This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs
concerning future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be
no assurance that future developments affecting us will be those that we have
anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks,
uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that
may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our or our
management team's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies
regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections,
forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances,
including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words
"anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends,"
"may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should,"
"would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the
absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking.
Factors that might cause or contribute to such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the Risk Factors section of
the Company's registration statement and prospectus for the Company's initial
public offering filed with the
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated on
We expect to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our initial Business Combination. We cannot assure you that our plans to complete our initial Business Combination will be successful.
We completed the sale of 23,000,000 units (the "Units" and, with respect to the
shares of common stock included in the Units being offered, the "Public Shares")
at
As of
Our management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of IPO and the Private Placement, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally towards consummating a business combination.
Results of Operations and Known Trends or Future Events
As of
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For the three months ended
For the three months ended
The loss in the three and six months ended
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of
Pursuant to the IPO on
We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the trust account,
including any amounts representing interest earned on the trust account
(excluding the business combination marketing fees payable to I-Bankers) to
complete our initial Business Combination. We may withdraw interest to pay our
taxes and liquidation expenses if we are unsuccessful in completing a Business
Combination. We estimate our annual franchise tax obligations to be
We do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the
expenditures required for operating our business prior to our initial business
combination. However, if our estimates of the costs of identifying a target
business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial business
combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have
insufficient funds available to operate our business prior to our initial
business combination. In order to fund working capital deficiencies or finance
transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination,
our initial stockholders or one of its affiliates or certain of our officers and
directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required. If we
complete our initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts
(subject to the conversion rights described below). In the event that our
initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working
capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no
proceeds from our trust account would be used for such repayment. Up to
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We expect our primary liquidity requirements prior to our initial business
combination to include approximately
These amounts are estimates and may differ materially from our actual expenses. In addition, we could use a portion of the funds not being placed in trust to pay commitment fees for financing, fees to consultants to assist us with our search for a target business or as a down payment or to fund a "no-shop" provision (a provision designed to keep target businesses from "shopping" around for transactions with other companies or investors on terms more favorable to such target businesses) with respect to a particular proposed business combination, although we do not have any current intention to do so. If we entered into an agreement where we paid for the right to receive exclusivity from a target business, the amount that would be used as a down payment or to fund a "no-shop" provision would be determined based on the terms of the specific business combination and the amount of our available funds at the time. Our forfeiture of such funds (whether as a result of our breach or otherwise) could result in our not having sufficient funds to continue searching for, or conducting due diligence with respect to, prospective target businesses.
Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our Business Combination or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon consummation of our Business Combination, in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such Business Combination. In addition, we intend to target businesses with enterprise values that are greater than we could acquire with the net proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement units, and, as a result, if the cash portion of the purchase price exceeds the amount available from the trust account, net of amounts needed to satisfy any redemptions by public stockholders, we may be required to seek additional financing to complete such proposed initial business combination. We may also obtain financing prior to the closing of our initial business combination to fund our working capital needs and transaction costs in connection with our search for and completion of our initial business combination. There is no limitation on our ability to raise funds through the issuance of equity or equity-linked securities or through loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination, including pursuant to forward purchase agreements or backstop agreements we may enter into following consummation of our initial public offering. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously with the completion of our Business Combination. If we are unable to complete our Business Combination because we do not have sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the Trust Account. In addition, following our Business Combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangement as of
Contractual Obligations
As of
We entered into an administrative support agreement pursuant to which we will
pay an affiliate of one of our directors for office space and secretarial and
administrative services provided to members of our management team, in an amount
not to exceed
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We have engaged I-Bankers as an advisor in connection with our acquiring, engaging in a share exchange, share reconstruction and amalgamation with, purchasing all or substantially all of the assets of, entering into contractual arrangements with, or engaging in any other similar Business Combination with one or more businesses or entities. We will pay I-Bankers for such services a fee equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the Public Offering.
Critical Accounting Policies
Management's discussion and analysis of our results of operations and liquidity
and capital resources are based on our audited financial information. We
describe our significant accounting policies in Note 2 - Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Financial Statements included in this
report, with those considered critical outlined below. Our audited financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with
the guidance in the
Net Income (loss) Per Common Stock
We comply with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, "Earnings Per Share". Net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. We apply the two-class method in calculating income per share of common stock. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of common stock is excluded from income per common share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
The calculation of diluted income per share of common stock does not consider
the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the (i) Initial Public
Offering, and (ii) the private placement since the exercise of the warrants is
contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As of
Recent Accounting Standards
Our management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying financial statements.
JOBS Act
The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We qualify as an "emerging growth company" under the JOBS Act and 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, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
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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 independent registered public accounting firm'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 independent registered public accounting firm'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 this offering or until we are no longer an "emerging growth company," whichever is earlier.
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