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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

 

Regalwood Global Energy Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Cayman Islands   001-38310   N/A

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 220 South, Washington, D.C. 20004

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 729-5626

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class:

 

Trading Symbol:

 

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered:

Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share   RWGE   New York Stock Exchange
Warrants to purchase one Class A ordinary share   RWGE WS   New York Stock Exchange
Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one Warrant   RWGE.U   New York Stock Exchange

As of May 10, 2019, 30,000,000 of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 (which includes Class A ordinary shares that are underlying the Company’s units) and 7,500,000 of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 (the “Class B ordinary shares”) were issued and outstanding.

 

 

 


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REGALWOOD GLOBAL ENERGY LTD.

Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2019

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1. Interim Financial Statements

     3  

Condensed Balance Sheets as of March  31, 2019 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2018

     3  

Condensed Interim Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

     4  

Condensed Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

     5  

Condensed Interim Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (Unaudited)

     6  

Notes to Condensed Interim Financial Statements (Unaudited)

     7  

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     18  

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     21  

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     21  

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

     21  

Item 1A. Risk Factors

     21  

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

     21  

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     22  

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

     22  

Item 5. Other Information

     22  

Item 6. Exhibits

     23  

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Interim Financial Statements

REGALWOOD GLOBAL ENERGY LTD.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     March 31,
2019
     December 31,
2018
 
     (unaudited)         

ASSETS

     

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 443,654      $ 565,693  

Prepaid expenses

     131,006        97,083  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     574,660        662,776  

Investments held in Trust Account

     307,049,881        305,342,146  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 307,624,541      $ 306,004,922  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current liabilities:

     

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 486,802      $ 399,617  

Advances from related party

     —          12,269  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     486,802        411,886  

Deferred underwriting compensation

     10,500,000        10,500,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     10,986,802        10,911,886  

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption (29,163,773 and 29,009,303 shares at approximately $10.00 per share as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively)

     291,637,730        290,093,030  

Shareholders’ equity:

     

Preference shares, $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding

     —          —    

Class A ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 350,000,000 shares authorized, 836,227 and 990,697 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 29,163,773 and 29,009,303 shares subject to possible redemption) at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively

     84        99  

Class B ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 7,500,000 shares issued and outstanding

     750        750  

Additional paid-in capital

     —          512,111  

Retained earnings

     4,999,175        4,487,046  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     5,000,009        5,000,006  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 307,624,541      $ 306,004,922  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

 

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REGALWOOD GLOBAL ENERGY LTD.

CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2019     2018  

Revenue

   $ —       $ —    
EXPENSES             

Administrative fee

     60,000       60,000  

General and administrative

     103,032       275,301  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

TOTAL EXPENSES

     163,032       335,301  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

OTHER INCOME

    

Interest income

     1,707,735       950,485  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL OTHER INCOME

     1,707,735       950,485  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 1,544,703     $ 615,184  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
    

Two Class Method:

    

Weighted average number of Class A ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     30,000,000       30,000,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per Class A ordinary shares

   $ 0.06     $ 0.03  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of Class B ordinary shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     7,500,000       7,500,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net loss per Class B ordinary shares

   $ (0.02   $ (0.04
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

 

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REGALWOOD GLOBAL ENERGY LTD.

CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(unaudited)

For the three months ended March 31, 2019

 

     Class A Ordinary
Shares
    Class B Ordinary
Shares
     Additional
Paid-in

Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Shareholders’
Equity
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares      Amount  

Balance as of January 1, 2019

     990,697     $ 99       7,500,000      $ 750      $ 512,111     $ 4,487,046     $ 5,000,006  

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption

     (154,470     (15     —          —          (1,544,685     —         (1,544,700

Reclass retained earnings to paid-in capital

     —         —         —          —          1,032,574       (1,032,574     —    

Net income

     —         —         —          —          —         1,544,703       1,544,703  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2019

     836,227     $ 84       7,500,000      $ 750      $ —       $ 4,999,175     $ 5,000,009  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018

 

     Class A Ordinary     Class B Ordinary      Additional
Paid-in
Capital
              
     Shares     Amount     Shares      Amount     Retained
Earnings
     Shareholders’
Equity
 

Balance as of January 1, 2018

     1,421,940     $ 142       7,500,000      $ 750      $ 4,824,498     $ 174,619      $ 5,000,009  

Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption

     (61,519     (6     —          —          (615,184     —          (615,190

Net income

     —         —         —          —          —         615,184        615,184  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2018

     1,360,421     $ 136       7,500,000      $ 750      $ 4,209,314     $ 789,803      $ 5,000,003  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

 

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REGALWOOD GLOBAL ENERGY LTD.

CONDENSED INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
     2019     2018  

Cash Flows From Operating Activities:

    

Net income

   $ 1,544,703     $ 615,184  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Investment income earned on investments held in Trust Account

     (1,707,735     (950,485

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Prepaid expenses

     (33,923     (34,915

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     87,185       141,485  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Used In Operating Activities

     (109,770     (228,731
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

    

Payment of related party promissory note

     —         (300,000

Payment of advances from related party

     (12,269     (209,373
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Cash Used In Financing Activities

     (12,269     (509,373
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     (122,039     (738,104

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     565,693       1,425,363  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 443,654     $ 687,259  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:

    

Change in value of ordinary shares subject to possible redemption

   $ 1,544,700     $ 615,190  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

General and administrative expenses paid by related party on behalf of the Company

   $ —       $ 103,945  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed interim financial statements.

 

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REGALWOOD GLOBAL ENERGY LTD.

NOTES TO CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

Note 1. Description of Organization and Business Operations

Organizational and General

Regalwood Global Energy Ltd. (the “Company”) is a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands on September 14, 2017. The Company was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (an “Initial Business Combination”). Although the Company is not limited to a particular industry or geographic region for purposes of consummating its Initial Business Combination, the Company intends to make investments in oil and gas exploration and production, midstream, refining and marketing and energy services companies outside of North America that may provide opportunities for attractive risk-adjusted returns. The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”) as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”).

As of March 31, 2019, the Company had not yet commenced operations. All activity through March 31, 2019 relates to the Company’s formation, the preparation for the initial public offering (the “Public Offering”) and the search for a prospective Initial Business Combination. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of its Initial Business Combination, at the earliest. The Company generates non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments from the net proceeds derived from the Public Offering and a portion of the proceeds from the sale, simultaneous with the consummation of the Public Offering, of 5,333,333 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a purchase price of $1.50 per warrant to the Company’s sponsor, CIEP Sponsor Ltd., a Cayman Islands company (the “Sponsor”) in a private placement (the “Private Placement”).

The Company intends to finance its Initial Business Combination with proceeds from the Public Offering (Note 3), the sale of the Private Placement Warrants (Note 3), and additional issuances of the Company’s capital stock, debt or a combination of the foregoing. Upon the closings of the Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, approximately $300,000,000 was placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”) (discussed below).

The registration statement for the Company’s Public Offering (as described in Note 3) was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 30, 2017.

On October 3, 2018, the Company received notice from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that it was not currently in compliance with the requirement of Section 802.01B of the New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual (the “Manual”) that the Company’s Class A ordinary shares be held by a minimum of 300 public shareholders.

Pursuant to such notice, the Company is subject to the procedures set forth in Sections 801 and 802 of the Manual. The Company submitted a business plan that demonstrates how the Company expects to return to compliance with the minimum public shareholders requirement within 18 months of receipt of the notice. The Company anticipates that it will satisfy this listing requirement within such time period once it locates a target business with which to consummate an initial business combination.

Trust Account

The proceeds held in the Trust Account are and will be invested only in U.S. government securities with a maturity of one hundred eighty (180) days or less or in money market funds that meet certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and that invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, as determined by the Company. These funds will remain in the Trust Account until the earlier of (i) the consummation of the Initial Business Combination or (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account proceeds as described below. The remaining proceeds outside the Trust Account may be used to pay for business, legal and accounting due diligence on prospective acquisitions and continuing general and administrative expenses.

 

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The Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that, other than the withdrawal of interest to pay tax obligations, none of the funds held in the Trust Account will be released until the earliest of: (i) the completion of the Initial Business Combination; (ii) the redemption of any Class A ordinary shares included in the Units (the “Public Shares”) sold in the Public Offering that have been properly tendered in connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association to affect the substance or timing of its obligation to redeem 100% of such Public Shares if it has not consummated an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering; or (iii) the redemption of 100% of the Public Shares if the Company is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering. The proceeds deposited in the Trust Account could become subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors, if any, which could have priority over the claims of the Company’s public shareholders.

Initial Business Combination

The Company’s management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Public Offering, although substantially all of the net proceeds of the Public Offering are intended to be generally applied toward consummating an Initial Business Combination. If the Company’s securities continue to be listed on the NYSE, the Initial Business Combination must occur with one or more target businesses that together have an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the assets held in the Trust Account (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the Initial Business Combination. Furthermore, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect an Initial Business Combination.

The Company, after signing a definitive agreement for an Initial Business Combination, will either (i) seek shareholder approval of the Initial Business Combination at a meeting called for such purpose in connection with which shareholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against the Initial Business Combination, for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest but less taxes payable, or (ii) provide shareholders with the opportunity to sell their Public Shares to the Company by means of a tender offer (and thereby avoid the need for a shareholder vote) for an amount in cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest but less taxes payable. However, in no event will the Company redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. In such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of its Public Shares and the related Initial Business Combination, and instead may search for an alternate Initial Business Combination. The decision as to whether the Company will seek shareholder approval of the Initial Business Combination or will allow shareholders to sell their Public Shares in a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether the terms of the transaction would otherwise require the Company to seek shareholder approval, unless a vote is required by law or under NYSE rules. If the Company seeks shareholder approval, it will complete its Initial Business Combination only if a majority of the ordinary shares voted are voted in favor of the Initial Business Combination.

If the Company holds a shareholder vote or there is a tender offer for shares in connection with an Initial Business Combination, a public shareholder will have the right to redeem its shares for an amount in cash equal to its pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, including interest but less taxes payable. As a result, such Class A ordinary shares are classified as temporary equity upon the completion of the Public Offering, in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”

Pursuant to the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association, if the Company is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding

 

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Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, 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. The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares (as defined below) held by them if the Company fails to complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months of the closing of the Public Offering. However, if the Sponsor or any of the Company’s officers or directors acquires any Class A ordinary shares in or after the Public Offering, such person will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete an Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time period.

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company after an Initial Business Combination, the Company’s shareholders are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities and after provision is made for each class of ordinary shares, if any, having preference over the ordinary shares. The Company’s shareholders have no preemptive or other subscription rights. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the ordinary shares, except that the Company will provide its shareholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, upon the completion of the Initial Business Combination, subject to the limitations described herein.

Mandatory Liquidation and Going Concern Considerations

The Company only has 24 months from the closing date of the Public Offering (until December 5, 2019) to complete an Initial Business Combination. If the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing date of the Public Offering, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay the Company’s franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, 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. The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held by them if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within 24 months of the closing of the Public Offering. However, if the Sponsor or any of the Company’s directors, officers or affiliates acquire shares of Class A ordinary shares in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time period.

In the event of liquidation, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than the initial public offering price per Unit in the Public Offering.

As of March 31, 2019, the Company does not have sufficient liquidity to meet its future obligations. Management has determined that the Company will receive advances from the Sponsor or funds in the form of working capital loans of up to $1,500,000 from the Sponsor entity that are sufficient to fund the working capital needs of the Company until the Initial Business Combination or December 5, 2019. See Note 4.

In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Updated (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”, the Company determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after the end of business on December 5, 2019.

 

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Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements of the Company are presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the accounting and disclosure rules and regulations of the SEC, and reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position as of March 31, 2019 and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Company with the SEC on March 15, 2019.

Emerging growth company

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) 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 management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed at the date of the financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near-term due to one or more future confirming events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

 

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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 $250,000. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company had 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 fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the accompanying balance sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature.

Income taxes

The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes under FASB ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income 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.

FASB ASC Topic 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company’s management determined that the Cayman Islands is the Company’s only major tax jurisdiction. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of March 31, 2019 or December 31, 2018. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position.

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.

Redeemable ordinary shares

The Company accounts for its Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in FASB ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Shares of Class A ordinary shares subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and are measured at fair value. Shares of conditionally redeemable Class A ordinary shares (including Class A ordinary shares that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares of Class A ordinary shares are classified as shareholders’ equity. The Company’s Class A ordinary shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events.

As discussed in Note 1, all of the 30,000,000 Public Shares contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such shares under the Company’s amended and restated memorandum and articles of association. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 480, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require the security to be classified outside of permanent equity. Ordinary liquidation events, which involve the redemption and liquidation of all of the entity’s equity instruments, are excluded from the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 480. Although the Company has not specified a maximum redemption threshold, its amended and restated memorandum and articles of association provide that in no event will the Company redeem its Public Shares in an amount that would cause its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001.

 

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The Company recognizes changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and will adjust the carrying value of the securities at the end of each reporting period. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable Class A ordinary shares shall be affected by charges against additional paid in capital, or in the absence of additional paid in capital, retained earnings.

Accordingly, as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, 29,163,773 and 29,009,303, respectively, of 30,000,000 Public Shares were classified outside of permanent equity.

Private Placement Warrants

Each whole Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one whole Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the purchase price of the Private Placement Warrants has been added to the proceeds from the Public Offering to be held in the Trust Account such that at the closing of the Public Offering $300,000,000 was held in the Trust Account. If an Initial Business Combination is not completed within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants held in the Trust Account will be used to fund the redemption of the Public Shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law) and the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. The Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable and exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees.

Net income (loss) per ordinary share

The Company complies with accounting and disclosure requirements of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share. Net income (loss) per ordinary share is computed by dividing net income applicable to ordinary shares by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding for the period. The Company has not considered the effect of the warrants sold in the Public Offering and Private Placement to purchase an aggregate of 15,333,333 Class A ordinary shares in the calculation of diluted income per share, since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result, diluted net income per ordinary share is the same as basic net income per ordinary share for the periods presented.

The Company’s statements of operations include a presentation of net income (loss) per share for ordinary shares subject to redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method. Net income per ordinary share, basic and diluted for Class A ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the interest income earned on the Trust Account, less applicable income tax expense, by the weighted average number of Class A ordinary shares outstanding for the period. Net loss per ordinary share, basic and diluted for Class B ordinary shares is calculated by dividing the net income, less income attributable to Class A ordinary shares, by the weighted average number of Class B ordinary shares outstanding for the period.

Related Parties

The Company follows FASB ASC subtopic 850-10 for the identification of related parties and disclosure of related party transactions.

Pursuant to Section 850-10-20, the Company’s related parties include: (a) affiliates of the Company (“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified person, any other person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such person, as such terms are used in and construed under Rule 405 under the Securities Act); (b) entities for which investments in their equity securities would be required, absent the election of the fair value option under the Fair Value Option Subsection of Section 825-10-15, to be accounted for by the equity method by the investing entity; (c) trusts for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of management; (d) principal owners of the Company; (e) management of the Company; (f) other parties with which the Company may deal if one party controls or can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the other to an extent that one of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests; and (g) other parties that can significantly influence the management or operating policies of the transacting parties or that have an ownership interest in one of the transacting parties and can significantly influence the other to an extent that one or more of the transacting parties might be prevented from fully pursuing its own separate interests.

 

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Subsequent Events

The Company evaluates subsequent events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date for potential recognition or disclosure. Any material events that occur between the balance sheet date and the date that the financial statements were issued are disclosed as subsequent events, while the financial statements are adjusted to reflect any conditions that existed at the balance sheet date.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company’s management does not believe that any recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements.

Note 3. Public Offering

In the Public Offering, the Company sold 30,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit (the “Units”). The Sponsor purchased 5,333,333 Private Placement Warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the completion of the Public Offering.

Each Unit consists of one Class A ordinary share, $0.0001 par value, and one-third of one warrant (each, a “Warrant” and, collectively, the “Warrants”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one Class A ordinary share at a price of $11.50 per share. No fractional shares will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. Each Warrant will become exercisable on the later of 30 days after the completion of the Company’s Initial Business Combination or twelve months from the closing of the Public Offering and will expire five years after the completion of the Company’s Initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Once the Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding Warrants in whole and not in part at a price of $0.01 per Warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption, if and only if the last sale price of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sent the notice of redemption to the Warrant holders.

The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 4,500,000 additional Units to cover any over-allotments at the Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The Units that would be issued in connection with the over-allotment option would be identical to the Units issued in the Public Offering. The option to purchase the additional Units was not exercised and therefore 1,125,000 Founder Shares were forfeited by the Sponsor.

The Company paid underwriting discounts of 2.0% of the per Unit offering price to the underwriters at the closing of the Public Offering, with an additional fee (the “Deferred Discount”) of 3.5% of the gross offering proceeds payable upon the Company’s completion of an Initial Business Combination. The Deferred Discount will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event the Company completes its Initial Business Combination.

Note 4. Related Party Transactions

Founder Shares

In September 2017, the Sponsor entered into a Securities Subscription Agreement, for the purchase of 8,625,000 Class B ordinary shares by the Sponsor (the “Founder Shares”) in exchange for a capital contribution of $25,000, or approximately $0.003 per share. As used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, “Founder Shares” shall be deemed to include the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion thereof.

The Founder Shares are identical to the Public Shares except that the Founder Shares are Class B ordinary shares which automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares at the time of the Company’s Initial Business Combination and are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below.

The Sponsor agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earliest of (a) one year after the completion of the Initial Business Combination or (b) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, share exchange or other similar transaction after an Initial Business

 

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Combination that results in all of the Company’s shareholders having the right to exchange their Class A ordinary shares for cash, securities or other property. Any permitted transferees will be subject to the same restrictions and other agreements of the Sponsor with respect to any Founder Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the closing price of the Class A ordinary shares equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Initial Business Combination, the Founder Shares will be released from such transfer restrictions.

The Sponsor agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Private Placement Warrants until 30 days after the completion of the Initial Business Combination.

In January 2018, the underwriters’ over-allotment option expired and as a result the Sponsor forfeited 1,125,000 Class B ordinary shares.

Registration Rights

The holders of Founder Shares, Private Placement Warrants and Warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans, if any, will be entitled to registration rights (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion of such shares to Class A ordinary shares) pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered into in connection with the consummation of the Public Offering. These holders will be entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights.

However, the registration rights agreement provides that the Company will not permit any registration statement filed under the Securities Act 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 registration statements under the agreement.

Forward Purchase Agreement

On December 5, 2017, the Company entered into a forward purchase agreement (the “Forward Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to purchase Units consisting of up to 25,000,000 Class A ordinary shares, plus up to 8,333,333 warrants (the “Forward Purchase Warrants”), for an aggregate purchase price of up to $250,000,000 or $10.00 per unit (collectively, the “Forward Purchase Units”). The Forward Purchase Warrants have the same terms as the Private Placement Warrants.

The obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreement do not depend on whether any public shareholders elect to redeem their shares in connection with the Initial Business Combination and provide the Company with a minimum funding level for the Initial Business Combination. Additionally, the obligations of the Sponsor to purchase the Forward Purchase Units are subject to termination prior to the closing of the sale of such Units by mutual written consent of the Company and the Sponsor, or automatically: (i) if the Initial Business Combination is not consummated within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, unless extended up to a maximum of sixty (60) days in accordance with the amended and restated memorandum and articles of association; or (ii) if the Sponsor or the Company become subject to any voluntary or involuntary petition under the United States federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law, in each case which is not withdrawn within sixty (60) days after being filed, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer is appointed by a court for business or property of the Sponsor or the Company in each case which is not removed, withdrawn or terminated within sixty (60) days after such appointment. In addition, the obligations of the Sponsor to purchase the Forward Purchase Units are subject to fulfillment of customary closing conditions, including that the Initial Business Combination must be consummated substantially concurrently with the purchase of the Forward Purchase Units.

Promissory Note — Related Party

The Sponsor agreed to loan the Company up to $300,000 to be used for the payment of costs related to the Public Offering. The loan was non-interest bearing, unsecured and due upon demand on the earlier of the closing of the Public Offering or April 30, 2018. The Company borrowed $300,000 under the promissory note in order to pay offering costs. The outstanding balance on the loan was repaid in full in March 2018.

 

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Advances from Related Parties

An Affiliate of the Company’s executive officers and the Sponsor paid certain administrative expenses and offering costs on behalf of the Company. These advances were due on demand and were non-interest bearing. From inception to March 31, 2019, these related parties paid certain administrative expenses and offering costs on behalf of the Company in the amount of $224,842. The outstanding balance on the advances as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 were $0 and $12,269, respectively.

Administrative Service Fee

The Company agreed, commencing on the effective date of the Public Offering through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of an Initial Business Combination and its liquidation, to pay an Affiliate of the Sponsor a monthly fee of up to $20,000 for office space, and secretarial and administrative services. The Company incurred $60,000 for such expenses under the administrative services agreement for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the outstanding payable due was $300,000 and $240,000 and is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying balance sheets.

Related Party Loans

In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an Initial Business Combination, an affiliate of the Sponsor intends to loan the Company funds (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes an Initial 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. 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 an Initial Business Combination, without interest, or, at the lender’s discretion, up to $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into Warrants of the post Initial Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per Warrant. The Warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no Working Capital Loans outstanding.

Note 5. Shareholders’ Equity

Class A Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 350,000,000 Class A ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class A ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were 30,000,000 Class A ordinary shares issued and outstanding, of which 29,163,773 shares and 29,009,303 shares were classified outside of permanent equity, respectively.

Class B Ordinary Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 Class B ordinary shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s Class B ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were 7,500,000 Class B ordinary shares issued and outstanding. The number of Class B ordinary shares outstanding as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 excludes 1,125,000 Class B ordinary shares that were forfeited in January 2018 since the over-allotment option was not exercised by the underwriters. The Class B ordinary shares will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares on the first business day following the consummation of the Initial Business Combination. The ratio at which Class B ordinary shares will convert into Class A ordinary shares will be such that the number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of all Class B ordinary shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the sum of (i) the total number of Class A ordinary shares outstanding upon the completion of the Public Offering, plus (ii) the sum of (a) the total number of Class A ordinary shares issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination, (excluding securities issued as part of the Forward Purchase Units) excluding any Class A ordinary shares or equity-linked securities exercisable for or convertible into Class A ordinary shares issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the Initial Business Combination and any Warrants issued to the Sponsor upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, minus (b) the number of Public Shares redeemed by public shareholders in connection with the Initial Business Combination.

 

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Holders of Class A ordinary shares and Class B ordinary shares will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders except as required by law.

Preference Shares — The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 preference shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were no preference shares issued or outstanding.

Warrants — Warrants may only be exercised for a whole number of shares. No fractional Warrants will be issued upon separation of the Units and only whole Warrants will trade. The Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 30 days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination or (b) twelve months from the closing of the Public Offering; provided in each case that the Company has an effective registration statement under the Securities Act covering the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available (or the Company permits holders to exercise their Warrants on a cashless basis and such cashless exercise is exempt from registration under the Securities Act). The Company 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 its reasonable 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 reasonable 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 sixtieth (60th) day after the closing of the Initial Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise Warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. The Warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Initial Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants will not be transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of an Initial Business Combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Warrants.

The Company may call the Warrants for redemption (except with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):

 

   

in whole and not in part;

 

   

at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

 

   

upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and

 

   

if, and only if, the last reported closing price of the ordinary shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

If the Company calls the Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement, the exercise price and number of Class A ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a share dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the Warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of Class A ordinary shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrant shares. If the Company is unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the consummation of the Public Offering and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of Warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their Warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such Warrants. Accordingly, the Warrants may expire worthless.

 

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Note 6. Fair Value Measurements

The following table presents information about the Company’s assets that are measured on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques that the Company utilized to determine such fair value. In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs utilize data points that are observable, such as quoted prices, interest rates and yield curves. Fair values determined by Level 3 inputs are unobservable data points for the asset or liability, and includes situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

 

Description

   Fair Value      Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Investments held in Trust Account

           

March 31, 2019

   $ 307,049,881      $ 307,049,881      $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2018

   $ 305,342,146      $ 305,342,146      $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

References to “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company” are to Regalwood Global Energy Ltd., except where the context requires otherwise. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our condensed interim financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue,” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those described in our other SEC filings.

Overview

We are a blank check company incorporated on September 14, 2017 as a Cayman Islands exempted company for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Although we are not limited to a particular industry or sector for purposes of consummating an Initial Business Combination, we intend to make investments in oil and gas exploration and production, midstream, refining and marketing and energy services companies outside of North America that may provide opportunities for attractive risk-adjusted returns. Our Sponsor is CIEP Sponsor Ltd., a Cayman Islands company.

We consummated our Public Offering on December 5, 2017. If we are unable to complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, we will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up, (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but no more than ten business days thereafter, subject to lawfully available funds therefor, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay income taxes, if any (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, 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.

 

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Results of Operations

Since the consummation of our Public Offering, our activity has been limited to the search for a prospective Initial Business Combination, and we will not generate any operating revenues until the completion of our Initial Business Combination. We expect to incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as increased expenses for due diligence expenses. We expect to continue to incur significant costs in the pursuit of our acquisition plans.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, we had net income of $1,544,703 and $615,184, which consisted of $1,707,735 and $950,485 in interest income, offset by total expenses of $(163,032) and $(335,301), respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, total expenses included $60,000 and $103,032 in related party administrative fees and general and administrative expenses, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, total expenses included $60,000 and $275,301 in related party administrative fees and general and administrative expenses, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As indicated in the accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements, as of March 31, 2019 and 2018, we had $443,654 and $565,693 in our operating bank account, $1,707,735 and $950,485 of interest available in the Trust Account to pay taxes, if any, and working capital of $87,858 and $720,100, respectively.

Through March 31, 2019, our liquidity needs have been satisfied through receipt of a $25,000 capital contribution from the Sponsor in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares to the Sponsor, $300,000 in loans from the Sponsor, $12,269 in advances from related parties and the proceeds from the sale of the Private Placement Warrants not held in the Trust Account. We fully repaid the loans from the Sponsor and the advances from related parties in March and June 2018.

We intend to use substantially all of the funds held in the Trust Account, including any amounts representing interest earned on the Trust Account (less taxes payable and deferred underwriting commissions), to complete our Initial Business Combination. We may withdraw interest income (if any) to pay our income taxes, if any. Our annual income tax obligations will depend on the amount of interest and other income earned on the amounts held in the Trust Account. We expect the interest income earned on the amount in the Trust Account (if any) will be sufficient to pay our income taxes. To the extent that our equity or debt is used, in whole or in part, as consideration to complete our Initial Business Combination, the remaining proceeds held in the Trust Account will be used as working capital to finance the operations of the target business or businesses, make other acquisitions and pursue our growth strategies.

Mandatory Liquidation and Going Concern Considerations

The Company only has 24 months from the closing date of the Public Offering (until December 5, 2019) to complete an Initial Business Combination. If the Company does not complete an Initial Business Combination within 24 months from the closing date of the Public Offering, the Company will (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay the Company’s franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of such net interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public shareholders’ rights as shareholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law, and (iii) as promptly as possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining shareholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Cayman Islands law to provide for claims of creditors and

 

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the requirements of other applicable law. The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares (as defined below) held by them if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within 24 months of the closing of the Public Offering. However, if the Sponsor or any of the Company’s directors, officers or affiliates acquire shares of Class A ordinary shares in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such shares if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time period.

In the event of liquidation, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than the initial public offering price per Unit in the Public Offering.

In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Updated (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern”, the Company determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after the end of business on December 5, 2019.

As of March 31, 2019, the Company does not have sufficient liquidity to meet its future obligations. Management has determined that the Company has access to funds from the Sponsor entity that are sufficient to fund the working capital needs of the Company until the Initial Business Combination or December 5, 2019.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

This management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in our financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to fair value of financial instrument and accrued expenses. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events and various other factors that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe there have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies as discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 15, 2019.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

As of March 31, 2019, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did not have any commitments or contractual obligations.

JOBS Act

The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, relax certain reporting requirements for qualifying public companies. We will qualify as an “emerging growth company” and under the JOBS Act will be allowed to comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements based on the effective date for private (not publicly traded) companies. We are electing to delay the adoption of new or revised accounting standards, and as a result, we may not comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. As a result, our financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.

Additionally, we are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on the other reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, if, as an “emerging growth company,” we choose to rely on such exemptions we may not be required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the PCAOB regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the CEO’s compensation to median employee compensation. These exemptions will apply for a period of five years following the completion of our initial public offering or until we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” whichever is earlier.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

As of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we were not subject to any market or interest rate risk. Following the consummation of our Initial Public Offering, the net proceeds of our Initial Public Offering, including amounts in the Trust Account, were invested in U.S. government treasury bills, notes or bonds with a maturity of 180 days or less or in certain money market funds that invest solely in U.S. treasuries. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we do not believe that there will be an associated material exposure to interest rate risk.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure 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 Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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, 2019. Based upon their 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 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

As of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 15, 2019. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities

Use of Proceeds

In connection with our initial public offering, the company incurred offering costs of approximately $17,419,000 (including underwriting commissions of $6,000,000 and deferred underwriting commissions of $10,500,000). Other incurred offering costs consisted principally of formation and preparation fees related to the initial public offering.

 

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After deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions (excluding the deferred portion of $10,500,000, which amount will be payable upon consummation of the initial business combination, if consummated) and the initial public offering expenses, the total net proceeds from our initial public offering and the private placement of the private placement warrants was approximately $301,000,000 of which $300,000,000 (or $10.00 per Unit sold in the initial public offering) was placed in the trust account. As of March 31, 2019, approximately $443,700 was held outside the trust account and was being used to fund the company’s operating expenses. The net proceeds of the initial public offering and certain proceeds from the sale of the private placement warrants are held in the trust account and will be invested in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 180 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  31.1    Certification of President (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and  15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1    Certification of President (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

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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 on this 10th day of May 2019.

 

REGALWOOD GLOBAL ENERGY LTD.
By:   /s/ Brooke B. Coburn
Name:   Brooke B. Coburn
Title:   President
  (Principal Executive Officer)
By:   /s/ Kevin R. Gasque
Name:   Kevin R. Gasque
Title:   Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
  (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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