Item 1. Financial Statements
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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March 31, | | |
December 31, | |
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2023 | | |
2022 | |
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(Unaudited) | | |
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Assets | |
| | |
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Current assets: | |
| | |
| |
Cash | |
$ | 42,340 | | |
$ | 154,312 | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| 63,750 | | |
| 41,735 | |
Prepaid income taxes | |
| 196,920 | | |
| — | |
Total current assets | |
| 303,010 | | |
| 196,047 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash and Investments held in trust account | |
| 45,752,746 | | |
| 354,613,132 | |
Total noncurrent assets | |
| 45,752,746 | | |
| 354,613,132 | |
Total assets | |
$ | 46,055,756 | | |
$ | 354,809,179 | |
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| | | |
| | |
Liabilities, Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit | |
| | | |
| | |
Current liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | |
$ | 254,675 | | |
$ | 69,400 | |
Taxes payable | |
| 50,000 | | |
| 764,260 | |
Total current liabilities | |
| 304,675 | | |
| 833,660 | |
Warrant liabilities | |
| 2,580,500 | | |
| 4,342,000 | |
Deferred liabilities | |
| — | | |
| 2,370,346 | |
Deferred underwriters’ discount payable | |
| 12,250,000 | | |
| 12,250,000 | |
Total liabilities | |
| 15,135,175 | | |
| 19,796,006 | |
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| | | |
| | |
Commitments and Contingencies | |
| | | |
| | |
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, $0.0001 par value; 4,474,604 and 35,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value of $10.27 and $10.11 per share at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | |
| 45,941,293 | | |
| 353,816,635 | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Stockholders’ Deficit: | |
| | | |
| | |
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding, excluding 35,000,000 shares subject to redemption at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 8,750,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | |
| 875 | | |
| 875 | |
Additional paid-in capital | |
| — | | |
| — | |
Accumulated deficit | |
| (15,021,587 | ) | |
| (18,804,337 | ) |
Total stockholders’ deficit | |
| (15,020,712 | ) | |
| (18,803,462 | ) |
Total liabilities, common stock subject to possible redemption and stockholders’ deficit | |
$ | 46,055,756 | | |
$ | 354,809,179 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
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For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
General and administrative costs/(reversal) | |
$ | (1,971,250 | ) | |
$ | 286,488 | |
Income/(Loss) from operations | |
| 1,971,250 | | |
| (286,488 | ) |
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| | | |
| | |
Other income: | |
| | | |
| | |
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | |
| 1,761,500 | | |
| 2,560,135 | |
Interest earned on trust account | |
| 2,760,579 | | |
| 31,203 | |
Total other income | |
| 4,522,079 | | |
| 2,591,338 | |
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| | | |
| | |
Income before provision for income taxes | |
| 6,493,329 | | |
| 2,304,850 | |
Provision for income taxes | |
| (569,222 | ) | |
| — | |
Net income | |
$ | 5,924,107 | | |
$ | 2,304,850 | |
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| | | |
| | |
Weighted average shares outstanding – Class A common stock | |
| 24,485,697 | | |
| 35,000,000 | |
Basic and diluted net income per share of common stock- Class A common stock | |
$ | 0.18 | | |
$ | 0.05 | |
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| | | |
| | |
Weighted average shares outstanding – Class B common stock | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
| 8,750,000 | |
Basic and diluted net income per share of common stock- Class B common stock | |
$ | 0.18 | | |
$ | 0.05 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
(Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023
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Class B | | |
Additional | | |
| | |
Total | |
| |
Common Stock | | |
Paid-In | | |
Accumulated | | |
Stockholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Deficit | | |
Deficit | |
Balance as of January 1, 2023 | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
$ | 875 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | (18,804,337 | ) | |
$ | (18,803,462 | ) |
Contribution - Stockholder non-redemption agreements | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 5,578,384 | | |
| — | | |
| 5,578,384 | |
Stockholder non-redemption agreements | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| (5,578,384 | ) | |
| — | | |
| (5,578,384 | ) |
Accretion of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| (2,141,357 | ) | |
| (2,141,357 | ) |
Net income | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 5,924,107 | | |
| 5,924,107 | |
Balance as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited) | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
$ | 875 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | (15,021,587 | ) | |
$ | (15,020,712 | ) |
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022
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Common Stock | | |
Additional | | |
| | |
Total | |
| |
Class B | | |
Paid-In | | |
Accumulated | | |
Stockholders’ | |
| |
Shares | | |
Amount | | |
Capital | | |
Deficit | | |
Deficit | |
Balance as of January 1, 2022 | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
$ | 875 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | (24,512,307 | ) | |
$ | (24,511,432 | ) |
Net income | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| — | | |
| 2,304,850 | | |
| 2,304,850 | |
Balance as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited) | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
$ | 875 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | (22,207,457 | ) | |
$ | (22,206,582 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
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For the Three
Months Ended
March 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: | |
| | |
| |
Net income | |
$ | 5,924,107 | | |
$ | 2,304,850 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Interest earned on trust account | |
| (2,760,579 | ) | |
| (31,203 | ) |
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | |
| (1,761,500 | ) | |
| (2,560,135 | ) |
Change in deferred liabilities | |
| (2,370,346 | ) | |
| - | |
Changes in current assets and current liabilities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Prepaid expenses | |
| (22,015 | ) | |
| 51,174 | |
Prepaid Income taxes | |
| (196,920 | ) | |
| - | |
Taxes payable | |
| (714,260 | ) | |
| (113,035 | ) |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | |
| 185,275 | | |
| (57,464 | ) |
Net cash used in operating activities | |
| (1,716,238 | ) | |
| (405,813 | ) |
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| | | |
| | |
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Cash withdrawn for redemptions | |
| 310,016,699 | | |
| - | |
Interest withdrawn from Trust Account to pay for franchise and federal income taxes | |
| 1,604,266 | | |
| - | |
Net cash provided by investing activities | |
| 311,620,965 | | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Cash Flows from Financing Activities: | |
| | | |
| | |
Redemption of common stock | |
| (310,016,699 | ) | |
| - | |
Net cash used in financing activities | |
| (310,016,699 | ) | |
| - | |
| |
| | | |
| | |
Net Change in Cash | |
| (111,972 | ) | |
| (405,813 | ) |
Cash - Beginning of period | |
| 154,312 | | |
| 845,291 | |
Cash - End of period | |
$ | 42,340 | | |
$ | 439,478 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP. II
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 - Organization and Business Operations
Organization and General
Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II (the “Company”)
was incorporated in Delaware on December 23, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
The Company is not limited to a specific industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination; however, the Company
intends to concentrate its efforts on identifying businesses in the technology, media and telecommunications industry. The Company is
an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging
growth companies.
The Company has two wholly-owned subsidiaries
that were created on November 15, 2022, Ariel Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub 1”) and Ariel Merger
Sub II, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub 2” and, together with Merger Sub 1, the “Merger Subs”).
On November 15, 2022, the Company entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Ariel Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct,
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Ariel Merger Sub II, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc. On February 3, 2023, by mutual agreement, the parties entered into a termination
agreement to terminate the Merger Agreement.
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had not yet
commenced any operations. All activity through March 31, 2023, relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering
(“IPO”) described below, and identifying a target company for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating
revenues until after the completion of its Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form
of interest income on investments from the proceeds derived from the IPO.
The Company’s sponsor is Forest Road Acquisition
Sponsor II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s
IPO was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 9, 2021 (the “Effective
Date”). On March 12, 2021, the Company consummated the IPO of 35,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to the
shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), including the issuance of 4,500,000 Units
as a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common
stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-fifth of one redeemable warrant entitling its holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock
at a price of $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $350,000,000
(see Note 3).
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the
Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) with the Sponsor of an aggregate of 6,000,000 warrants (“Private
Placement Warrants”) to purchase Class A common stock, each at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, generating total
proceeds of $9,000,000 (see Note 4).
Transaction costs amounted to $19,691,331, consisting
of $7,000,000 of underwriting discount, $12,250,000 of deferred underwriters’ fee and $441,331 of other offering costs.
Trust Account
Following the closing of the IPO on March 12,
2021, an amount of $350,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Private
Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) which was initially invested in money market funds meeting
certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”),
which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of (a) the completion of the Company’s initial
Business Combination, (b) the redemption of any Public Shares properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s
certificate of incorporation, or (c) the redemption of the Company’s Public Shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial
Business Combination by December 12, 2023 (the “Combination Period”).
In connection with the vote at the special meeting
of stockholders held on March 3, 2023 (the “Special Meeting”), the holders of 30,525,396 shares of Class A common
stock properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.16 per share, for
an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $310,016,699, resulting in 4,474,604 shares of Class A common stock outstanding
after redemptions. The Trust Account balance immediately after the redemption payments were made was $45,444,192.
Initial Business Combination
The Company’s management has broad discretion
with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially
all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the
Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete a Business Combination with one or more
operating businesses or assets that together have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the
Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes, if permitted, and excluding the amount of any deferred
underwriting commissions) at the time of the Company’s signing a definitive agreement in connection with its initial Business Combination.
However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding
voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires an interest in the target business or assets sufficient for it not to be required
to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
The Company will provide its 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. 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 $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 Company will only proceed with a Business
Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 either prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination
and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder
vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange rules and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business
or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended, the “Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender
offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination.
If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction
is required by applicable law or stock exchange rules, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder approval for business or other reasons,
the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the
tender offer rules. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote
its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 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 its 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 Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation 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 has agreed (a) to waive its redemption
rights with respect to its Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination and
(b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of the
Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination 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 (including redemption 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.
There will be no redemption rights or liquidating
distributions with respect to the Private Placement Warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business
Combination within the Combination Period. The Sponsor has agreed to waive its liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares
if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor acquires Public Shares
in or after the IPO, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to
complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
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 third party 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 the lesser of (1) $10.00 per Public Share and (2) the actual 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 the trust assets,
less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed
a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity
of the underwriters of the 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 (except the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses and 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.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had cash outside
the Trust Account of $42,340 available and working capital deficit of approximately $190,000, excluding taxes. All remaining cash held
in the Trust Account is generally unavailable for the Company’s use, prior to an initial Business Combination, and is restricted
for use either in a Business Combination or to redeem common stock. As of March 31, 2023, $311,620,965 was withdrawn from the funds in
the Trust Account to pay for franchise, federal income taxes and redemptions.
The Company anticipates that the $42,340 held
outside of the Trust Account as of March 31, 2023 will not be sufficient to allow the Company to operate for at least the next 12 months
from the issuance of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, assuming that a Business Combination is not consummated
during that time. Until consummation of its Business Combination, the Company will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account,
and any additional Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5) from the Sponsor, the Company’s officers and directors, or their
respective affiliates (which is described in Note 5), for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business
due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target
businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to
acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
The Company will need to raise additional funds
in order to meet the expenditures required for operating its business. If the Company’s estimates of the costs of undertaking in-depth
due diligence and negotiating a Business Combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, the Company may have insufficient
funds available to operate its business prior to the Business Combination. Moreover, the Company will need to raise additional capital
through loans from its Sponsor, officers, directors, or third parties. None of the Sponsor, officers or directors is under any obligation
to advance funds to, or to invest in, the Company. If the Company is unable to raise additional capital, it 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 its business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to
it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
In connection with the Company’s assessment
of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”) Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern,” management has determined that
the mandatory liquidation date, subsequent dissolution, and liquidity condition raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability
to continue as a going concern. If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination by December 12, 2023, then the Company will
cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities
should the Company be required to liquidate after December 12, 2023. The Company intends to complete a Business Combination before the
mandatory liquidation date.
On March 3, 2023, the Company issued a promissory note to the Sponsor
in an amount up to $500,000.
Risks and Uncertainties
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. As of the date of these unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements, the impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy is not determinable. While it is reasonably
possible that the action could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows,
the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Management continues to evaluate the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry 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 and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily
determinable as of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include
any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q
and Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly,
they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations,
or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments,
consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and
cash flows for the period presented.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2022 and filed with the SEC on March 29, 2023. The interim results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative
of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or any future period.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, which were formed on November 15, 2022. All
significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Emerging Growth Company Status
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 auditor 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)(1) 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 the accompanying unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with 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 unaudited
condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
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 unaudited condensed consolidated 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 unaudited condensed consolidated 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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Investments Held in the Trust Account
At March 31, 2023, the assets held in the Trust
Account were cash. At December 31, 2022, the assets held in the Trust Account were money market funds. The money market funds are presented
on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value at the end of the reporting periods. Gains and losses resulting from the change
in fair value of the money market funds are included in interest earned on the Trust Account in the accompanying condensed consolidated
statements of operations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company has significant cash balances at financial
institutions which throughout the year regularly exceed the federally insured limit of $250,000. Any loss incurred or a lack of access
to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A common stock
subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity”
(“ASC 480”). Shares of Class A 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 features 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) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s
Class A common stock features 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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, 4,474,604 and 35,000,000 shares
of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, respectively, were presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside
of the stockholders’ deficit section of the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Under ASC 480-10-S99, the Company has elected
to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying value of the security to equal the redemption
value at the end of the reporting period. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date
of the security. Effective with the closing of the IPO, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount,
which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit.
Net Income per Share of Common Stock
The Company complies with the accounting and disclosure
requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company has two classes of common stock, which are referred
to as Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of stock. This presentation
assumes a Business Combination as the most likely outcome. The 13,000,000 shares of common stock underlying the outstanding
warrants of the Company were excluded from diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, because the
warrants are contingently exercisable, and the contingencies have not yet been met. As a result, diluted net income per share of common
stock is the same as basic net income per share of common stock for the periods presented. The table below presents a reconciliation of
the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net income per share for each class of common stock:
| |
For the Three Months Ended March 31, | |
| |
2023 | | |
2022 | |
| |
Class A | | |
Class B | | |
Class A | | |
Class B | |
Basic and diluted net income per share: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Numerator: | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Allocation of net income | |
$ | 4,364,461 | | |
$ | 1,559,646 | | |
$ | 1,843,880 | | |
$ | 460,970 | |
Denominator: | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Weighted-average shares outstanding | |
| 24,485,697 | | |
| 8,750,000 | | |
| 35,000,000 | | |
| 8,750,000 | |
Basic and diluted net income per share | |
$ | 0.18 | | |
$ | 0.18 | | |
$ | 0.05 | | |
$ | 0.05 | |
Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of
ASC 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A- “Expense of Offering”. Offering costs consist of legal, accounting,
underwriting fees and other costs that are directly related to the IPO. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments
issued in the IPO based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with warrant liabilities
are expensed as incurred, presented as other income in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Offering costs associated
with the shares of Class A common stock were charged against the carrying value of the shares of Class A common stock upon the completion
of the IPO. The Company classifies deferred underwriting commissions as noncurrent liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably
expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities. Offering costs amounting to $19,691,331
(consisting of $7,000,000 in underwriting commissions, $12,250,000 of deferred underwriters’ fee and $441,331 of other offering
costs) were incurred, of which $754,694 was allocated to warrants and expensed and $18,936,637 was charged to temporary equity.
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 stock purchase 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 reassessed at the end of each reporting period.
The Company accounts for its warrants in accordance
with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40 under which the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded
as liabilities. Accordingly, the Company classifies the warrants as liabilities at their fair value and adjusts the warrants to fair value
at each reporting period. This liability is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair
value is recognized in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Private Placement Warrants and
the Public Warrants for periods where no observable traded price was available are valued using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model.
For periods subsequent to the detachment of the Public Warrants from the Units, the Public Warrant quoted market price was used as the
fair value as of each relevant date.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets
and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,”
approximates the carrying amounts represented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature,
except the warrant liabilities (see Note 9).
Income Taxes
ASC 740-270-25-2 requires that an annual effective
tax rate be determined and such annual effective rate applied to year to date income in interim periods under ASC 740-270-30-5. The Company
accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” ASC 740, Income Taxes, requires the recognition of deferred tax
assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the unaudited condensed consolidated 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. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s deferred tax asset had a full valuation
allowance recorded against it. The Company’s effective tax rate was 8.8% and 0.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and
2022, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022,
due to changes in fair value in warrant liability and the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets.
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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. 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.
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, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to the excise tax. Whether
and to what extent the Company would be subject to the excise tax in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise
would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the Business
Combination, extension or otherwise, (ii) the structure of a Business Combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE”
or other equity issuances in connection with a Business Combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with a Business Combination
but issued within the same taxable year of a Business Combination) and (iv) the content of regulations and other guidance from the Treasury.
In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment
of the excise tax have not been determined. The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete a Business
Combination and in the Company’s ability to complete a Business Combination.
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.
On March 3, 2023, the Company’s stockholders
redeemed 4,474,604 (Class A) shares for a total of $310,016,699. The Company evaluated the classification and accounting of the stock
redemption under ASC 450, “Contingencies”. ASC 450 states that when a loss contingency exists the likelihood that the future
event(s) will confirm the loss or impairment of an asset or the incurrence of a liability can range from probable to remote. A contingent
liability must be reviewed at each reporting period to determine appropriate treatment. The Company evaluated the current status and probability
of completing a Business Combination and determined no excise tax liability should be recorded at this time.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards
Update (“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 converted method for all convertible instruments. As a smaller reporting company, ASU 2020-06 is effective
beginning on January 1, 2024 for 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 Company is currently assessing the impact, if any, that ASU 2020-06
would have on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review
that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.
In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards
Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial
Instruments” (“ASU 2016-13”). This update requires financial assets measured at amortized cost basis to be presented
at the net amount expected to be collected. The measurement of expected credit losses is based on relevant information about past events,
including historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported
amount. Since June 2016, the FASB issued clarifying updates to the new standard including changing the effective date for smaller reporting
companies. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal
years, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2023. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not have a material
impact on the Company’s financial statements.
The Company’s management does not believe
that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect
on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 3 – Initial Public Offering
On March 12, 2021, the Company sold 35,000,000
Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, including the issuance of 4,500,000 Units as a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise
of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and one-fifth of
one redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of
Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 7). The Company paid an underwriting discount at
the closing of the IPO of $7,000,000.
All of the shares of Class A common stock sold
as part of the Units in the IPO contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with
the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection
with certain amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated 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.
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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the common stock subject
to possible redemption reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheets is reconciled in the following table:
Gross proceeds from IPO | |
$ | 350,000,000 | |
Less: | |
| | |
Proceeds allocated to Public Warrants | |
| (13,431,557 | ) |
Common stock issuance costs | |
| (18,936,637 | ) |
Plus: | |
| | |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
| 36,184,829 | |
Common stock subject to possible redemption as of December 31, 2022 | |
$ | 353,816,635 | |
Less: | |
| | |
Redemption | |
| (310,016,699 | ) |
Plus: | |
| | |
Accretion of carrying value to redemption value | |
| 2,141,357 | |
Common stock subject to possible redemption as of March 31, 2023 | |
$ | 45,941,293 | |
Note 4 - Private Placement
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the
Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 6,000,000 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant, for an aggregate
purchase price of $9,000,000. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at $11.50 per
share. A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants was added to the proceeds from the IPO held in the Trust Account.
If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement
Warrants held in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable
law), and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless.
Note 5 - Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On December 23, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000
to cover certain offering costs of the Company in consideration of 5,750,000 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (the
“Founder Shares”). On February 17, 2021, the Company effected a 0.5 for 1 stock dividend for each share of Class B common
stock outstanding, resulting in an aggregate of 8,625,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. On March 9, 2021, the
Company effected a 0.0166667 for 1 stock dividend for each share of Class B common stock outstanding, resulting in an aggregate of 8,768,750
shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding. The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 1,143,750 shares subject to
forfeiture by the Sponsor to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment was not exercised in full. On March 12, 2021, the
underwriters partially exercised their over-allotment option, hence, 1,125,000 Founder Shares were no longer subject to forfeiture, and
18,750 Founder Shares were forfeited. As a result, the number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding at March 12, 2021 was 8,750,000.
On February 13, 2023, the Sponsor allocated 360,000 Founder
Shares to the Company’s independent contractor. The fair value of the 360,000 shares allocated was $1,911,600 or
approximately $5.31 per share. The Founder Shares were effectively sold subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a
Business Combination). Compensation expense related to the Founder Shares is recognized only when the performance condition is probable
of occurrence under the applicable accounting literature in this circumstance. As of March 31, 2023, the Company determined that a Business
Combination is not considered probable, and, therefore, no stock-based compensation expense has been recognized. Stock-based compensation
would be recognized at the date a Business Combination is considered probable (i.e., upon consummation of a Business Combination) in an
amount equal to the number of Founder Shares times the grant date fair value per share (unless subsequently modified) less the amount
initially received for the purchase of the Founder Shares.
Promissory Note – Related Party
The Sponsor agreed to loan the Company an aggregate
of up to $300,000 to be used for the payment of costs related to the IPO. The promissory note was non-interest bearing, unsecured and
due on the earlier of September 30, 2021 or the closing of the IPO. The balance of $109,392 was paid in full during the year ended December
31, 2021. No future borrowings are permitted under this loan.
Administrative Service Fee
The Company has agreed, commencing on the effective
date of the IPO through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation, to pay an affiliate
of the Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, administrative and support services. Upon completion of the initial Business
Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. The amount of the administrative service
fee for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, was $30,000 and $30,000, respectively. There were no administrative fees payable
as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Related Party Loans
In addition, in order to finance transaction
costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required
(“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company may repay the Working Capital Loans
out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans may 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 warrants of the
post Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, no Working Capital Loans were outstanding.
On March 3, 2023, the Company issued a promissory
note to the Sponsor in an amount of up to $500,000 in connection with advances the Sponsor may make, in its discretion, to the Company
for working capital expenses. The promissory note bears no interest and is due and payable upon the earlier to occur of (i) the date on
which the Company consummates a Business Combination and (ii) the date of the liquidation of the Company. As of March 31, 2023, no amounts
have been drawn upon this note.
Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement
Warrants, and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of Class A common stock issuable upon
the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of
the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed on the effective date of the
IPO requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to shares
of Class A common stock). The holders of at least 15% of the then-outstanding number of these securities will be entitled to make up
to three demands, excluding short-form registration demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders will
have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion
of a Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
On March 12, 2021, the underwriters were paid
a cash underwriting fee of 2% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, totaling $7,000,000.
In addition, $0.35 per unit, or approximately
$12,250,000 in the aggregate, will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become
payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination,
subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Transaction-Related
Fees
In connection
with the now-terminated merger agreement with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc.,
the Company entered into agreements with certain professional service advisors in which approximately $2.2 million of fees in the
aggregate would have been payable upon consummation of such merger agreement. These fees include a contractual and contingent component.
As a result of the termination of the merger agreement on February 3, 2023, such fees will not be payable and the contractual component
was derecognized during the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
Merger Agreement
On November 21, 2022, the Company entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Ariel Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company,
Ariel Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Hyperloop Transportation
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation. On February 3, 2023, by mutual agreement, the parties entered into a termination agreement
to terminate the Merger Agreement.
Non-redemption Agreements
The Sponsor entered into Non-Redemption
Agreements with various stockholders of the Company (the “Non-Redeeming Stockholders”), pursuant to which these stockholders
agreed not to redeem a portion of their shares of Company common stock (the “Non-Redeemed Shares”) in connection with the
Special Meeting held on March 3, 2023, but such stockholders retained their right to require the Company to redeem such Non-Redeemed
Shares in connection with the closing of the Business Combination. The Sponsor has agreed to transfer to such Non-Redeeming Stockholders
an aggregate of 1,050,000 the Founder Shares held by the Sponsor immediately following the consummation of an initial Business Combination.
The Company estimated the aggregate fair value of such 1,050,000 Founder Shares transferrable to the Non-Redeeming Stockholders pursuant
to the Non-Redemption Agreement to be $5,578,384 or $5.31 per share. The fair value was determined using the probability of a successful
Business Combination of 95%, a volatility of 17.0%, a discount for lack or marketability of 5.0%, and the value per shares as of the
valuation date of $5.89 derived from an option pricing model for publicly traded warrants. Each Non-Redeeming Stockholder acquired from
the Sponsor an indirect economic interest in such Founder Shares. The excess of the fair value of such Founder Shares was determined
to be an offering cost in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A. Accordingly, in substance, it was recognized by the Company
as a capital contribution by the Sponsor to induce these Non-Redeeming Stockholders not to redeem the Non-Redeemed Shares, with a corresponding
charge to additional paid-in capital to recognize the fair value of the Founder Shares subject to transfer as an offering cost.
Note 7 – Warrants
Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole
number of shares. No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. The Public Warrants
will become exercisable on the later of (a) 12 months from the closing of the IPO and (b) 30 days after the completion of a Business
Combination. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A common stock pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and
will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the
Class A common stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying
its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue any shares
of Class A common stock upon exercise of a warrant unless the share of Class A common stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been
registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of a Business Combination,
it will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement, under the Securities Act, registering the Class A common
stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain
the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in
accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable
upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after the closing of a Business Combination, warrant holders
may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain
an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act or another exemption.
Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A common
stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition
of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of
public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement,
but will use its best efforts to qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
Redemption of warrants for cash. Once the warrants become exercisable,
the Company may call the warrants for redemption:
| ● | in whole and not in part; |
| | |
| ● | at a price of $0.01 per warrant; |
| | |
| ● | upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and |
| | |
| ● | 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 and for certain issuances of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of the Company’s initial Business Combination) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders. |
If and when the warrants become redeemable by
the Company, it may exercise its redemption right even if the Company is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for
sale under all applicable state securities laws.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for
redemption for cash, 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. The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of
the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization,
merger or consolidation. However, except as described below, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of common stock at a price
below its exercise price. 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.
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional
shares of Class A 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 Class A 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 its affiliates, without taking into account any Founder Shares held by the Sponsor or such affiliates, as applicable,
prior to such issuance) (the “Newly Issued Price”), (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 Class A
common stock during the 20 trading day period starting on the trading day after the day on which the Company consummates a 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 higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price, and the $18.00 per share redemption
trigger price will be adjusted (to the nearest cent) to be equal to 180% of the higher of the Market Value and the Newly Issued Price.
The Private Placement Warrants will be identical
to the Public Warrants underlying the Units being sold in the IPO, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the shares of common
stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or saleable until 30 days
after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions, and will be entitled to certain registration rights
(see Note 6). Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s
option, and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Placement
Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be
redeemable by the Company in all redemption scenarios and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
Note 8 - Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred Stock - The Company is authorized
to issue a total of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock at par value of $0.0001 each. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there
were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Class A Common Stock - The Company is
authorized to issue a total of 300,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at par value of $0.0001 each. As of March 31, 2023 and December
31, 2022, there were no shares of Class A common stock issued or outstanding, excluding 4,474,604 and 35,000,000 shares subject to possible
redemption.
Class B Common Stock - The Company is
authorized to issue a total of 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock at par value of $0.0001 each. At March 31, 2023 and December
31, 2022, there were 8,750,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common
stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders except as required by law. The shares of
Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of a Business Combination on a one-for-one
basis, subject to adjustment. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed
issued in connection with a Business Combination, the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all Founder
Shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the total number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding
after such conversion (after giving effect to any redemptions of shares of Class A common stock by public stockholders), including the
total number of shares of Class A common stock issued, or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked
securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of a Business Combination,
excluding any shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities or rights exercisable for or convertible into shares of Class
A common stock issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any private placement warrants issued to the Sponsor,
officers or directors upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, provided that such conversion of Founder Shares will never occur on a
less than one-for-one basis.
Note 9 - 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. 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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Investments Held in Trust Account
At March 31, 2023, assets held in
the Trust Account were comprised of approximately $45.8 million in cash held by Trust Account.
As of December 31, 2022, the investments in the
Trust Account consisted of approximately $354.6 million, primarily in money market funds. The Company considers all investments with
original maturities of more than three months but less than one year to be short-term investments.
Fair Value Measurements
The following table presents fair value information
as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, and indicates the fair value hierarchy
of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
March 31, 2023 | |
Total | | |
Level 1 | | |
Level 2 | | |
Level 3 | |
Liabilities | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Public warrant liability | |
$ | 1,389,500 | | |
| — | | |
$ | 1,389,500 | | |
$ | — | |
Private placement warrant liability | |
| 1,191,000 | | |
| — | | |
| 1,191,000 | | |
| — | |
| |
$ | 2,580,500 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | 2,580,500 | | |
$ | — | |
December 31, 2022 | |
Total | | |
Level 1 | | |
Level 2 | | |
Level 3 | |
Assets | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| |
Investments held in Trust Account – U.S. Money Market | |
$ | 354,613,132 | | |
$ | 354,613,132 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | |
Liabilities | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | |
Public warrant liability | |
$ | 2,338,000 | | |
$ | 2,338,000 | | |
$ | — | | |
$ | — | |
Private placement warrant liability | |
| 2,004,000 | | |
| — | | |
| 2,004,000 | | |
| — | |
| |
$ | 4,342,000 | | |
$ | 2,338,000 | | |
$ | 2,004,000 | | |
$ | — | |
The warrants were accounted for as liabilities
in accordance with ASC Topic 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities in the accompanying March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
condensed consolidated balance sheets. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with
changes in fair value presented within the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
In March 2021, the Public Warrants began trading
on the New York Stock Exchange and the Public Warrants were reclassified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market price of these
warrants. The Public Warrants were previously classified as Level 3 due to the lack of an observable market price for the warrants and
initially valued using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. Public Warrants were transferred to a Level 2 due to the lack of an active
market as of September 30, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the Public Warrants were transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 due to the active
market. At March 31, 2023, the Public Warrants transferred from a Level 1 measurement to a Level 2 due to the lack of an active market.
The Private Placement Warrants were initially
valued using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. The primary unobservable
input utilized in determining the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants is the expected volatility of the Company’s shares
of common stock. The expected volatility as of the IPO date was derived from observable Public Warrant pricing on comparable “blank-check”
companies without an identified target. The subsequent measurements of the Private Placement Warrants after the detachment of the Public
Warrants from the Units are classified as Level 2 due to the use of an observable market quote for a similar asset in an active market.
The subsequent measurements of the Public Warrants
after the detachment of the Public Warrants from the Units are classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in
an active market under the ticker “FRXBW.” As of March 31, 2023, the Private Placement Warrants were valued using a Level
2 input due to a make-whole provision that results in the Private Placement Warrants having substantially the same terms as the Public
Warrants, thus the value of the Public Warrants is used.
Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized
at the end of the reporting period in which a change in valuation technique or methodology occurs. The
estimated fair value of the Public Warrants transferred from a Level 1 measurement to a Level 2 fair value measurement during the three
months ended March 31, 2023 was $1,389,500.
Note 10 – Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions
that occurred after the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets date up to the date that the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than as described below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events
that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
Effective as of April 4, 2023, Thomas
Staggs, Kevin Mayer, Keith L. Horn and Salil Mehta resigned as members of the Company’s board of directors. Messrs. Staggs and
Mayer also resigned as Co-Chief Executive Officers of the Company. The resignations were not the result of any disagreement with
management or the Company’s board of directors on any matter relating to Company’s operations, policies or
practices.
Effective as of April 6, 2023, the Company’s
board of directors appointed: (i) Zachary Tarica as Chairman of the board of directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and
(ii) Idan Shani, Pallavi Gondipalli and Daniel Strauss as members of the board of directors. Each of Ms. Gondipalli and Mr. Strauss qualify
as independent directors and also serve as members of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance
Committee of the Company’s board of directors.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References to the “Company,” “us,”
“our” or “we” refer to Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
All statements other than statements of historical
fact included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023 (the “Report”), including,
without limitation, statements in this section regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and
objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. When used in this Report, words such as “anticipate,”
“believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions, as they relate to
us or the Company’s management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of
management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. Actual results could
differ materially from those contemplated by the forward- looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed in our filings with
the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on the Company’s behalf
are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.
The following discussion and analysis of our
financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Report.
Recent Developments
On November 21, 2022, the Company entered into
the Merger Agreement with Ariel Merger Sub I, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Ariel
Merger Sub II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Hyperloop Transportation
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation. On February 3, 2023, by mutual agreement, the parties entered into a termination agreement
to terminate the Merger Agreement.
On March 3, 2023, the Company’s stockholders
approved a proposal to extend the date by which the Company must consummate its initial business combination from March 12, 2023 to December
12, 2023 (or such earlier date as determined by the board of directors) (the “Extension”). If the Company’s initial
Business Combination is not completed by the end of the Combination Period, then the Company’s existence will terminate, and the
Company will distribute the amounts in the Trust Account as provided in the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
In connection with the Extension, the Company’s stockholders holding 30,525,396 public shares exercised their right to redeem such
shares for a pro rata portion of the funds in the Trust Account. As a result, $310.0 million (approximately $10.16 per share) was removed
from the Trust Account in March 2023 to pay such holders.
Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events
We have neither engaged in any operations nor
generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for
our IPO and identifying a target company for our initial Business Combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until
after completion of our initial Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash
equivalents held in the Trust Account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting
and auditing compliance), as well as expenses as we conduct due diligence on prospective Business Combination candidates.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we
had net income of $5,924,107. We incurred $1,971,250 of general and administrative costs and a provision for income tax of $569,222.
We had investment income of $2,760,579 from investments held in the Trust Account and change in the fair value of our warrants that generated
$1,761,500 in income.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we
had net income of $2,304,850. We incurred $286,488 of formation and operating costs, consisting of general and administrative expenses.
We had investment income of $31,203 from investments held in the Trust Account and a decrease in the fair value of our warrants that
generated $2,560,135 in income.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2023, we had approximately $42,000
in our operating bank account and working capital deficit of approximately $190,000, excluding taxes. All remaining cash held in the
Trust Account is generally unavailable for our use, prior to an initial business combination, and is restricted for use either in a business
combination or to redeem common stock. As of March 31, 2023, $311,620,965 of the funds in the Trust Account were withdrawn to pay taxes
and redemption of shares.
Through March 31, 2023, our liquidity needs were
satisfied through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the founder shares, advances from the sponsor in an aggregate amount of $12,500
and the remaining net proceeds from the IPO and the sale of the private placement warrants.
The $42,340 outside of the Trust Account as of
March 31, 2023 will not be sufficient to allow us to operate for at least the next 12 months from the issuance of the unaudited condensed
consolidated financial statements, assuming that a business combination is not consummated during that time. Until consummation of our
business combination, we will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account, and any additional working capital loans from the sponsor,
our officers and directors, or their respective affiliates, for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing
business due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective
target businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business
to acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the business combination.
We will need to raise additional funds in order
to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. If our estimates of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence
and negotiating an initial business combination is less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available
to operate our business prior to the business combination. Moreover, we may need to raise additional capital through loans from our sponsor,
officers, directors, or third parties. None of the sponsor, officers or directors is under any obligation to advance funds to, or to
invest in, us. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which
could include, but not necessarily be limited to, curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of our business plan, and reducing overhead
expenses. We cannot provide any assurance that new financing will be available to us on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. The
sponsor has indicated that it will provide financial support to the Company to satisfy all working capital obligations as needed.
In connection with the Company’s assessment
of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”)
Topic 205-40, “Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern,” management has determined that the liquidity condition,
the mandatory liquidation date and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern. If the Company is unable to complete a business combination by December 12, 2023, the Company will cease all operations
except for the purpose of liquidating. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company
be required to liquidate after December 12, 2023. The Company intends to complete a business combination before the mandatory liquidation
date.
On March 7, 2023, we instructed Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, the trustee with respect to the Trust Account (“Continental”), to liquidate the investments held
in the Trust Account and instead to hold the funds in the Trust Account in an interest-bearing demand deposit account at JP Morgan Chase
Bank, with Continental continuing to act as trustee, until the earlier of the consummation of our initial business combination or our
liquidation. As a result, following the liquidation of investments in the Trust Account, the remaining proceeds from the IPO
and private placement are no longer invested in U.S. government securities or money market funds.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements in conformity with GAAP and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC requires the Company’s management
to make critical accounting estimates that have had or are reasonably likely to have a material impact on the financial condition or
results of operations of the Company.
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 unaudited condensed
consolidated 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.
Derivative Warrant Liabilities
We do not use derivative instruments to hedge
exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of our financial instruments, including issued stock purchase
warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC
Topic 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” and ASC Topic 815-15, “Derivatives and Hedging” (“ASC
815-40”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or
as equity, is reassessed at the end of each reporting period.
We issued an aggregate of 13,000,000 warrants
in connection with our IPO and private placement, which are recognized as derivative 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 remeasurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized
in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of warrants issued by the Company in
connection with the private placement has been estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model at each measurement date. The Company
updated the Public Warrants measurement as of March 31, 2023 and the Private Placement Warrants are now valued using the value of the
Public Warrants.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31, 2023, we did not have any off-balance
sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
Factors That May Adversely Affect Our Results of Operations
Our results of operations and our ability to
complete an initial Business Combination may be adversely affected by various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility
in the financial markets, many of which are beyond our control. Our business could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the
financial markets or in economic conditions, increases in oil prices, inflation, increases in interest rates, supply chain disruptions,
declines in consumer confidence and spending, the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, including resurgences and the emergence of
new variants, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflict in Ukraine. We cannot at this time fully predict the likelihood
of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which they may negatively impact our business and our
ability to complete an initial Business Combination.