
2.1 |
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Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2022, by and among Goal Acquisitions Corp., Digital Virgo Group, all shareholders of Digital Virgo Group, and IODA S.A. (Incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2022). |
2.2 |
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Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2023, by and among Goal Acquisitions Corp., Goal Acquisitions Nevada Corp., Digital Virgo Group, all shareholders of Digital Virgo Group, and IODA S.A. (Incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2023). |
2.3 |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 8, 2023, by and between Goal Acquisitions Corp. and Goal Acquisitions Nevada Corp. (Incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2023). |
3.1 |
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Certificate of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
3.2 |
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Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
3.3 |
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Bylaws. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
3.4 |
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Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Goal Acquisitions Corp. dated February 8, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2023). |
4.1 |
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Specimen Unit Certificate. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
4.2 |
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Specimen Common Stock Certificate. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
4.3 |
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Specimen Warrant Certificate. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
4.4 |
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Form of Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
4.5 |
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Description of Securities* |
10.1 |
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Form of Letter Agreement from each of the Registrant’s officers, directors, advisors and sponsor. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
10.2 |
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Form of Investment Management Trust Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
10.3 |
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Promissory Note. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
10.4 |
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
10.5 |
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Form of Subscription agreement for private units and private warrants by Goal Acquisitions Sponsor, LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
10.6 |
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Form of Stock Escrow Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
10.7 |
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Form of Indemnification Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252303) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 21, 2021). |
10.8 |
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Expense Advance Agreement and Promissory Note between the Company and Goal Acquisitions Sponsor, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2021). |
10.9 |
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Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2022, by and among Goal Acquisitions Sponsor LLC, certain other persons parties thereto, Goal Acquisitions Corp. and IODA S.A. (Incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2022). |
10.10 |
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Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2022, by and among Goal Acquisitions Corp., Goal Acquisitions Sponsor LLC and certain other persons parties thereto. (Incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2022). |
10.11 |
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Initial Shareholders Forfeiture Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2022, by and between Goal Acquisitions Sponsor LLC and Goal Acquisitions Corp. (Incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2022). |
10.12 |
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Amended and Restated Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2023, by and among Goal Acquisitions Sponsor LLC, certain other persons parties thereto, Goal Acquisitions Corp., Goal Acquisitions Nevada Corp. and IODA S.A. (Incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2023). |
10.13 |
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Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2023, by and among Digital Virgo Group, Goal Acquisitions Corp., Goal Acquisitions Sponsor LLC and certain other persons parties thereto. (Incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2023). |
10.14 |
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Amended and Restated Initial Shareholders Forfeiture Agreement, dated as of February 8, 2023, by and between Goal Acquisitions Sponsor LLC and Goal Acquisitions Corp. (Incorporated by referenced to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 10, 2023). |
10.15 |
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Amendment to the Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2021, between Goal Acquisitions Corp. and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company dated February 8, 2023 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2023). |
31.1 |
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d- 14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* |
31.2 |
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* |
32.1 |
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Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.** |
32.2 |
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Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.** |
101.INS |
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Inline
XBRL Instance Document* |
101.SCH |
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Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema* |
101.CAL |
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Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase* |
101.LAB |
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Inline
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase* |
101.PRE |
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Inline
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document* |
101.DEF |
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Inline
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document* |
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Cover
Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)* |
*Filed
herewith.
** Furnished herewith. This certification is being furnished solely to accompany this report pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated
by reference into any filings of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation
language in such filing.
ITEM
16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY.
None.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: |
April 17, 2023 |
GOAL
ACQUISITIONS CORP. |
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By: |
/s/
William T. Duffy |
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Name: |
William
T. Duffy |
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Title: |
Chief
Financial Officer and Chief
Operating
Officer |
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name |
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Position |
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Date |
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/s/
Harvey Schiller |
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Chief
Executive Officer |
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April 17, 2023 |
Harvey
Schiller |
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(Principal
Executive Officer) |
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/s/
William T. Duffy |
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Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer |
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April 17, 2023 |
William
T. Duffy |
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(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/
Donna Orender |
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Director |
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April 17, 2023 |
Donna
Orender |
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/s/
David Falk |
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Director |
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April 17, 2023 |
David
Falk |
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/s/
Kenneth Shropshire |
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Director |
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April 17, 2023 |
Kenneth
Shropshire |
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