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 of 1933, as amended, 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 as a
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, we consummated
the private placement ("Private Placement") of 6,066,667 warrants (each, a
"Private Placement Warrant" and collectively, the "Private Placement Warrants"),
at a price of
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement on
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Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of our Initial Public Offering and the sale of Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. Our initial Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time we sign 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 outstanding voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
If we are unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination
Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of
winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten
business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price,
payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust
Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and
not previously released to us to pay its income taxes, if any (less up to
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of
Our liquidity needs to date have been satisfied through a contribution of
Based on the foregoing, management believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from our Sponsor or an affiliate of our Sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors to meet our needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, we expect to 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 on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on our financial position, results of our operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of the condensed financial statements. The condensed 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 period from
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For the three months ended
Contractual Obligations
Administrative Support Agreement
Commencing on the effective date of the registration statement on Form S-1
related to the Initial Public Offering through the earlier of consummation of
the initial Business Combination and our liquidation, we will reimburse the
Sponsor for office space, administrative, support and consulting services
provided to members of the management team or to us in the amount of
We incurred approximately
Registration and Shareholder Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants, and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans) were entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement signed upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities were entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain "piggy-back" registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to 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
We granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the prospectus in
connection with the Initial Public Offering to purchase up to 4,500,000
additional Units at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting
discounts and commissions. On
The underwriters were entitled to an underwriting discount of
In connection with the consummation of the Over-Allotment on
Critical Accounting Policies
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 the
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The warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (the "Public
Warrants") and the Private Placement Warrants are recognized as derivative
liabilities in accordance with ASC 815. Accordingly, we recognize the warrant
instruments as liabilities at fair value and adjust 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 unaudited condensed statements of operations. The
Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants were initially measured at fair
value using a binomial lattice model in a risk-neutral framework at each
measurement date.As of
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting, underwriting fees and other costs incurred through the Initial Public Offering that were directly related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs are allocated to the separable financial instruments issued in the Initial Public Offering based on a relative fair value basis, compared to total proceeds received. Offering costs associated with warrant liabilities are expensed as incurred, presented as non-operating expenses in the statements of operations. Offering costs associated with the Class A ordinary shares were charged to the initial carrying value of Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible
redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Class A ordinary shares
subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments
and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares
(including Class A ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are
either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the
occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company's control) are
classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A ordinary shares are
classified as stockholders' equity. The Company's Class A ordinary shares
feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the
Company's control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events.
Accordingly, as of
Immediately upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount. The change in the carrying value of redeemable shares of Class A ordinary shares resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital and accumulated deficit.
Net income (loss) per ordinary shares
We have two classes of shares, which are referred to as Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares. Income and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of shares. Net income (loss) per ordinary share is calculated by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted average shares outstanding for the respective period.
The calculation of diluted net income (loss) does not consider the effect of the
warrants underlying the Units sold in the Initial Public Offering (including the
consummation of the Over-allotment) and the Private Placement Warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 16,533,333 Class A ordinary shares in the calculation
of diluted income (loss) per share, because their inclusion would be
anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted net income
(loss) per share is the same as basic net income (loss) per share for the three
and nine months ended
Recent Adopted Accounting Standards
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Recent Issued Accounting Standards
Our management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards updates, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying condensed 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 condensed 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, (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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