References to the "Company," "
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange
Act. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations
and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are
subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that
may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to
be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some
cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may,"
"should," "could," "would," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate," "continue," or the negative of such terms or other similar
expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy
include, but are not limited to, those described in our other
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated in
Sponsor and Financing
Our sponsor is 200
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated
the private placement ("Private Placement") of 777,500 units (each, a "Private
Placement Unit" and collectively, the "Private Placement Units") at a price of
Trust Account
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement, an
aggregate of
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Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Units, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that we will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. We must complete one or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (as defined below) (excluding taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account) at the time of signing a definitive agreement in connection with the initial Business Combination. However, we will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
If we are unable to complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the
closing of the Initial Public Offering, or
Proposed Business Combination
On
The Merger Agreement provides for, among other things, the following transactions at the closing: Merger Sub I will merge with and into BuzzFeed, with BuzzFeed as the surviving company in the merger and, after giving effect to such merger, continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Merger"). Immediately following the Merger, BuzzFeed will merge with and into Merger Sub II (the "Second Merger," together with the Merger, the "Two-Step Merger") with Merger Sub II being the surviving company of the Second Merger. The Two-Step Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the "Business Combination."
In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger
Agreement, each share of Class A common stock of BuzzFeed, Class B common stock
of BuzzFeed, Class C common stock of BuzzFeed and preferred stock of BuzzFeed,
other than company restricted stock awards, excluded shares and dissenting
shares shall be cancelled and automatically converted into a number of shares of
Class A common stock of us equal to the quotient, rounded to the tenth decimal
place, obtained by dividing 30,880,000 by the aggregate number of shares of
BuzzFeed Series F Preferred Stock and BuzzFeed Series G Preferred Stock
outstanding as of the effective time; (ii) each share of BuzzFeed Class A Common
Stock and BuzzFeed Preferred Stock (other than BuzzFeed Series F Preferred
Stock, BuzzFeed Series G Preferred Stock, company restricted stock awards,
excluded shares and dissenting shares) shall be converted into the right to
receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock of us equal to the quotient
of: (A) the remaining per share amount, divided by (B)
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The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 2.1 hereto, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company entered
into a convertible note subscription agreement (the "Convertible Note
Subscription Agreement") with certain investors (the "
The foregoing description of the Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and Indenture is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Convertible Note Subscription Agreement and Indenture, copies of which are included as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.6 hereto, respectively, and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Refer to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of
Our liquidity needs prior to the consummation of the Initial Public Offering
were satisfied through the cash proceeds of
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Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, we will be using these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that 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 this uncertainty.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity since inception up to
For the three months ended
For the nine months ended
Contractual Obligations
Registration Rights
The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Units and units that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Units and units that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering. These holders are entitled to make up to certain demands, excluding short form demands, that we registered such securities. In addition, the holders have certain "piggy-back" registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial Business Combination. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of
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Critical Accounting Policies
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for our Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in
accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 "Distinguishing Liabilities from
Equity." Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are
classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value.
Conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including shares of Class A
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 our control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other
times, Class A common stock are classified as stockholders' equity. Our Class A
common stock feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside
of our control and subject to occurrence of uncertain future events.
Accordingly, as of
Net Loss per Share of Common Stock
We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, "Earnings Per Share." We have two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A common stock and Class F common stock. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income (loss) per share of common stock is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding for the respective period.
The calculation of diluted net loss per share of common stock does not consider
the effect of the warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public
Offering and the Private Placement Warrants to purchase 9,842,500 shares of
Class A common stock in the calculation of diluted loss per share, because their
inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result,
diluted net loss per share of common stock is the same as basic net loss per
share of common stock for the three and nine months ended
Derivative warrant liabilities
We do not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. We evaluate 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 Topic 815, "Derivatives and Hedging" ("ASC 815"). 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.
We account for our warrants issued in connection with its Initial Public Offering and Private Placement recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, we recognize 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, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company's statement of operations. The fair value of warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering was initially measured using Binominal Lattice simulation and subsequently been measured on the market price of such warrants at each measurement date when separately listed and traded. The fair value of warrants issued in connection with the Private Placement has been estimated using modified Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model at each measurement date.
Recently Adopted Accounting standards
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diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. The Company adopted ASU
2020-06 on
Our management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material impact on our financial statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of
JOBS Act
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the "JOBS Act") contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an "emerging growth company" and under the JOBS Act are allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, the financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an "emerging growth company," we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor's attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor's report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO's compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our Initial Public Offering or until we are no longer an "emerging growth company," whichever is earlier.
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