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ARIES I ACQUISITION CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART 1 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ARIES I ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
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Total Shareholders’ Deficit | ( | ( | ||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Deficit | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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ARIES I ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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Operating and formation costs | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Expensed offering costs | — | — | — | | ||||||||
Loss from operations | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||
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Gain on waiver of deferred underwriting commissions by underwriter | — | — | | — | ||||||||
Net income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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ARIES I ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
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Balance at January 1, 2022 | — | $ | — | | $ | | $ | — | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
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Balance at March 31, 2022 | — | — | | | $ | — | ( | ( | |||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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ARIES I ACQUISITION CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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Fair value of Founders Shares transferred to Anchor Investors | $ | — | $ | | ||
Offering costs in exchange for Class B ordinary shares | $ | — | $ | | ||
Re-measurement of Class A ordinary shares subject to redemption to redemption value | $ | | $ | | ||
Waiver of deferred underwriting commissions by underwriter | $ | | $ | — |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed financial statements.
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ARIES I ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Aries I Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on January 15, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (a “Business Combination”).
The Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating a Business Combination. 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.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022 and for the period from January 15, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation and the initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), which is described below, and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of a Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest and dividend income from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
The registration statement for the Initial Public Offering was declared effective on May 18, 2021. On May 21, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering on May 21, 2021, an amount of $
Transaction costs related to the issuances described above amounted to $
The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding 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) without a shareholder vote 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 ($
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $
Notwithstanding the above, if the Company seeks shareholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the 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 Sponsor has agreed to waive (a) redemption rights with respect to its Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of an initial Business Combination, (b) redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with a shareholder vote to approve an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem
The Company originally had until May 21, 2022 (or November 21, 2022 if the Company extended the period to the maximum extent possible as of May 21, 2022) to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). On May 13, 2022, the Company notified the trustee of the Trust Account that it was extending the time available to the Company to consummate a Business Combination from May 21, 2022 to August 21, 2022. Pursuant to the terms of the trust agreement, the Company’s sponsor, Aries Acquisition Partners, Ltd., deposited an aggregate of $
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ARIES I ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
As approved by its shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held on August 12, 2022 (the “Meeting”), on August 15, 2022, Company entered into an amendment (the “Trust Amendment”) to the investment management trust agreement, dated as of May 18, 2021, with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “Trust Agreement”). Pursuant to the Trust Amendment, (1) the Company has the right to extend the Combination Period up to twelve (
On August 16, 2022, the Company notified the trustee of the Company’s Trust Account that it was extending the time available to the Company to consummate its initial Business Combination from August 21, 2022 to September 21, 2022 (the “Second Extension”). Pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, on August 18, 2022, in connection with the Second Extension, the Sponsor deposited an aggregate of $
On September 13, 2022, the Company notified the trustee of the Company’s Trust Account that it was extending the time available to the Company to consummate its initial business combination from September 21, 2022 to October 21, 2022 (the “Third Extension”). Pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, on September 16, 2022, in connection with the Third Extension, the Sponsor deposited an aggregate of $
If the Company completes a business combination by the then-effective termination date, the Company will repay the First, Second and Third Extension Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. If the Company does not complete its initial business combination by the then-effective termination date, the Company will only repay the First, Second and Third Extension Loans from funds held outside of the Trust Account.
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed that it will 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 entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement or business combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $
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ARIES I ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Business Combination Agreement
On December 13, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Aries, Aries I Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Aries (“Merger Sub”), and Infinite Assets, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Infinite”). In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Closing”), each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Infinite will automatically be converted into a number of shares of Class A common stock of New Infinite (as defined below) equal to an exchange ratio (the “Exchange Ratio”) determined by dividing (A) the quotient of (x) $
On July 20, 2022, the parties to the Merger Agreement entered into the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement (the “Amendment”) pursuant to which, among other things, the parties agreed to (i) amend the termination date from November 21, 2022 to August 21, 2023 if, on or prior to August 21, 2022, the Company effectuates an amendment to the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to extend the date by which it must consummate a business combination and (ii) amend the definition of Company Equity Value from $
In addition, the holders of Class A common stock of Infinite immediately prior to the Closing will have the right to receive a pro-rata share of up to
Going Concern
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had $
The liquidity condition and date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern one year from the date that these financial statements are issued. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. The Company intends to complete a Business Combination before the mandatory liquidation date or obtain approval for an extension.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Risks and Uncertainties
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 accompanying condensed financial statements and such condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The credit and financial markets have experienced extreme volatility and disruptions due to the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia. The conflict is expected to have further global economic consequences, including but not limited to the possibility of severely diminished liquidity and credit availability, declines in consumer confidence, declines in economic growth, increases in inflation rates and uncertainty about economic and political stability. In addition, the United States and other countries have imposed sanctions on Russia which increases the risk that Russia, as a retaliatory action, may launch cyberattacks against the United States, its government, infrastructure and businesses. Any of the foregoing consequences, including those we cannot yet predict, may cause our business, financial condition, results of operations and the price of our ordinary shares to be adversely affected.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations 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 comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed 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 periods presented. The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Form 10-K/A as filed with the SEC on August 23, 2022. The interim results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022 or for any future periods.
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 independent registered public accounting firm 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 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 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.
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ARIES I ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Use of Estimates
The preparation of 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 financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
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 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
Investments Held in Trust Account
As of September 30, 2022 , the assets held in the Trust account were held in cash. As of December 31, 2021, the assets held in the Trust Account were money market funds invested solely in U.S. Treasury securities. During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the U.S. Treasury securities held by the Company as of December 31, 2022 were liquified and the funds received were transferred to a non-interest bearing cash account.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
All of the
The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable ordinary shares to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable ordinary shares are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit. The redemption value of the redeemable ordinary shares as of September 30, 2022 decreased in connection with the redemption of
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ARIES I ACQUISITION CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Class A ordinary shares reflected in the balance sheet are reconciled in the following table:
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Warrant Liabilities
The Company accounts for warrants as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the warrant’s specific terms and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The assessment considers whether the warrants are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability pursuant to ASC 480, and whether the warrants meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants are indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment, which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of warrant issuance and as of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants are outstanding.
For issued or modified warrants that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, the warrants are required to be recorded at their initial fair value on the date of issuance, and each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of the warrants are recognized as a non-cash gain or loss on the statements of operations. The Company accounts for the Public Warrants (as defined in Note 3) and Private Placement Warrants in accordance with the guidance contained in ASC 815-40. Such guidance provides that because the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment thereunder, the Public Warrants (as defined in Note 3) and the Private Placement Warrants are recorded as a liability. The initial fair value of the Public Warrants was estimated using a Modified Monte Carlo simulation approach and the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants was estimated using a Modified Black-Scholes model (see Note 9).
Forward Purchase Agreement
The Company accounts for the Forward Purchase Agreement (“FPA”) as an equity instrument indexed to the Company’s own ordinary shares based on an assessment of the specific terms of the FPA and applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480 and ASC 815. The assessment considers whether the FPA is a freestanding financial instrument pursuant to ASC 480 and meets the definition of a derivative asset or liability pursuant to ASC 480. Given that the ordinary shares included in the FPA do not contain any provisions which would preclude equity classification, such shares are classified in equity.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial Public Offering
The Company complies with the requirements of ASC Topic 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs (“ASC 340”) and SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5A - Expenses of Offering. Offering costs consist principally of professional and registration fees incurred through the balance sheet date that are related to the Initial Public Offering. Offering costs directly attributable to the issuance of an equity contract to be classified in equity are recorded as a reduction in equity. Offering costs for equity contracts that are classified as assets and liabilities are expensed immediately. The Company incurred offering costs amounting to $
The Company was reimbursed $
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statement 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.
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 an interim period, disclosure and transition. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it has been concluded that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the Company’s financial statement. Since the Company was incorporated on February 5, 2021, the evaluation was performed for the upcoming 2022 tax year which will be the only period subject to examination.
The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were
Net Income Per Ordinary Share
Net income per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. As the Public Shares are considered to be redeemable at fair value, and a redemption at fair value does not amount to a distribution different than other shareholders, Class A and Class B ordinary shares are presented as one class of shares in calculating net income per share. As a result, the calculated net income per share is the same for Class A and Class B ordinary shares. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into ordinary shares and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted income per share is the same as basic loss per share for the periods presented.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net income per ordinary share (in dollars, except per share amounts):
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Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage of $250,000. The Company has not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company applies ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), which establishes a framework for measuring fair value and clarifies the definition of fair value within that framework. ASC 820 defines fair value as an exit price, which is the price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the Company’s principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy established in ASC 820 generally requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the entity’s own assumptions based on market data and the entity’s judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability and are to be developed based on the best information available in the circumstances.
The carrying amounts reflected in the balance sheet for cash, prepaid expenses, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value due to their short-term nature.
Level 1 — Assets and liabilities with unadjusted, quoted prices listed on active market exchanges. Inputs to the fair value measurement are observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are determined using prices for recently traded assets and liabilities with similar underlying terms, as well as direct or indirect observable inputs, such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.
Level 3 — Inputs to the fair value measurement are unobservable inputs, such as estimates, assumptions, and valuation techniques when little or no market data exists for the assets or liabilities.
See Note 9 for additional information on assets and liabilities measured at fair value.
Recent Accounting Standards
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 financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company sold
NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of
NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On January 26, 2021, the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $
The Sponsor has agreed that, subject to certain limited exceptions, the Founder Shares will not be transferred, assigned, sold or released from escrow until the earlier of (i)
A total of
Each anchor investor has entered into a separate subscription agreement (the “Subscription Agreements”) with the Sponsor pursuant to which each anchor investor agreed to purchase a specified amount of shares of the Sponsor (the “Sponsor Shares”).
The Company estimated the fair value of the Sponsor Shares purchased by the anchor investors to be $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Promissory Notes — Related Party
On January 20, 2021, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company could borrow up to an aggregate of $
Sponsor Loan Commitment
On November 15, 2021, the Company received a commitment from the Sponsor. The commitment provides for loans from the Sponsor to fund the Company’s working capital requirements. The Company may receive loans up to an aggregate of $
On April 8, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Second Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $
On June 30, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Third Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $
On July 8, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Fourth Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company may request a drawdown from the Sponsor in an aggregate principal amount of $
On July 11, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Fifth Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company may request a drawdown from the Sponsor in an aggregate principal amount of $
On August 31, 2022, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to the Sponsor (the “Sixth Promissory Note”), pursuant to which the Company may request a drawdown from the Sponsor in an aggregate principal amount of $
Extension Loans
On May 19, 2022, the Company entered into the First Extension Loan (see Note 1). The First Extension Loan is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of: (i) the date on which the Company consummates a Business Combination or (ii) the date on which the liquidation of the Trust Account is effective. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company owed $
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
On August 16, 2022, the Company entered into the Second Extension Loan (see Note 1). The Second Extension Loan is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of: (i) the date on which the Company consummates a Business Combination or (ii) the date on which the liquidation of the Trust Account is effective. If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Second Extension Loan out of proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from Trust Account would be used for such repayment. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company owed $
On September 16, 2022, the Company entered into the Third Extension Loan (see Note 1). The Third Extension Loan is non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of: (i) the date on which the Company consummates a Business Combination or (ii) the date on which the liquidation of the Trust Account is effective. If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Third Extension Loan out of proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from Trust Account would be used for such repayment. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company owed $
Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with a Business Combination, the initial shareholders or an affiliate of the initial shareholders or certain of the Company’s directors and officers may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans. In the event that the initial Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from Trust Account would be used for such repayment. 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. Up to
Forward Purchase Agreement
On May 18, 2021, the Company entered into a forward purchase agreement with Terra Carta Partners, LLC (“Terra Carta Partners”), which is affiliated with the Sponsor, pursuant to which Terra Carta Partners has agreed to purchase up to $
NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS
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 Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans) will have registration rights to require the Company to register a sale of any of the Company’s securities held by them pursuant to a registration and shareholder rights agreement to be signed prior to or on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted the underwriters a
The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $
Deferred Legal Fees
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and for the period from January 15, 2021 (inception) through December 31, 2021, the Company incurred legal fees in connection with its prospective initial business combination. A portion of the fees in connection with the services rendered as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 were contingent upon the closing of a business combination and therefore included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed balance sheet. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, these fees were $
NOTE 7. WARRANTS
Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of Class A ordinary shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a)
The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Class A ordinary shares 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 ordinary shares underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations described below with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue a Class A ordinary share upon exercise of a warrant unless the Class A ordinary share 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 an initial Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the Class A ordinary shares 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 Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the (60th) business day after the closing of an 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 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” 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, and in the event the Company does not so elect, the Company will use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.18
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $
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The Company will not redeem the warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of 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
Redemption of warrants when the price per Class A ordinary share equals or exceeds $
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The value of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares shall mean the volume-weighted average price of the Class A ordinary shares as reported during the
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
In addition, if (x) the Company issues additional Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities for capital raising purposes in connection with the closing of an initial Business Combination at an issue price or effective issue price of less than $
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants included in the Units being sold in the Initial Public Offering, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable, or salable until
As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were
The accounting treatment of derivative financial instruments require that the Company record the warrants as derivative liabilities at fair value upon the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants were allocated a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the Units equal to their fair value. The warrant liabilities are subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each such re-measurement, the warrant liabilities will be adjusted to current fair value, with the change in fair value recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The Company will reassess the classification at each balance sheet date. If the classification changes as a result of events during the period, the warrants will be reclassified as of the date of the event that causes the reclassification.
NOTE 8. 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
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
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 an initial Business Combination on a
NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
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The Company utilized a Modified Monte Carlo simulation model for the initial valuation of the Public Warrants. The subsequent measurement of the Public Warrants as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 is classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market under the ticker RAMMW. The quoted price of the Public Warrants was $
The Company utilizes a Modified Black-Scholes simulation model to value the Private Placement Warrants at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the warrant liabilities are determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Modified Black-Scholes simulation model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its ordinary shares based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Transfers to/from Levels
, , and are recognized at the end of the reporting periods. The estimated fair value of the Public Warrants transferred from a Level 3 measurement to a Level 1 fair value measurement as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 after the Public Warrants were separately listed and traded.During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the U.S. Treasury securities held by the Company as of December 31, 2022 were liquified and the funds received were transferred to a non-interest bearing cash account.
The following table provides the significant inputs to the Modified Black-Scholes method for the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants:
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