UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
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Item 1. |
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2023 (unaudited) and December 31, 2022 |
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
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March 31, 2023 |
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December 31, 2022 |
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Assets: |
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Deferred offering costs |
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Total current assets |
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Investments held in Trust Account |
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Total Assets |
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Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit: |
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Forward purchase units |
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Total current liabilities |
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Deferred underwriting fee payable |
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Commitments and Contingencies (Note 7) |
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Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption, at redemption value of $ and December 31, 2022, respectively |
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Shareholders' Deficit: |
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Class A ordinary shares, $ authorized; and December 31, 2022; excluding possible redemption at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 |
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Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.
F-3
PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A ordinary shares |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023
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Balance - March 31, 2023 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of this financial statement.
F-5
PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND LIQUIDITY
Perception Capital Corp. II (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on January 21, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering 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 March 31, 2023, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from January 21, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2023 relates to the Company’s formation and initial public offering (“Initial Public Offering”), and since the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination. The Company will generate 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 registration statement for the Company's Initial Public Offering was declared effective on October 27, 2021. On November 1, 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, an amount of $
Transaction costs related to the issuances described above amounted to $
The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete a Business Combination with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company will provide its holders of 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 anticipated to be $
The Company will proceed with a Business Combination only if, in the event that the Company seeks shareholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination (see Note 10 for subsequent amendment to charter). If a shareholder vote is not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a shareholder vote for business or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association (the “Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination. If, however, shareholder approval of the transaction is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain shareholder approval for business or other reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. If the Company seeks shareholder approval in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has agreed to vote its Founder Shares (as defined in Note 6) and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor of approving a Business Combination. Additionally, each Public Shareholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed transaction or don’t vote at all.
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 (i) redemption rights with respect to its Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination, (ii) redemption rights with respect to any Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company's Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association to modify the substance or timing of the Company's obligation to allow redemption in connection with an initial Business Combination or to redeem
The Company will have until November 1, 2023 to complete a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than 10 business days thereafter, redeem
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish Public Shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company's remaining shareholders and board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in each case to the Company's obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
The underwriters have agreed to waive their rights to their deferred underwriting commission (see Note 7) held in the Trust Account in the event the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and, in such event, such amounts will be included with the other funds held in the Trust Account that will be available to fund the redemption of the Public Shares. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the assets remaining available for distribution will be less than the Initial Public Offering price per Unit.
In order to protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to 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 discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account to below (1) $
Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation
On October 28, 2022, the Company held an extraordinary general meeting (the “general meeting”), at which holders of
On October 28, 2022, the company filed with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies an amendment to the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association of the company (the “charter amendment”). The charter amendment extended the date by which the company must (1) consummate a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination (the “initial business combination”), (2) cease its operations except for the purpose of winding up if it fails to complete such initial business combination, and (3) redeem all of the Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units sold in its initial public offering from November 1, 2022, to May 1, 2023 (the “October 28, 2022 charter extension”). Subsequent to the period, the Company extended to the initial public offering date to November 1, 2023 (See Note 10).
In connection with the October 28, 2022 charter extension, a total of 159 shareholders elected to redeem an aggregate of
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On October 31, 2022, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $
Business Combination Agreement
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(a) each share of Spectaire Common Stock (other than shares of Spectaire Common Stock subject to Spectaire Options and Spectaire RSUs (each as defined below), Spectaire Restricted Shares (as defined below), treasury stock and dissenting shares) will convert into the right to receive its pro rata portion (on a fully diluted basis) of the Net Merger Consideration and the Earnout Shares (as defined below);
(b) each outstanding option to purchase Spectaire Common Stock (“Spectaire Option”) will be converted into (x) an option to purchase, upon substantially the same terms and conditions, a whole number of shares of PCCT ("Perception Capital Corp. II) Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to (1) the number of shares of Spectaire Common Stock subject to such Spectaire Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (2) the Exchange Ratio (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and (y) the right to receive its pro rata portion of the Earnout Shares;
(c) each outstanding restricted stock unit relating to Spectaire Common Stock (“Spectaire RSU”) will be converted into (x) a restricted stock unit, upon substantially the same terms and conditions, relating to a whole number of shares of PCCT Common Stock (rounded down to the nearest whole share) equal to (1) the number of shares of Spectaire Common Stock subject to such Spectaire RSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (2) the Exchange Ratio and (y) the right to receive its pro rata portion of the Earnout Shares; and
(d) each outstanding award of restricted shares of Spectaire Common Stock subject to vesting conditions and/or a risk of forfeiture (“Spectaire Restricted Shares”) will be converted into (x) an award, upon substantially the same terms and conditions, of a whole number of restricted shares of PCCT Common Stock equal to (1) the number of shares of Spectaire Common Stock subject to such Spectaire Restricted Share as of immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (2) the Exchange Ratio and (y) the right to receive its pro rata portion of the Earnout Shares.
The number of Earnout Shares will be equal to
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
weighted price per share of PCCT Common Stock equaling or exceeding $
If, during the Earnout Period, (i) any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Acquiror is initiated, (ii) any bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation proceeding is instituted by or against Acquiror or (iii) Acquiror makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or consents to the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee for all or substantial part of its assets or properties, then any Earnout Shares that have not been previously issued by Acquiror (whether or not previously earned) shall be deemed earned and due by Acquiror to the Eligible Company Equity holders.
In connection with the business combination, the Company also entered into an agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) for an OTC Equity Forward Transaction (the “Forward Purchase Transaction”) with Meteora Special Opportunity Fund I, LLP, Meteora Capital Partners, LP, Meteora Select Trading Opportunities Master, LP (collectively the “Seller”). Pursuant to the terms of the Forward Purchase Agreement, the Seller intends, but is not obligated, to purchase up to a maximum of
On March 31, 2023, in association with the Merger Agreement, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note to Spectaire, Inc. (“Spectaire Loan”), pursuant to which the Company may borrow up to an aggregate principal amount of $
Going Concern
As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $
As noted in Note 10, subsequent to the reporting period the Company adopted an amendment to its amended and restatement memorandum and articles of association so that it will have until November 1, 2023 to complete a Business Combination. If a Business Combination is not consummated by November 1, 2023, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that the accompanying financial statements are issued. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to raise additional capital (to the extent ultimately necessary) or to consummate a Business Combination will be successful or successful within the Combination Period (including any extended period of time as described above). The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Risks and Uncertainties
In addition to the risks noted above under Going Concern, the company is also subject to the following:
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, 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 financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Additionally, as a result of the military action commenced in February 2022 by the Russian Federation and Belarus in the country of Ukraine and related economic sanctions, the Company’s ability to consummate a Business Combination, or the operations of a target business with which the Company ultimately consummates a Business Combination, may be materially and adversely affected. In addition, the Company’s ability to consummate a transaction may be dependent on the ability to raise equity and debt financing which may be impacted by these events, including as a result of increased market volatility, or decreased market liquidity in third-party financing being unavailable on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The impact of this action and related sanctions on the world economy and the specific impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and/or ability to consummate a Business Combination are not yet determinable. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
We deposit substantial funds in financial institutions and may, from time to time, maintain cash balances at such financial institutions in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit. Recently, there has been significant volatility and instability among banks and financial institutions and on March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank, at SVB, was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the FDIC, as receiver, and for a period of time, customers of the bank did not have access to their funds and there was uncertainty as to when, if at all, customers would have access to funds in excess of the FDIC insured amounts. The Company held deposits at SVB at the time of its closure but the deposits were under the FDIC limit and no losses were incurred. Going forward, should one or more of the financial institutions at which our deposits are maintained fail, there is no guarantee as to the extent that we would recover the funds deposited, whether through Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation coverage or otherwise, or the timing of any recovery. The condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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.
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.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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.
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. Accordingly, the actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
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 March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the assets held in the Trust Account were comprised of U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a) (16) of the Investment Company Act, with maturities 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 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 are reported in the statements of operations. The estimated fair values of investments held in the Trust Account are determined using available market information.
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the assets held in the Trust Account were held in money market funds, which were invested in U.S. Treasury securities. The Company had $
Warrants
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 common stock, 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
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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 Public Warrants (as defined in Note 3) and Private Placement Warrants are equity classified (see Note 8).
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
All of the
Under ASC 480, the Company has elected to recognize 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 (to the extent available) and accumulated deficit. The redemption value of the redeemable ordinary shares as of March 31, 2023, increased as the income earned on the Trust Account exceeds $
As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption reflected in the balance sheets are reconciled in the following table:
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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 $
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
ASC 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 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 income tax regulations, income taxes are not levied on the Company. Consequently, income taxes are not reflected in the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months.
Net Loss Per Ordinary Share
Net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from net loss per share as the redemption value approximates fair value. Therefore, the earnings per share calculation allocates income and losses shared pro rata between Class A and Class B ordinary shares. As a result, the calculated net loss per share is the same for Class A and Class B ordinary shares. The Company has not considered the effect of the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants to purchase an aggregate of
The following table reflects the calculation of basic and diluted net loss 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 concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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 current assets and current liabilities 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.
NOTE 3. INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
The registration statement for the Company’s Initial Public Offering was declared effective on October 27, 2021. On November 1, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public Offering of
NOTE 4. PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5. ACCRUED EXPENSES
Accrued expenses consisted of the following at the dates indicated:
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NOTE 6. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Founder Shares
On January 25, 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 (a)
On April 7, 2021, the Sponsor transferred
Under ASC 718, compensation associated with equity-classified awards is measured at fair value upon the grant date. The Founders Shares were granted subject to a performance condition (i.e., the occurrence of a Business Combination). Stock-based compensation would be recognized at the date a Business Combination is considered probable (i.e., upon consummation of a Business Combination) in an amount equal to the number of Founders Shares that ultimately vest multiplied times the grant date fair value per share of $
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Administrative Support Agreement
The Company entered into an agreement, commencing on the effective date of the Initial Public Offering, to pay the Sponsor a total of up to $
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 out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital 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 Working Capital Loans, but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. 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. The Working Capital Loans would either be repaid upon consummation of a Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $
On October 31, 2022, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of up to $
Reimbursed Expenses - Related Party
The Company's Sponsor, directors and officers, or any of their respective affiliates, are reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on the Company's behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, $
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
was recorded in accounts payable - related party, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, $
NOTE 7. COMMITMENTS
Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any 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 or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed prior to the effective date of the Initial Public Offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
Simultaneously with the Initial Public Offering, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option to purchase an additional
The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $
NOTE 8. SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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
On January 25, 2021, the Sponsor paid an aggregate of $
Class A ordinary shareholders and Class B ordinary shareholders of record are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by shareholders and vote together as a single class, except as required by law; provided
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PERCEPTION CAPITAL CORP. II
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
that, prior to an initial Business Combination, holders of the Company's Class B ordinary shares will have the right to appoint all of the Company's directors and remove members of the board of directors for any reason, and holders of the Company's Class A ordinary shares will not be entitled to vote on the appointment of directors during such time.
The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of an initial Business Combination, or earlier at the option of the holder, on a
Warrants — A warrant holder may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of Class A ordinary share. This means only a whole warrant may be exercised at a given time by a warrant holder.
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 current prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the satisfying the obligations described below with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue Class A ordinary shares upon exercise of a warrant unless Class A ordinary shares 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. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless. In no event will the Company be required to net cash settle any warrant.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of the initial business combination, the Company will use the commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement covering the issuance of the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, and the Company will use the commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days after the closing of the initial business combination and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those Class A ordinary shares until the warrants expire or are redeemed; provided that 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 the 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 elect, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement.
Redemption of Public Warrants. Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Public Warrants:
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The Company will not redeem the warrants for cash unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of 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
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants except that: (1) they will not be redeemable; (2) they (including the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the Sponsor until 30 days after the completion of the initial business combination, as described below; (3) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis; and (4) they (including the ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of these warrants) are entitled to registration rights.
The Company accounts for the
NOTE 9. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
The following table presents information about the Company’s financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
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The Company utilizes a Black-Scholes model to value the forward purchase units at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated fair value of the forward purchase units liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Black-Scholes model are assumptions related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility which is based on a weighted-average of the expected pre-merger and post-merger volatilities, where pre-merger volatility is based on the historic volatility exhibited by the Company and post-merger volatility is estimated based on historic volatilities exhibited by companies operating in the industry of the Company's expected target. 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 forward purchase units. The expected life of the forward purchase units is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term.
The following table provides the significant inputs to the model for the fair value of the forward purchase units:
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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The following table presents the changes in the fair value of the Company's Level 3 financial instruments that are measured at fair value:
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The Company recognized a loss in connection with changes in the fair value of the forward purchase units liability of $
NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were issued. Based upon this review, other than noted below, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.
On April 10, 2023, the company issued an amended and restated convertible promissory note (the “A&R extension loan”) to the sponsor, which amended and restated the original extension loan in its entirety to, among other things, increase the aggregate principal amount available thereunder from $
On April 27, 2023, the company filed with the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies an amendment to the charter (the “charter amendment”) to further extend the date by which the company must either (1) consummate a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination (the “initial business combination”) or (2) (i) cease its operations except for the purpose of winding up and (ii) redeem all outstanding Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units sold in its initial public offering, from May 1, 2023 to November 1, 2023 (the “extension amendment”).
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Shareholders approved, by special resolution, the proposal to amend the charter to eliminate the limitation that the company may not redeem Class A ordinary shares to the extent that such redemption would result in the company having net tangible assets of less than $
On April 3, 2023, and April 19, 2023, the Company drew down $
On April 3, 2023, the Company received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the Market Value of Listed Securities (“MVLS”) for the Class A ordinary shares, was below the $
On May 5, 2023, the Company received a letter (the “Letter”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) that, for the previous 30 consecutive business days, the Market Value of Publicly Held Shares (“MVPHS”) for the Class A ordinary shares of the Company, par value $
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
References in this report (the “Quarterly Report”) to “we,” “us” or the “Company” refer to Perception Capital Corp. II. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors, and references to the “Sponsor” refer to Perception Capital Partners II LLC. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s final prospectus for its initial public offering filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.report. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Overview
We are a blank check company incorporated as a Cayman Islands exempted company on January 21, 2021 formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. We have not selected any business combination target and we have not, nor has anyone on our behalf, initiated any substantive discussions, directly or indirectly, with any business combination target. We intend to effectuate our initial business combination using cash from the proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, the proceeds of the sale of our shares in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to the forward purchase agreements (or backstop agreements we may enter into or otherwise), shares issued to the owners of the target, debt issued to bank or other lenders or the owners of the target, or a combination of the foregoing or other sources.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities for the period from January 21, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2023 were organizational activities, those necessary to prepare for our initial public offering described above, and, since the closing of our initial public offering, the search for a prospective initial business combination. We do not expect to generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial business combination. We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income and dividends on investments held in our trust account after our initial public offering. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we had a net loss of $2,043,322, which resulted from interest and dividend income on investments held in the in trust account of $258,478, offset by operating and formation costs of $2,111,800 and a change in fair value of forward purchase units of $190,000.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, we had a net loss of $490,179, which resulted from interest and dividend income on investments held in the in trust account of $18,197, offset by operating and formation costs of $508,376.
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Liquidity, Going Concern and Capital Resources
The registration statement for our initial public offering was declared effective on October 27, 2021. On November 1, 2021, we consummated our initial public offering of 23,000,000 units, (the “units” and, with respect to the Class A ordinary shares included in the units sold, the “public shares”), including 3,000,000 units issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing of our initial public offering, we consummated the sale of 10,050,000 warrants (the “private placement warrants”) at a price of $1.00 per private placement warrant in a private placement to Perception Capital Partners II LLC (the “sponsor”), including 1,050,000 private placement warrants issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option in full, generating gross proceeds of $10,050,000.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, net cash used in operating activities was $380,873 which was due to the net loss of $2,043,322 and interest income on investments held in Trust Account of $258,478, offset in part by changes in working capital of $1,730,927.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was $281,126, which was due to the net loss of $490,179 and interest income on investments held in Trust Account of $18,197, offset in part by changes in working capital of $227,250.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, net cash used in investing activities was $294,947, which was due to cash deposits into the trust account of $294,947.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there were no cash flows from investing activities.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, net cash provided by financing activities was $719,947, which was due to proceeds from convertible promissory notes - related party of $719,947.
For the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash used in financing activities was $7,000, which was due to payments of offering costs of $7,000.
As of March 31, 2023, we had cash of $48,857 held outside the trust account. We intend to use the funds held outside the trust account primarily to identify and evaluate target businesses, perform business due diligence on prospective target businesses, travel to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses or their representatives or owners, review corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, and structure, negotiate and complete a business combination.
Our liquidity needs will be satisfied through the proceeds made available to the Company under working capital loans, extension loans, and the Spectaire Loan. In addition, the non-interest bearing promissory note was repaid in full with the proceeds from the private placement.
During the year ended December 31, 2022, the sponsor exercised the extension option, depositing into the trust account $0.04 per share (a total of $196,631) extending the deadline to complete our initial business combination to May 1, 2023, which subsequently in April 2023 was extended to November 1, 2023. If our initial business combination is not consummated by November 1, 2023, there will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution of the Company. On January 16, 2023, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Perception Spectaire Merger Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of PCCT (“Merger Sub”), and Spectaire Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Spectaire”).
We have determined that, due to the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution should our initial business combination or extension not occur by November 1, 2023, there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of time within one year after the date that these financial statements are issued. We plan to address this uncertainty through our initial business combination or extension as discussed above. There is no assurance that our plans to consummate an initial business combination or extension will be successful. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31, 2023.
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Contractual Obligations
Registration and Shareholder Rights Agreement
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and any 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 or warrants issued upon conversion of the Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the Founder Shares) are entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration rights agreement signed prior to the effective date of our initial public offering. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the consummation of a Business Combination and rights to require that we register for resale such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. However, the registration rights agreement provides that we will not be required to effect or permit any registration or cause any registration statement to become effective until termination of the applicable lock-up period. We will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
Simultaneously with our initial public offering, the underwriters fully exercised the over-allotment option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 units at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of $30,000,000. The underwriters were paid a cash underwriting discount of $0.20 per Unit, or $4,600,000 in the aggregate, upon the closing of our initial public offering. In addition, $0.35 per unit, or $8,050,000 in the aggregate, subject to adjustment as described below, will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions from the amounts held in the trust account solely in the event that we complete a business combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
On March 23, 2023, we entered into an amendment to the underwriting agreement whereby the Company and Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”) agreed that the deferred underwriting discount will be payable only to Jefferies, individually and not as representative and for the accounts of the other initial public offering underwriters, after such other initial public offering underwriters waived or indicated to the Company that they will waive their entitlement to the payment of any deferred underwriting discount, thereby reducing the amount of such deferred underwriting discount from $8,050,000 to $5,635,000, to be paid as follows: (a) if at the closing of our business combination with Spectaire Inc. (“Spectaire”), there is at least $25,000,000 of (i) available funds in our trust account, plus (ii) amounts received by us in connection with equity purchase agreements prior to or substantially concurrently with the closing, minus (iii) amounts payable in connection with shareholder redemptions, minus (iv) amounts payable pursuant to that certain Forward Purchase Agreement, dated January 14, 2023, by and among the Company, Spectaire, Meteora Special Opportunity Fund I, LP, Meteora Capital Partners, LP and Meteora Select Trading Opportunities Master, LP, minus (v) all fees incurred by the Company and Spectaire for outside advisors in connection with the Business Combination (the “Closing Surviving Corporation Cash”), the deferred discount will be due to Jefferies at the closing; and (b) if there is less than $25,000,000 of the Closing Surviving Corporation Cash, $2,000,000 of the deferred discount will be due to Jefferies at the Closing, with the remaining $3,635,000 (the “Deferred Cash Obligation”) being due to Jefferies no later than eighteen (18) months following the Closing. We may, at our sole discretion, elect to pay all or any of the Deferred Cash Obligation in shares of the publicly listed common stock of the surviving successor to the Company following the business combination (the “Deferred Stock Payment Shares”); provided that, we will provide Jefferies with written notice of our election to deliver the Deferred Cash Obligation as the Deferred Stock Payment Shares no earlier than sixty (60) calendar days following the Closing but no later than two (2) business days prior to the delivery of the Deferred Stock Payment Shares. Jefferies is entitled to customary shelf registration rights with respect to the Deferred Stock Payment Shares. We have agreed to file a shelf registration statement to register the Deferred Stock Payment Shares within fifteen (15) business days of their delivery.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
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statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies:
Net Loss Per Ordinary Share
Net loss per ordinary share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the period. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A ordinary shares is excluded from net loss per share as the redemption value approximates fair value. Therefore, the earnings per share calculation allocates income and losses shared pro rata between Class A and Class B ordinary shares. As a result, the calculated net loss per share is the same for Class A and Class B ordinary shares. We have not considered the effect of the public warrants and private placement warrants to purchase an aggregate of 21,550,000 shares in the calculation of diluted net loss per share, since the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence of future events.
Derivative Financial Instruments
We evaluate our financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the grant date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the statements of operations. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is evaluated at the end of each reporting period. Derivative liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be required within 12 months of the balance sheet date.
Class A Ordinary Shares Subject to Possible Redemption
All of the 23,000,000 Class A ordinary shares sold as part of the units in our initial public offering contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such public shares in connection with our liquidation, if there is a shareholder vote or tender offer in connection with our initial business combination and in connection with certain amendments to our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. In accordance with ASC Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity ("ASC 480"), redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require ordinary shares subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Therefore, all public shares have been classified outside of permanent equity.
We recognize 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.
Fair Value of Forward Purchase Agreement
The Company applies fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. The Company uses judgment to select the methods used to make certain assumptions and in performing the fair value calculations in order to determine (a) the values attributed to each component of a transaction at the time of their issuance; (b) the fair value measurements for certain instruments that require subsequent measurement at fair value on a recurring basis; and (c) for disclosing the fair value of financial instruments. These valuation estimates could be significantly different because of the use of judgment and the inherent uncertainty in estimating the fair value of these instruments that are not quoted in an active market.
Recent Accounting Standards
Our management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our financial statements.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
This item is not applicable as we are a smaller reporting company.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in company reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2023. Based upon his evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us or any of our officers or directors in their corporate capacity.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2023. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 27, 2023.
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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Unregistered Sales
Prior to our initial public offering, our sponsor, paid an aggregate of $25,000 to cover certain expenses on behalf of us in exchange for 5,750,000 founder shares, resulting in an effective purchase price paid for the founder shares of approximately $0.004 per share. The number of founder shares issued was determined based on the expectation that the founder shares would represent 20% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares upon completion of this offering.
Our sponsor purchased 10,050,000 private placement warrants, each exercisable to purchase one ordinary share at $11.50 per share, at a price of $1.00 per warrant ($10,050,000 in the aggregate), in a private placement that closed substantially concurrently with the closing of our initial public offering.
These issuances were made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid with respect to such sales.
Use of Proceeds
On November 1, 2021, the Company consummated its initial public offering of 23,000,000 units at $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $230,000,000. Jefferies LLC, Moelis & Company LLC and Nomura Securities International, Inc. acted as the book-running managers of the offering and Jefferies LLC acted as the representative of the underwriters. The securities sold in our initial public offering were registered under the Securities Act on a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-255107). The SEC declared the registration statements effective on October 27, 2021.
Our sponsor purchased 10,050,000 private placement warrants, each exercisable to purchase one ordinary share at $11.50 per share, at a price of $1.00 per warrant ($10,050,000 in the aggregate), in a private placement that closed substantially concurrently with the closing of our initial public offering.
In connection with our initial public offering, we incurred offering costs of approximately $13,507,794 (including deferred underwriting commissions of approximately $8,050,000). Other incurred offering costs consisted principally of preparation fees related to our initial public offering. After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions (excluding the deferred portion, which amount will be payable upon consummation of the initial Business Combination, if consummated) and our initial public offering expenses $233,450,000 of the net proceeds from our initial public offering and certain of the proceeds from the private placement of the Private Placement Warrants (or $10.15 per unit sold in our initial public offering) was placed in the Trust Account. The net proceeds of our initial public offering and certain proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants are held in the Trust Account and invested as described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
There has been no material change in the planned use of the proceeds from our initial public offering and sale of private placement warrants as is described in the Company’s final prospectus related to our initial public offering as filed with the SEC on October 29, 2021.
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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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