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JATT ACQUISITION CORP
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Table of Contents
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Condensed Financial Statements
JATT ACQUISITION CORP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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Total Liabilities, Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption and Shareholders’ Deficit | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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JATT ACQUISITION CORP
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Diluted net income per share, Class A ordinary shares | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
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Diluted net income per share, Class B ordinary shares | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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JATT ACQUISITION CORP
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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JATT ACQUISITION CORP
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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JATT ACQUISITION CORP
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
JATT Acquisition Corp (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on March 10, 2021. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had not yet commenced operations. All activity for the period from March 10, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2022, relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (the “Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and since the Initial Public Offering the search for a Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering. The Company has selected December 31 as its fiscal year end.
The Company’s sponsor is JATT Ventures, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on July 13, 2021. On July 16, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) of
Upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering and the Private Placement on July 16, 2021, and the Over-Allotment and Second Private Placement on July 16, 2021, approximately $
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of its 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. The Company’s initial Business Combination must be with one or more operating businesses or assets with a fair market value equal to at least
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The Company will provide its holders of the Public Shares (the “Public Shareholders”) 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 general meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The Public Shareholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially at $
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provides that a Public Shareholder, together with any affiliate of such shareholder or any other person with whom such shareholder 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
The Company’s Sponsor, officers and directors have agreed not to propose an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide for the redemption of its Public Shares in connection with a Business Combination or to redeem
If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within
In connection with the redemption of
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the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay the Company’s taxes payable (less up to $
The Initial Shareholders agreed to waive their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Initial Shareholders should acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. The underwriters agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 5) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within in the Combination Period, and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Company’s Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be only $
Proposed Business Combination
On June 16, 2022, the Company entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), among the Company, JATT Merger Sub, a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly owned subsidiary of JATT (“Merger Sub”), JATT Merger Sub 2, a Cayman Islands exempted company and wholly owned subsidiary of JATT (“Merger Sub 2”), Zura Bio Holdings Ltd, a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Holdco”) (to become a party before Closing, as described below) and Zura Bio Limited, a limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company” or “Zura”).
Before the closing of the Business Combination (as defined below) (the “Closing” and the date on which the Closing actually occurs, the “Closing Date”), Holdco will be established as a new holding company of Zura and will become a party to the Business Combination Agreement; and on the Closing, in sequential order: (i) Merger Sub will merge with and into Holdco, with Holdco continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”); (ii) immediately following the Merger, Holdco will merge with and into Merger Sub 2, with Merger Sub 2 continuing as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Subsequent Merger”); and (iii) JATT will change its name to “Zura Bio Limited”.
On the Closing Date, (i) an FPA Investment (as defined below) in the amount of $
Subject to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Business Combination Agreement, in connection with the Merger and the Subsequent Merger, at the Closing, (i) each of the Company’s Units will (to the extent not already separated) be automatically separated and the holder thereof will be deemed to hold
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(less any set aside for the satisfaction of options to acquire the Company’s Class A Shares for which outstanding options to acquire Holdco shares will be exchanged on Closing); and (iii) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s existing amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, all of the Company’s then-outstanding Class B Ordinary Shares will be automatically converted into the Company’s Class A Shares on a
The Business Combination Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain customary closing conditions, including, among others, (i) obtaining required approvals of the Business Combination and related matters by the respective shareholders of the Company and Zura, (ii) the effectiveness of the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by the Company in connection with the Business Combination, (iii) receipt of approval for listing on NYSE the Class A Shares to be issued in connection with the Merger, (iv) that the Company will have at least $
The Business Combination Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the parties thereto, which representations and warranties of the respective parties to the Business Combination Agreement will not survive the Closing. The Business Combination Agreement includes customary covenants of the parties with respect to operation of their respective businesses prior to consummation of the Merger and efforts to satisfy conditions to consummation of the Merger. The Business Combination Agreement also contains additional covenants of the parties, including, among others, covenants providing for the Company and Zura to use reasonable best efforts to cooperate in the preparation of the Proxy/Registration Statement (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) required to be filed in connection with the Merger and to seek all requisite approvals of their respective shareholders including, in the case of the Company, approvals of the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, the share issuance under NYSE rules and the LTIP (as defined below). The Company has also agreed to include in the Proxy/Registration Statement the recommendation of its board of directors that its shareholders approve all of the proposals to be presented at its special meeting.
The Company has agreed to approve and adopt an incentive equity plan (the “LTIP”) to be effective as of the Closing and in a form mutually acceptable to the Company and Zura. The LTIP shall provide for an initial aggregate share reserve up to
The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing (i) by written consent of the Company and Zura, (ii) by Zura or the Company, if certain approvals of the shareholders of the Company, to the extent required under the Business Combination Agreement, are not obtained as set forth therein, (iii) by the Company, if certain approvals of the shareholders of Holdco, to the extent required under the Business Combination Agreement, are not obtained and (iv) by either the Company or Zura in certain other circumstances set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, including (a) if any Law or non-appealable Order (each as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) makes consummation of the Business Combination illegal or otherwise prevents it, (b) in the event of certain uncured breaches by the other party, and (c) if the Closing has not occurred on or before November 15, 2022.
Certain Related Agreements
PIPE Subscription Agreement. Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement,
In connection with the PIPE Investment, the Company will grant the PIPE Investor certain customary registration rights. The PIPE Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and will be issued in reliance on the availability of an exemption from such registration. Additionally, depending upon the amount of redemptions by the public shareholders at the time of Closing the Business Combination Agreement, the PIPE Investor will be entitled to receive up to
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Forward Purchase Agreement. On August 5, 2021, as amended on January 27, 2022,
Sponsor Support Agreement. Concurrently with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, the Sponsor, certain other holders of the Company’s Class B Shares (the “Other Class B Shareholders”) and Zura entered into a support agreement (the “Sponsor Support Agreement”), pursuant to which the Sponsor and such Other Class B Shareholders agreed to, among other things, (i) vote all of their ordinary shares and preferred shares of the Company which they hold or have power to vote or (including any acquired in future) in favor of the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) be bound by certain transfer restrictions with respect to their shares of the Company, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement.
Company Support Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, Zura and certain shareholders of Zura entered into a company support agreement (the “Company Support Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, such holders agreed to (i) vote all of their shares of Zura in favor of, and otherwise support, the Business Combination, on the terms and subject to the conditions of the Company Support Agreement and (ii) deliver a duly executed copy of the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement at the Closing.
Sponsor Forfeiture Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Sponsor entered into a sponsor forfeiture agreement (the “Sponsor Forfeiture Agreement”) with the Company and Zura, pursuant to which, contingent upon the percentage of public shareholders who elect to redeem their shares at Closing, the Sponsor agreed to forfeit up to
Registration Rights Agreement. In connection with the Closing, Zura, the Company and certain shareholders of each of Zura and the Company who will receive shares of the Company’s Class A Shares pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, will enter into an amended and restated registration and shareholders rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) in a form agreed to by the Company and Zura, which will become effective upon the consummation of the Merger.
Lock-up Agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, the Sponsor, certain affiliates of the Sponsor and the Zura shareholders and option holders, entered into a lock-up agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”), to take effect at Closing, containing restrictions on transfer with respect to the Company’s Class A Shares held by each such holder (subject to certain exceptions, the “Lock-Up Shares”) for a period as follows:
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Amendment to the Insider Letter Agreement. In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, the Sponsor, members of the Company’s board of directors and certain other individuals (collectively, the “Insiders”) who hold the Company’s Class B Shares (the “Founder Shares”) entered into an Amendment to the Insider Letter Agreement (the “Amended Insider Letter Agreement”), which provides, among other things, that certain Founder Shares (and any shares of the Company’s Class A Shares issuable upon conversion thereof) shall be subject to certain time and share-performance-based vesting provisions described below. The Sponsor and the Insiders agreed that they shall not transfer any Founder Shares until the earlier of (A)
NOTE 2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain disclosures included in the annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted from these financial statements as they are not required for interim financial statements under GAAP and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal accruals) considered for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022 or any future period.
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on April 11, 2022, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto. The financial information as of December 31, 2021, is derived from the audited financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on April 11, 2022.
Liquidity and Going Concern
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had approximately $
The Company’s liquidity needs through September 30, 2022, were satisfied through the cash contribution of $
Based on the Company’s mandatory liquidation date and the Company’s expected future cash flow needs, management has determined that the existing amount of working capital raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern until the earlier of the consummation of the Business Combination or the date the Company is required to liquidate. The financial statements do not include any adjustment that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern. Over this time period, the Company 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
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the target business to merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Initial Business Combination. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after January 16, 2023.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 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 shareholder 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 an emerging growth 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 statement 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.
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Merger Sub and Merger Sub 2. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting 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 condensed financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near term due to one or more future confirming events. 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. There were
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal Depository Insurance Corporation coverage limit of $250,000, and any investments
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held in Trust Account. At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had not experienced losses on these accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Investments Held in Trust Account
The Company’s portfolio of investments is comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days or less, or investments in money market funds that invest in U.S. government securities and generally have a readily determinable fair value, or a combination thereof. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of U.S. government securities, the investments are classified as trading securities. When the Company’s investments held in the Trust Account are comprised of money market funds, the investments are recognized at fair value. Trading securities and investments in money market funds are presented on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at fair value at the end of each reporting period. Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value of these securities is included in investment income on Trust Account in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements” (“ASC 820”), equal or approximate the carrying amounts represented in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature, or because the instrument is recognized at fair value.
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 consist of:
● | Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets; |
● | Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that re either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instrument in markets that are not active; and |
● | Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. |
In some circumstances, the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Derivative Financial Instruments
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 funded loans and issued share purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480 and FASB 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.
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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, the Company recognizes 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 condensed consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants were initially measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation and a Black Scholes option pricing model, respectively. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants continues to be measured using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The fair value of the Public Warrants are subsequently measured at their listed trading price since they began to be separately listed and traded beginning in September 2021. Derivative warrant liabilities are classified as non-current liabilities as their liquidation will not be reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.
Offering Costs Associated with 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 derivative warrant liabilities were expensed as incurred and presented as non-operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Offering costs associated with the Public Shares were charged to the carrying value of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering. The Company classifies deferred underwriting commissions as non-current liabilities as their liquidation is not reasonably expected to require the use of current assets or require the creation of current liabilities.
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) is classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares 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) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, Class A ordinary shares is classified as shareholders’ 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. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021,
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Effective with the closing of the Initial Public Offering (including the exercise of the over-allotment option), the Company recognized the fair value adjustment from initial book value to redemption amount, which resulted in charges against additional paid-in capital (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit.
Income Taxes
FASB ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions 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. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were
There is currently no taxation imposed on income by the Government of the Cayman Islands. In accordance with Cayman federal income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s
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financial statement. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Net Income (Loss) Per Ordinary Share
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company has 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 by the weighted average ordinary shares outstanding for the respective period.
The calculation of diluted net income per share does not consider the effect of the warrants issued in connection with the Initial Public Offering (including exercise of the over-allotment option) and the Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of
The following table presents a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator used to compute basic and diluted net income per share for each class of ordinary shares.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s condensed financial statements.
NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
On July 16, 2021, the Company consummated its Initial Public Offering of
Each Unit consists of
NOTE 4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On March 22, 2021, the Sponsor purchased
In connection with the closing of the IPO and sale of Units to the Anchor Investors, in exchange for the Anchor Investors’ participation in the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor sold and transferred membership interests in the Sponsor that, in aggregate, represent an indirect economic interest in
The Initial Shareholders agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A)
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Private Placement
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the Private Placement of
Each whole Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for
The Sponsor, Anchor Investors and the Company’s officers and directors agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Private Placement Warrants until
Related Party Loans
On March 22, 2021, the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to $
In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor, members of the Company’s founding team or any of their affiliates may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required. If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the loans. The loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $
On May 11, 2022, an affiliate of the Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to $
As of September 30, 2022, there was approximately $
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Support Agreement and Services
The Company agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $
An affiliate of the Company’s Sponsor and CFO provides office space and consulting fees to the Company. For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred fees of approximately $
Forward Purchase Agreements
On August 5, 2021, the Company entered into Forward Purchase Agreements with certain Anchor Investors, Athanor Master Fund LP (“AMF”) and with Athanor International Master Fund, LP (“AIF”) (collectively the “Forward Purchase Agreements”, and collectively, “AMF and AIF are “Purchasers”).
Pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreements, the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company, an aggregate of
In January 2022, the Forward Purchase Agreements were amended (“Amended Forward Purchase Agreements”) to: i) reduce the number of forward purchase shares from an aggregate of
NOTE 5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
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) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to
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Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriter a
The underwriter was paid an underwriting discount of $
In addition, $
In connection with the consummation of the Over-Allotment on July 19, 2021, the underwriter was paid an additional fee of $
Risks and Uncertainties
Management continues to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and has concluded that, while it is reasonably possible that the virus could have a negative effect on the Company’s financial position, results of its operations, close of the Initial Public Offering and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily determinable as of the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
In February 2022, the Russian Federation and Belarus commenced a military action with the country of Ukraine. As a result of this action, various nations, including the United States, have instituted economic sanctions against the Russian Federation and Belarus. Further, the impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy are not determinable as of the date of these financial statements. The specific impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows is also not determinable as of the date of these financial statements.
NOTE 6. CLASS A ORDINARY SHARES SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REDEMPTION
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 future events. The Company is authorized to issue
Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheets is reconciled on the following table:
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NOTE 7. SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Preference Shares — The Company is authorized to issue
Class A Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue
Class B Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue
Ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the initial Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share sub-divisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and subject to further adjustment as provided herein. In the case that additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities are issued or deemed issued in connection with the initial Business Combination, the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate,
NOTE 8. DERIVATIVE WARRANT LIABILITIES
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had an aggregate of
Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional Public Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Public Warrants will trade. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a)
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warrants on a cashless basis under certain circumstances). The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than
business days after the closing of the initial Business Combination, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC and have an effective registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants and to maintain a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as specified in the warrant agreement. If a registration statement covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the day after the closing of the initial 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 ordinary shares are at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy 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” and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, and in the event the Company does not so elect, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.The warrants have an exercise price of $
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants underlying the Units sold in the Proposed Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $
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● | if, and only if, the last reported sale price (the “closing price”) of Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $ |
The Company will not redeem the warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares is available throughout the
In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any warrant. 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.
NOTE 9 — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following tables presents information about the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, by level within the fair value hierarchy:
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Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2, and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants transferred from a Level 3 fair value measurement to a Level 1 fair value measurement, when the Public Warrants were separately listed and traded in September 2021.
Level 1 instruments include investments in U.S Treasury securities or money market funds that invest in U.S. Treasury securities. The Company uses inputs such as actual trade data, benchmark yields, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its investments.
The fair value of the Public Warrants as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, was measured utilizing the Level 1 input of the observable listed trading price for such warrants. The fair value of the Public Warrants and the Private Placement Warrants were initially measured at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation and a Black Scholes option pricing model, respectively. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants continues to be measured using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. Inherent in a Monte Carlo simulation and a Black Scholes option pricing model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its warrants based on implied volatility from the Company’s traded warrants and from historical volatility of select peer company’s ordinary shares that matches the expected remaining life of the
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