10-K/A
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f10k2020a1_forestroadacq.htm
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM 10-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark One)
☒ ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2020
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION
13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period
from
to
Commission file number: 001-39735
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware
85-3222090
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor
New York, New York
10036
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (917) 310-3722
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
Title
of Each Class:
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name
of Each Exchange on Which Registered:
Units,
each consisting of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of one Redeemable Warrant
FRX.U
The
New York Stock Exchange
Shares
of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
FRX
The
New York Stock Exchange
Warrants,
each exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock for $11.50 per share
FRXWS
The
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a
well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not
required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
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 and post such
files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.
See definition 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
has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial
reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or
issued its audit report. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No ☐
The registrant’s shares were not listed
on any exchange and had no value as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter of 2020. The registrant’s units begin
trading on The New York Stock Exchange on November 25, 2020 and the registrant’s shares of Class A common stock and warrants began
trading on The New York Stock Exchange on January 15, 2021. The aggregate market value of the units outstanding, other than shares held
by persons who may be deemed affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price for the units on December 31, 2020,
as reported on The New York Stock Exchange was $315,000,000.
As of March 22, 2021, there were 30,000,000 shares
of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 7,500,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share,
of the registrant issued and outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PAGE
Item 1.
Business
1
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
17
Item 1B.
Unresolved
Staff Comments
18
Item 2.
Properties
18
Item 3.
Legal
Proceedings
18
Item 4.
Mine Safety
Disclosures
18
PART II
Item
5.
Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
19
Item 6.
Selected
Reserved Financial Data
19
Item 7.
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
20
Item 7A.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
22
Item 8.
Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
22
Item 9.
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
23
Item 9A.
Controls
and Procedure
23
Item 9B.
Other
Information
23
PART III
Item 10.
Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
24
Item 11.
Executive
Compensation
31
Item 12.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
31
Item 13.
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
33
Item 14.
Principal
Accounting Fees and Services
34
PART IV
Item 15.
Exhibits,
Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules
35
Item 16.
Form 10-K
Summary
35
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
References throughout this Amendment No.
1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K to “we,” “us,” the “Company” or “our company” are
to Forest Road Acquisition Corp., unless the context otherwise indicates.
This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report
on Form 10-K/A (this “report”) amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 26, 2021 (the “Original
Report”).
On April 12, 2021, the staff of the SEC (the
“SEC Staff”) issued a public statement (the “SEC Staff Statement”) entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting
and Reporting Considerations for Warrants issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)”. In the SEC Staff
Statement, the SEC Staff expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to warrants issued by SPACs may require the warrants
to be classified as liabilities instead of equity on the SPAC’s balance sheet.
Since the date of their issuance in connection
with our initial public offering on November 30, 2020 (the “IPO”) and until the date of the restatements, our warrants were
reflected as a component of equity instead of liabilities on our balance sheet and, based on our application of Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging, Contracts
in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”), our statement of operations did not include the subsequent non-cash changes
in estimated fair value of the warrants. The views expressed in the SEC Staff Statement were not consistent with our historical interpretation
of specific provisions within our warrant agreement, dated as of November 24, 2020 (the “warrant agreement”), and our application
of ASC 815-40 to the warrant agreement. After discussion, evaluation and consultation with management and, our audit committee concluded
that our warrants should be presented as liabilities with subsequent fair value remeasurement.
Prior to filing this report, in consultation
with our audit committee, we concluded that our audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “Affected
Periods”), should no longer be relied upon and should be restated and that the warrants should be classified as liabilities measured
at fair value upon issuance, with subsequent changes in fair value reported in our statement of operations each reporting period. On
May 2, 2021, our audit committee authorized management to restate its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020
(the “restatements”).
We are filing this report to include additional
Risk Factors under Item 1A, a revised Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations described
in Item 7, and to incorporate the restatements in the Financial Statements and Supplementary Data described in Item 8, which such financial
data give effect to the change in accounting for the warrants that is reflected in this report.
The change in accounting for the warrants
reflected in the restatements did not have any impact on our liquidity, cash flows, revenues or costs of operating our business or other
non-cash adjustments during the Affected Periods or during any other period for which financial information is included in this report.
Our cash and cash equivalents, investments held in the trust account, operating expenses or total cash flows from operations during the
Affected Periods also were not affected.
In accordance with Rule 12b-15 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Item 1A, Risk Factors, is hereby amended to add additional risk factors,
and Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and Item 8, Financial Statements
and Supplementary Data, of the Original Report are hereby amended and restated in their entirety. This report should be read in conjunction
with the Original Report and with our filings with the SEC subsequent to the Original Report, including amendments thereto.
Items Amended in this Report
This report presents the Original Report,
amended and restated with modifications necessary to reflect the restatements, but without any other amendments, modifications or updates.
As such, this report speaks only as of the date the Original Report was filed, and should be read in conjunction with our other SEC filings,
including our SEC filings subsequent to the date of the Original Report.
The following items have been amended to reflect
the restatements:
Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors
Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data
Part II, Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
In addition, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer have provided new certifications dated as of the date of this filing in connection with this report
(Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2).
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CERTAIN TERMS
Unless otherwise stated in
this report or the context otherwise requires, references to:
● “common
stock” are to our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock;
● “DGCL”
refers to the Delaware General Corporation Law as the same may be amended from time to time;
● “directors”
are to our current directors and director nominees;
● “Forest
Road” refers to The Forest Road Company, LLC, the managing member of our sponsor;
● “founder
shares” are to shares of Class B common stock initially purchased by our sponsor
in a private placement prior to our initial public offering and the shares of Class A
common stock that will be issued upon the automatic conversion of the shares of Class B
common stock at the time of our initial business combination as described herein;
● “initial
stockholders” are to holders of our founder shares prior to our initial public offering;
● “GAAP”
are to the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America;
● “IFRS”
are to the International Financial Reporting Standards, as issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board;
● “management”
or our “management team” are to our executive officers and directors;
● “our
team” are to our executive officers, directors and strategic advisors;
● “public
shares” are to shares of Class A common stock sold as part of the units in our
initial public offering (whether they were purchased in our initial public offering or thereafter
in the open market);
● “public
stockholders” are to the holders of our public shares, including our initial stockholders
and team to the extent our initial stockholders and/or members of our team purchase public
shares, provided that each initial stockholder’s and member of our team’s status
as a “public stockholder” will only exist with respect to such public shares;
●
“public warrants”
are to the warrants sold as part of the units in our initial public offering (whether they were purchased in our initial public offering
or thereafter in the open market).
● “private
placement warrants” are to the warrants issued to our sponsor in a private placement
simultaneously with the closing of our initial public offering;
● “sponsor”
are to Forest Road Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; and
●
“warrants” are
to public warrants and private placement warrants.
● “we,”
“us,” “company,” “Company” or “our company”
are to Forest Road Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation.
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CAUTIONARY
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report, including, without
limitation, statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,”
includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology,
including the words “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,”
“plans,” “may,” “will,” “potential,” “projects,” “predicts,”
“continue,” or “should,” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology. These
risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following risks, uncertainties and other factors:
● our ability
to select an appropriate target business or businesses;
● our ability
to complete our initial business combination with Beachbody and Myx (each as defined below)
or an alternative business combination;
● our expectations
around the performance of the prospective target business or businesses;
● our success
in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors
following our initial business combination;
● our officers
and directors allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts
of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination;
● our potential
ability to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination;
● our pool of
prospective target businesses if the Merger (as defined below) is not consummated;
● the ability
of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential business combination opportunities
if the Merger is not consummated;
● our public
securities’ potential liquidity and trading;
● the lack of
a market for our securities;
● the use of
proceeds not held in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust
account balance;
● the trust account
not being subject to claims of third parties; or
● our financial
performance.
The forward-looking statements
contained in this report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects
on us. Future developments affecting us may not be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number
of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be
materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these
forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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PART I
Item 1. Business
Overview
We are a blank check company
incorporated on September 24, 2020 as a Delaware corporation and formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or other similar business combination with one or more businesses, which we refer to
throughout this report as our initial business combination. Since our initial public offering, we have concentrated our efforts on identifying
businesses in the telecommunications, media and technology (“TMT”) space that align with the following macro themes:
● new audience
aggregation platforms transforming the TMT landscape;
● premium IP
driving significant value expansion;
● consumer behavior
fundamentally changing;
● cutting-edge technologies
facilitating new offerings;
● evolving ecosystem
reshaping traditional business models; and
● companies in
need of capital due to idiosyncratic market conditions.
We seek to capitalize on the
significant experience, relationships and contacts of our officers and directors, Forest Road, the managing member of our sponsor, and
strategic advisors to complete our initial business combination. We believe that our team’s distinguished and long-term track
record of sourcing, acquiring, and building next-generation media and entertainment platforms, along with other investments and
operational experience in consumer-facing industries, will provide us with differentiated consumer insights and sourcing opportunities.
On February 9, 2021, we
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with BB Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Forest Road, MFH Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly-owned
subsidiary of Forest Road, The Beachbody Company Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Beachbody”), and Myx
Fitness Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Myx”).
Consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the “Merger) is subject to customary conditions of the respective parties, including the
approval of the Merger by our stockholders in accordance with our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the completion
of a redemption offer whereby we will be providing our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of our common
stock for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit in our trust account.
For the risks associated with
the Merger and Beachbody and Myx, see the Company’s preliminary registration statement on Form S-4, as amended from time to time
(the “Form S-4”) containing information about the Merger, Beachbody and Myx, as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 16, 2021.
The Merger Agreement and related
agreements are further described in the Form 8-K/A, filed by us on February 16, 2021. For additional information regarding the Merger
Agreement and the transactions contemplated therein, Beachbody and Myx please see the Form S-4.
Other than as specifically
discussed, this report does not assume that the closing of the Merger will occur.
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Initial Public Offering
The registration statement
for our initial public offering became effective on November 24, 2020. On November 30, 2020, we consummated our initial public offering
of 30,000,000 units, which included 3,900,000 units issued pursuant to the partial exercise by the underwriters of their over-allotment
option. Each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share, and one-third of one redeemable
warrant of the Company, with each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A common stock for $11.50
per share. The units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $300,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing
of the initial public offering, we completed the private sale of an aggregate of 5,333,333 warrants to Forest Road Acquisition Sponsor
LLC, our “sponsor”, at a purchase price of $1.50 per private placement warrant, generating gross proceeds of $8,000,000.
A total of $300,000,000, comprised of $292,000,000
of the proceeds from the initial public offering (which amount includes $10,500,000 of the underwriters’ deferred discount) and
$8,000,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the private placement warrants, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental
Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee.
Our units began trading on November 25, 2020
on The New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the symbol FRX.U.” On January 13, 2021, we announced that the holders
of the Company’s units may elect to separately trade the shares of Class A common stock and warrants included in the units commencing
on January 15, 2021. Each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of one warrant to purchase one share
of Class A common stock. Any units not separated will continue to trade on NYSE under the symbol “FRX.U”. Any underlying
shares of Class A common stock and warrants that are separated will trade on NYSE under the symbols “FRX” and “FRX
WS,” respectively.
Our Team
Our officers and directors,
Forest Road and strategic advisors consist of seasoned investors and industry executives with an extensive track record of identifying,
investing in, building, operating, and advising leading businesses. In particular, the team possesses a deep understanding of the TMT
space, the evolution of these sectors, and market opportunities. Our collective team has experience in:
● sourcing, structuring,
acquiring, and integrating businesses;
● developing
and growing companies, both organically and through acquisitions;
● identifying,
monitoring, and recruiting world-class talent;
● accessing the
capital markets, including financing businesses;
● fostering relationships
with sellers, capital providers, and target management teams; and
● negotiating
and executing transactions favorable to investors in multiple geographies and under varying
economic and financial market conditions.
In the event we are unable
to consummate the Merger, we believe our team will be able to source superior TMT investment opportunities through an extensive network
including private equity, venture capital, growth equity, asset managers, investment banks and leading global corporations. Additionally,
we believe they have the operational expertise to drive efficiencies at a target company following a business combination, and given
their extensive experience with public market investors, are well positioned to develop a thoughtful investor relations strategy.
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Market Opportunity
We believe that many companies
operating in the TMT space have characteristics that make them attractive investment opportunities given the disruption, evolution, and
unprecedented tailwinds and headwinds facing the broader landscape. These companies are poised for long-term growth and have the
potential to unlock unrealized value as public companies, particularly when partnered with our team, which brings strategic, operating,
and deal-making expertise as well as public company experience. In the event we are unable to consummate the Merger, we intend to
focus on businesses that leverage the following macro themes:
● New audience
aggregation platforms transforming the TMT landscape. The
TMT landscape is rapidly evolving as new forms of consumption and distribution disrupt traditional
businesses. Platforms such as over-the-top services, social media applications, and
online marketplaces are changing the way content is produced, distributed, and consumed,
creating global competition for consumers.
● Premium
IP driving significant value expansion. Media and entertainment
companies are increasingly focused on creating and acquiring IP with wide appeal and franchise
potential. Given the high volume of content produced annually, it has become imperative to
own or have advantaged access to premium IP that stands out and resonates with audiences
as well as offers monetization opportunities beyond traditional avenues. The quest for a
greater share of the consumer wallet and engagement has resulted in large scale strategic
activity, such as Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox and AT&T’s acquisition
of Time Warner, as well as increased investments in original and licensed content by subscription
video on demand services, such as Netflix. The limited supply of premium IP and high consumer
demand has led to substantial competition and has driven an increase in the value of content.
● Consumer
behavior fundamentally changing. Consumption habits have
evolved due to advancements in technology as well as increased access to high-speed internet
service and connected devices. Engagement has shifted from unidirectional to interactive,
mobile, and multi-screen experiences. Today’s consumer has greater control over
what they consume, when they consume, and how much they consume. As this shift continues,
media consumption is becoming increasingly fragmented, and businesses are working towards
innovations for new and better ways to aggregate, engage, and monetize consumers.
● Cutting-edge technologies
facilitating new offerings. Development of cutting-edge technologies
and improvements in existing technologies are unlocking markets and growth opportunities.
Increasingly, society has broad access to technological infrastructure that new businesses
can build upon and consumers can utilize for entertainment and communication. Innovations
in computing power, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality, and digital
video and audio consumption create new avenues of entertainment, while 5G and the proliferation
of high-speed internet is enabling these experiences to flourish.
● Evolving
ecosystem reshaping traditional business models. Market
leaders continue to look for new ways to leverage their premium assets and key brands. Traditionally
segregated business models are converging as the ability to monetize across multiple channels
becomes imperative. New consumer options span from à la carte purchase
to free, ad-supported, subscription, and micro-transaction models, as well as new bundled
service offerings. Additionally, businesses are capitalizing on existing IP through 360-degree monetization,
expanding the use case into other revenue-generating opportunities, such as consumer
products and licensing, interactive entertainment, theme parks, and other experiences.
● Companies
in need of capital due to idiosyncratic market conditions . Market
dislocation and unforeseen economic circumstances caused by COVID-19 have challenged
the TMT landscape, adversely impacting the revenues and cash flows of many corporations,
large private equity portfolio companies, and private founder-owned companies, requiring
them to raise equity capital. Within the media landscape, many segments including content
production, live events and sports, as well as the services that support these segments,
are in need of additional capital, even while maintaining sound defensible market positions.
This dislocation creates potential investment opportunities to support these businesses to
survive the current environment and maintain their leading market positions.
Business Strategy
Our strategy is to identify
and partner with high growth businesses in the TMT space that can benefit from the investment and operational expertise of our team to
deliver value to our shareholders.
We believe that media and entertainment
is undergoing rapid and aggressive technology-induced change, resulting in new monetization opportunities and secular growth as
opportunities to reach consumers expand, new entrants seek to gain market share, and the “old guard” adapts to the evolving
needs of today’s consumers. We believe that our team’s experience in building and executing strategies that combine capabilities
and expertise in consumer preferences and technology/product development differentiates our ability to source a successful partner.
Our selection process leverages
our officers and directors, Forest Road, and our strategic advisors’ deep relationship network, industry experiences, and deal
sourcing capabilities to access a broad spectrum of differentiated opportunities. Specifically, the relationships and reputation we have
built in the TMT space allow us to source proprietary deal flow from certain of our clients, their affiliates, and colleagues, as well
as provide differentiated sources of intelligence for the team to analyze as we work through business and transaction due diligence to
ensure we are partnering with a fundamentally sound long-term company. Since our initial public offering, members of our team have
communicated with and, in the event that the Merger is not consummated, we expect them to continue to communicate with their network
of relationships to articulate our initial business combination criteria, including the parameters of our search for a target business.
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Competitive Advantages
In the event we do not consummate
the Merger, we will capitalize on the ability of our team to identify, acquire, and operate a business that will benefit from their involvement
by utilizing the following differentiating factors to our advantage:
● Expertise
in operating businesses. Our team has a track record
of building industry-leading companies to deliver shareholder value over an extended
time period. As a public entity, we believe we can offer a wide range of advantages to stockholders.
These include, but are not limited to, utilizing our team’s collective skills and experience
to catalyze accelerated and profitable growth, broader access to debt and equity capital
providers, liquidity alternatives for employees and investors, public currency for potential
acquisitions, and improved branding in the marketplace.
● History
of transformational acquisitions. Members of our team have been
involved in noteworthy content and IP transactions in the TMT space, including but not limited
to, the acquisitions of Capital Cities/ABC, Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, Lucasfilm, 21st
Century Fox, and BAMTech by Disney.
● Proprietary sourcing network. Our
selection process will leverage our officers and directors, Forest Road, and our strategic
advisors’ networks of industry, private equity sponsor, growth equity investor, and
lending community relationships as well as relationships with management teams of public
and private companies, investment bankers, consultants, advisers, attorneys, and accountants,
which provide us with a number of business combination opportunities. Our network within
the TMT space is exceptionally deep and our team is well positioned to identify high-growth acquisition
opportunities across the evolving and disrupted landscape.
● Execution
and structuring capabilities. Our team’s combined expertise
and reputation allow us to source and complete transactions possessing structural attributes
that create an attractive investment thesis. These types of transactions are typically complex
and require creativity, industry knowledge and expertise, rigorous due diligence, and extensive
negotiations and documentation. By focusing our investment activities on these types of transactions,
we will generate investment opportunities that have attractive risk/reward profiles based
on their valuations and structural characteristics.
Our Business Combination Criteria
Consistent with our business
strategy, we have identified the following general criteria and guidelines to evaluate prospective target businesses, which we would
continue to use in the event we are unable to consummate the Merger. We use these criteria and guidelines in evaluating initial business
combination opportunities, but we may decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that does not meet
these criteria and guidelines. In the event we do not consummate the Merger, we will seek to identify and acquire high-quality companies
in the TMT space that possess the following characteristics:
● Simple,
predictable, and free-cash-flow-generative. We seek companies
with a proven track record of growth and profitability and predictable future financial performance
that we expect will generate strong, sustainable growth in cash flows over the long term.
● Formidable
barriers to entry. We seek companies that have long-term sustainable
competitive advantages, significant barriers to entry, including significant upfront investment
costs, or “wide moats,” around their business, and low risks of disruption caused
by competition, innovation, and new entrants.
● Well-positioned in
evolving market landscape. We seek companies that are well-positioned to
benefit from new content and distribution dynamics, unlocking new growth opportunities.
● Attractive
valuation. We seek companies at an attractive valuation relative
to their long-term intrinsic value.
● Positioned
to benefit from public currency. We seek companies that demonstrate
public market readiness and will use access to public equity markets to pursue accretive
acquisitions, high-return capital projects, strengthen the balance sheet, and recruit
and retain key employees.
● Exceptional
management and governance. We seek companies that have trustworthy,
talented, experienced, and highly competent management teams. These companies may be led
by entrepreneurs who are looking for a partner with our expertise to execute on the next
stage of their growth. For target companies that require new management, we will leverage
our team’s experience in identifying and recruiting top talent.
● Platform
for inorganic growth. We seek companies that can serve as a platform
for future synergistic acquisitions.
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These criteria and guidelines
are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be based, to
the extent relevant, on these general guidelines as well as other considerations, factors, and criteria that our team may deem relevant.
In the event that the Merger is not consummated and we decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that
does not meet the above criteria and guidelines, we will disclose that the target business does not meet the above criteria in our stockholder
communications related to our initial business combination.
Initial Business Combination
In accordance with the rules
of the NYSE, the Merger, or an alternative 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 amount of deferred underwriting
discounts held in trust and taxes payable on the income earned on the trust account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement
in connection with our initial business combination. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine the fair market
value of the target business or businesses, we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent
entity that commonly renders valuation opinions with respect to satisfaction of such criteria. Our shareholders may not be provided with
a copy of such opinion nor will they be able to rely on such opinion. Subject to this requirement, our management will have virtually
unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting one or more prospective businesses, but if the business combination involves more
than one target business, as with the Merger, the 80% fair market value test will be based on the aggregate value of all of the target
businesses and we will treat the target businesses together as our initial business combination for purposes of a seeking stockholder
approval or conducting a tender offer, as applicable.
We anticipate structuring our
initial business combination so that the post-transaction company in which our public shareholders own shares will own or acquire
100% of the outstanding equity interests or assets of the target business or businesses, such as in connection with the Merger. In the
event the Merger is not consummated, we may structure our initial business combination such that the post-transaction company owns
or acquires less than 100% of such interests or assets of the target business in order to meet certain objectives of the prior owners
of the target business, the target management team or shareholders or for other reasons, but we will only complete such business combination
if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the target business or otherwise
acquires a controlling interest in the target business sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment company under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Even if the post-transaction company
owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our shareholders prior to the business combination may collectively
own a minority interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations ascribed to the target and us in the business combination
transaction. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial number of new shares in exchange for all of the
outstanding capital stock, shares or other equity interests of a target business or issue a substantial number of new shares to third-
parties in connection with financing our initial business combination. In this case, we would acquire a 100% controlling interest in
the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our shareholders immediately prior to our initial
business combination could own less than a majority of our issued and outstanding shares subsequent to our initial business combination.
If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company,
the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be valued for purposes of the 80% fair market value
test.
In the event the Merger and
the related financing arrangement described in the Form S-4 are not consummated, we may need to obtain additional financing to complete
our initial business combination, either because the transaction requires more cash than is available from the proceeds held in our trust
account or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon completion of the business combination,
in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such business combination. There are no prohibitions
on our ability to issue securities or incur debt in connection with our initial business combination.
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Sourcing of Potential Initial Business Combination
Targets
In the event the Merger is
not consummated, our team’s significant operating and transaction experience and relationships will provide us with a substantial
number of alternative initial business combination targets. Over the course of their careers, the members of our team have developed
a broad network of contacts and corporate relationships around the world, which includes private equity firms, venture capitalists and
entrepreneurs. This network has grown through the activities of our team sourcing, acquiring and financing businesses, the reputation
of our team for integrity and fair dealing with sellers, financing sources and target management teams and the experience of our team
in executing transactions under varying economic and financial market conditions.
This network has provided our
team with a flow of referrals, which in the past has resulted in numerous transactions which were proprietary or where a limited group
of investors were invited to participate in the sale process. In the event the Merger is not consummated, this network will provide us
with multiple investment opportunities. In addition, we anticipate that target business combination candidates will be brought to our
attention by various unaffiliated sources, including participants in our targeted markets and their advisors, private equity funds and
large business enterprises seeking to divest non-core assets or divisions.
While we do not anticipate
engaging the services of professional firms or other individuals that specialize in business acquisitions on any formal basis, in the
event the Merger is not consummated, we may engage these firms or other individuals in the future, in which event we may pay a finder’s
fee, consulting fee or other compensation to be determined in an arm’s length negotiation based on the terms of the transaction.
We will engage a finder only to the extent our management determines that the use of a finder may bring opportunities to us that may
not otherwise be available to us or if finders approach us on an unsolicited basis with a potential transaction that our management determines
is in our best interest to pursue. Payment of a finder’s fee is customarily tied to completion of a transaction, in which case
any such fee will be paid out of the funds held in the trust account. In no event, however, will our sponsor or any of our existing officers
or directors, or any entity with which they are affiliated, be paid any finder’s fee, consulting fee or other compensation by the
company prior to, or for any services they render in order to effectuate, the completion of our initial business combination (regardless
of the type of transaction that it is). In addition, we pay Forest Road $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative
services provided to members of our team. Other than the foregoing, there will be no finder’s fees, reimbursement, consulting fee,
monies in respect of any payment of a loan or other compensation paid by us to our sponsor, officers or directors, or any affiliate of
our sponsor or officers prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate, the consummation of our initial
business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is).
We are not prohibited from
pursuing an initial business combination with a company that is affiliated with our sponsor, executive officers or directors, or completing
the business combination through a joint venture or other form of shared ownership with our sponsor, executive officers or directors.
In the event the Merger is not consummated and we seek to complete an initial business combination with a target that is affiliated with
our sponsor, executive officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent
investment banking firm or another independent entity that commonly renders valuation opinions stating that such an initial business
combination is fair to our company from a financial point of view. We are not required to obtain, and have not obtained, a fairness opinion
in connection with the Merger.
Members of our team directly or indirectly own
founder shares and/or private placement warrants and, accordingly, may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular
target business is an appropriate business with which to effectuate our initial business combination. Further, each of our officers and
directors may have a conflict of interest with respect to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation
of any such officers and directors was included by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business
combination. For example, it is anticipated that Kevin Mayer, one of our strategic advisors, will be elected as a director of the combined
company in connection with the consummation of the Merger.
Each of our officers and directors
presently has, and any of them in the future may have, additional, fiduciary or contractual obligations to another entity pursuant to
which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination opportunity to such entity. Accordingly, if any
of our officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for an entity to which he or she has
then current fiduciary or contractual obligations, he or she will honor his or her fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such
business combination opportunity to such other entity. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that we renounce
our interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any director or officer unless such opportunity is expressly offered to such person
solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the company and such opportunity is one we are legally and contractually permitted
to undertake and would otherwise be reasonable for us to pursue, and to the extent the director or officer is permitted to refer that
opportunity to us without violating another legal obligation. We do not believe, however, that the fiduciary duties or contractual obligations
of our officers or directors will materially affect our ability to complete our initial business combination.
Our officers, directors and
strategic advisors have agreed not to participate in the formation of, or become an officer, director or strategic advisor of, any other
special purpose acquisition company with a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act without our prior written consent, which
will not be unreasonably withheld.
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Financial Position
With funds available for a
business combination initially in the amount of $290,717,054, we offer a target business a variety of options such as creating a liquidity
event for its owners, providing capital for the potential growth and expansion of its operations or strengthening its balance sheet by
reducing its debt ratio. Because we are able to complete our initial business combination using our cash, debt or equity securities,
or a combination of the foregoing, we have the flexibility to use the most efficient combination that will allow us to tailor the consideration
to be paid to the target business to fit its needs and desires.
Lack of Business Diversification
For an indefinite period of
time after the completion of our initial business combination, the prospects for our success may depend entirely on the future performance
of a single business. Upon consummation of the Merger, the prospects of our success will depend entirely on Beachbody and Myx. Unlike
other entities that have the resources to complete business combinations with multiple entities in one or several industries, it is probable
that we will not have the resources to diversify our operations and mitigate the risks of being in a single line of business. By completing
our initial business combination with only a single entity, our lack of diversification may:
● subject us
to negative economic, competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have
a substantial adverse impact on the particular industry in which we operate after our initial
business combination, and
● cause us to
depend on the marketing and sale of a single product or limited number of products or services.
Limited Ability to Evaluate the Target’s
Management Team
Although we intend to closely
scrutinize the management of a prospective target business when evaluating the desirability of effecting our initial business combination
with that business, our assessment of the target business’s management may not prove to be correct. In addition, the future management
may not have the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company. Furthermore, the future role of members of
our management team, if any, in the target business cannot presently be stated with any certainty. The determination as to whether any
of the members of our management team will remain with the combined company will be made at the time of our initial business combination.
While it is possible that one or more of our directors will remain associated in some capacity with us following our initial business
combination, it is unlikely that any of them will devote their full efforts to our affairs subsequent to our initial business combination.
Moreover, we cannot assure you that members of our management team will have significant experience or knowledge relating to the operations
of the particular target business. In the event the Merger is consummated, Mr. Mayer will serve as a director of the combined company
following the Merger.
We cannot assure you that any
of our key personnel will remain in senior management or advisory positions with the combined company. The determination as to whether
any of our key personnel will remain with the combined company will be made at the time of our initial business combination.
Following a business combination,
we may seek to recruit additional managers to supplement the incumbent management of the target business. We cannot assure you that we
will have the ability to recruit additional managers, or that additional managers will have the requisite skills, knowledge or experience
necessary to enhance the incumbent management.
Stockholders May Not Have the Ability to Approve
Our Initial Business Combination
The Merger requires the approval
of our stockholders. However, in the event the Merger is not consummated, in connection with any alternative proposed business combination,
we may conduct redemptions without a stockholder vote pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC subject to the provisions of our
amended and restated certificate of incorporation. We will, however, seek stockholder approval if it is required by law or applicable
stock exchange rule, or we may decide to seek stockholder approval for business or other legal reasons.
Presented in the table below
is a graphic explanation of the types of initial business combinations we may consider in the event the Merger is not consummated and
whether stockholder approval is currently required under Delaware law for each such transaction.
TYPE OF TRANSACTION
WHETHER STOCKHOLDER
APPROVAL IS
REQUIRED
Purchase of assets
No
Purchase of stock of target not involving a merger with the company.
No
Merger of target into a subsidiary of the company.
No
Merger of the company with a target
Yes
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Under NYSE’s listing
rules, stockholder approval is required in connection with the Merger. In the event the Merger is not consummated, in connection with
any alternative proposed business combination, stockholder approval would be required under NYSE’s rules for our initial business
combination in certain circumstance, for example, if:
● we issue shares
of Class A common stock equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of shares of our
Class A common stock then outstanding;
● any of our
directors, officers or substantial stockholders (as defined by NYSE rules) has a 5% or greater
interest (or such persons collectively have a 10% or greater interest), directly or indirectly,
in the target business or assets to be acquired or otherwise and the present or potential
issuance of common stock could result in an increase in outstanding common shares or voting
power of 5% or more; or
● the issuance
or potential issuance of common stock will result in our undergoing a change of control.
Permitted Purchases of Our Securities
If we seek stockholder approval
of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business combination pursuant to
the tender offer rules, our sponsor, initial stockholders, directors, executive officers or their affiliates may purchase shares or public
warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion of our initial business
combination. There is no limit on the number of shares our initial stockholders, directors, officers or their affiliates may purchase
in such transactions, subject to compliance with applicable law and NYSE rules. However, they have no current commitments, plans or intentions
to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for any such transactions. None of the funds in the trust
account will be used to purchase shares or public warrants in such transactions. If they engage in such transactions, they will be restricted
from making any such purchases when they are in possession of any material non-public information not disclosed to the seller or if such
purchases are prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act.
In the event that our sponsor,
initial stockholders, directors, officers or their affiliates purchase shares in privately negotiated transactions from public stockholders
who have already elected to exercise their redemption rights, such selling stockholders would be required to revoke their prior elections
to redeem their shares. We do not currently anticipate that such purchases, if any, would constitute a tender offer subject to the tender
offer rules under the Exchange Act or a going-private transaction subject to the going-private rules under the Exchange Act; however,
if the purchasers determine at the time of any such purchases that the purchases are subject to such rules, the purchasers will comply
with such rules.
The purpose of any such purchases
of shares could be to (i) vote such shares in favor of the Merger or an alternative business combination in the event the Merger
is not consummated and thereby increase the likelihood of obtaining stockholder approval of the business combination or (ii) to
satisfy a closing condition in an agreement with a target that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at
the closing of our initial business combination, where it appears that such requirement would otherwise not be met. The purpose of any
such purchases of public warrants could be to reduce the number of public warrants outstanding or to vote such warrants on any matters
submitted to the warrant holders for approval in connection with our initial business combination. Any such purchases of our securities
may result in the completion of our initial business combination that may not otherwise have been possible.
In addition, if such purchases
are made, the public “float” of our Class A common stock or public warrants may be reduced and the number of beneficial
holders of our securities may be reduced, which may make it difficult to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our
securities on the NYSE.
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Our sponsor, initial stockholders,
officers, directors and/or their affiliates anticipate that they may identify the stockholders with whom our initial stockholders, officers,
directors or their affiliates may pursue privately negotiated purchases by either the stockholders contacting us directly or by our receipt
of redemption requests submitted by stockholders (in the case of Class A common stock) following our mailing of proxy materials
in connection with the Merger or an alternative initial business combination in the event the Merger is not consummated. To the extent
that our sponsor, officers, directors or their affiliates enter into a private purchase, they would identify and contact only potential
selling stockholders who have expressed their election to redeem their shares for a pro rata share of the trust account or vote against
our initial business combination, whether or not such stockholder has already submitted a proxy with respect to our initial business
combination but only if such shares have not already been voted at the stockholder meeting related to our initial business combination.
Our sponsor, executive officers, directors or any of their affiliates will select which stockholders to purchase shares from based on
a negotiated price and number of shares and any other factors that they may deem relevant, and will only purchase shares if such purchases
comply with Regulation M under the Exchange Act and the other federal securities laws. Our sponsor, officers, directors and/or their
affiliates will be restricted from making purchases of shares if the purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule 10b-5
of the Exchange Act. We expect any such purchases will be reported pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act
to the extent such purchases are subject to such reporting requirements.
Redemption Rights for Public Stockholders
upon Completion of Our Initial Business Combination
We will provide our public
stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their shares of Class A common stock upon the completion of our
initial business combination at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account
calculated as of two business days prior to the consummation of the initial business combination, including interest earned on the funds
held in the trust account (which interest shall be net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject
to the limitations and on the conditions described herein. The amount in the trust account is initially anticipated to be $10.00 per
public share. The per share amount we will distribute to investors who properly redeem their shares will not be reduced by the deferred
underwriting commissions paid to the representative of the underwriters. Our initial stockholders, sponsor, officers and directors have
entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder
shares and public shares they may hold in connection with the completion of our initial business combination.
Limitations on Redemptions
Our amended and restated certificate
of incorporation provides that in no event will we redeem our public shares in an amount that would cause our net tangible assets to
be less than $5,000,001. In addition, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Beachbody’s obligation to consummate the Merger is subject
to the amount of available cash in (i) the trust account, after deducting the amount required to satisfy obligations to public stockholders
that exercise their redemption rights, and (ii) the financing described in the Form S-4 is at least $350,000,000. In the event the Merger
is not consummated, an alternative proposed initial business combination may impose a minimum cash requirement for: (i) cash consideration
to be paid to the target or its owners; (ii) cash for working capital or other general corporate purposes; or (iii) the retention
of cash to satisfy other conditions. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all shares of Class A
common stock that are validly submitted for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to the terms of the
proposed initial business combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete the initial business
combination or redeem any shares in connection with such initial business combination, and all shares of Class A common stock submitted
for redemption will be returned to the holders thereof. We may, however, raise funds through the issuance of equity-linked securities
or through loans, advances or other indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination, including pursuant to forward purchase
agreements or backstop arrangements we may enter into, in order to, among other reasons, to satisfy such net tangible assets or minimum
cash requirements.
Manner of Conducting Redemptions
In connection with the Merger,
we will provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of
the Merger in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Merger. In the event the Merger is not consummated, in connection
with an alternative proposed initial business combination, we will provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all
or a portion of their public shares upon the completion of our initial business combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder
meeting called to approve the initial business combination or (ii) without a stockholder vote by means of a tender offer. The decision
as to whether we will seek stockholder approval of a proposed initial business combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by
us, solely in our 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 require us to seek stockholder approval under applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements. Asset acquisitions
and stock purchases would not typically require stockholder approval while direct mergers with our company where we do not survive and
any transactions where we issue more than 20% of our outstanding common stock or seek to amend our amended and restated certificate of
incorporation would require stockholder approval. So long as we obtain and maintain a listing for our securities on NYSE, we will be
required to comply with NYSE’s stockholder approval rules.
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The requirement that we provide
our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their public shares by one of the two methods listed above will be contained in
provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and will apply whether or not we maintain our registration under
the Exchange Act or our listing on NYSE. Such provisions may be amended if approved by holders of 65% of our common stock entitled to
vote thereon. If we amend such provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we will provide our public stockholders
with the opportunity to redeem their public shares in connection with a stockholder meeting.
If we provide our public stockholders with the
opportunity to redeem their public shares in connection with a stockholder meeting, we will
● conduct the
redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange
Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules,
and
● file proxy
materials with the SEC.
We will complete the Merger,
or, if the Merger is not consummated and we seek stockholder approval in connection with a proposed alternative initial business combination,
we will complete our initial business combination only if a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock voted are voted in favor
of the initial business combination. A quorum for such meeting will consist of the holders present in person or by proxy of shares of
outstanding capital stock of the Company representing a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company entitled to vote at such meeting. Our initial stockholders will count towards this quorum and, pursuant to the letter agreement,
our sponsor, officers and directors have agreed to vote any founder shares they hold and any public shares purchased during or after
our initial public offering (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of our initial business combination.
For purposes of seeking approval of the majority of our outstanding shares of common stock voted, non-votes will have no effect on the
approval of our initial business combination once a quorum is obtained. As a result, in addition to our initial stockholders’ founder
shares, we would need only 11,250,001, or 37.5%, of the 30,000,000 public shares sold in our initial public offering to be voted in favor
of an initial business combination in order to have our initial business combination approved (assuming all outstanding shares are voted).
These quorum and voting thresholds, and the voting agreements of our initial stockholders, may make it more likely that we will consummate
our initial business combination. Each public stockholder may elect to redeem its public shares irrespective of whether they vote for
or against the proposed transaction or whether they were a stockholder on the record date for the stockholder meeting held to approve
the proposed transaction.
If the Merger is not consummated
and if a stockholder vote is not required in connection with a proposed alternative initial business combination and we do not decide
to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, we will
● conduct the
redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate
issuer tender offers, and
● file tender
offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination, which
contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business
combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange
Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies.
In the event we conduct redemptions
pursuant to the tender offer rules, our offer to redeem will remain open for at least 20 business days, in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a)
under the Exchange Act, and we will not be permitted to complete our initial business combination until the expiration of the tender
offer period. In addition, the tender offer will be conditioned on public stockholders not tendering more than a specified number of
public shares, which number will be based on the requirement that we may not redeem public shares in an amount that would cause our net
tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. If public stockholders tender more shares than we have offered to purchase, we will withdraw
the tender offer and not complete the initial business combination.
In the Merger is not consummated
and upon the public announcement of a proposed alternative initial business combination, if we elect to conduct redemptions pursuant
to the tender offer rules, we or our sponsor will terminate any plan established in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 to purchase shares
of our Class A common stock in the open market, in order to comply with Rule 14e-5 under the Exchange Act.
We intend to require our public
stockholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares in “street name,”
to, at the holder’s option, either deliver their stock certificates to our transfer agent or deliver their shares to our transfer
agent electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system, prior to the date set
forth in the proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable. In the case of proxy materials, this date may be up to two business
days prior to the vote on the proposal to approve the initial business combination. In addition, if we conduct redemptions in connection
with a stockholder vote, we intend to require a public stockholder seeking redemption of its public shares to also submit a written request
for redemption to our transfer agent two business days prior to the vote in which the name of the beneficial owner of such shares is
included. The proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection
with our initial business combination will indicate whether we are requiring public stockholders to satisfy such delivery requirements.
We believe that this will allow our transfer agent to efficiently process any redemptions without the need for further communication
or action from the redeeming public stockholders, which could delay redemptions and result in additional administrative cost. If the
proposed initial business combination is not approved and we continue to search for a target company, we will promptly return any certificates
or shares delivered by public stockholders who elected to redeem their shares.
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Limitation on Redemption Upon Completion of
Our Initial Business Combination If We Seek Stockholder Approval
The Merger requires the approval
of our stockholders. In connection with the stockholder approval of the Merger or, if the Merger is not consummated and we seek stockholder
approval of a proposed alternative initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business
combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that a public stockholder,
together with any affiliate of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group”
(as defined under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from seeking redemption rights with respect to more than an
aggregate of 15% of the shares of common stock sold in our initial public offering, which we refer to as the Excess Shares, without our
prior consent. Absent this provision, a public stockholder holding more than an aggregate of 15% of the shares sold in our initial public
offering could threaten to exercise its redemption rights if such holder’s shares are not purchased by us, our sponsor or our management
at a premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. By limiting our stockholders’ ability to redeem no
more than 15% of the shares sold in our initial public offering without our prior consent, we believe we will limit the ability of a
small group of stockholders to unreasonably attempt to block our ability to complete our initial business combination, particularly in
connection with a business combination with a target that requires as a closing condition that we have a minimum net worth or a certain
amount of cash. However, we would not be restricting our stockholders’ ability to vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares)
for or against our initial business combination.
Delivering Stock Certificates in Connection
with the Exercise of Redemption Rights
As described above, we intend
to require our public stockholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares
in “street name,” to, at the holder’s option, either deliver their stock certificates to our transfer agent or deliver
their shares to our transfer agent electronically using The Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) system,
prior to the date set forth in the proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable. In the case of proxy materials, this date
may be up to two business days prior to the vote on the proposal to approve the initial business combination. In addition, if we conduct
redemptions in connection with a stockholder vote, we intend to require a public stockholder seeking redemption of its public shares
to also submit a written request for redemption to our transfer agent two business days prior to the vote in which the name of the beneficial
owner of such shares is included. The proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable, that we will furnish to holders of our
public shares in connection with our initial business combination will indicate whether we are requiring public stockholders to satisfy
such delivery requirements. Accordingly, a public stockholder would have up to two business days prior to the vote on the initial business
combination if we distribute proxy materials, or from the time we send out our tender offer materials until the close of the tender offer
period, as applicable, to submit or tender its shares if it wishes to seek to exercise its redemption rights. In the event that a stockholder
fails to comply with these or any other procedures disclosed in the proxy or tender offer materials, as applicable, its shares may not
be redeemed. Given the relatively short exercise period, it is advisable for stockholders to use electronic delivery of their public
shares.
There is a nominal cost associated
with the above-referenced process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through the DWAC system. The transfer agent
will typically charge the broker submitting or tendering shares a fee of approximately $80.00 and it would be up to the broker whether
or not to pass this cost on to the redeeming holder. However, this fee would be incurred regardless of whether or not we require holders
seeking to exercise redemption rights to submit or tender their shares. The need to deliver shares is a requirement of exercising redemption
rights regardless of the timing of when such delivery must be effectuated.
Any request to redeem such
shares, once made, may be withdrawn at any time up to the date set forth in the proxy materials or tender offer documents, as applicable.
Furthermore, if a holder of a public share delivered its certificate in connection with an election of redemption rights and subsequently
decides prior to the applicable date not to elect to exercise such rights, such holder may simply request that the transfer agent return
the certificate (physically or electronically). It is anticipated that the funds to be distributed to holders of our public shares electing
to redeem their shares will be distributed promptly after the completion of our initial business combination.
If the Merger or an alternative
proposed initial business combination is not approved or completed for any reason, then our public stockholders who elected to exercise
their redemption rights would not be entitled to redeem their shares for the applicable pro rata share of the trust account. In such
case, we will promptly return any certificates delivered by public holders who elected to redeem their shares.
If the Merger is not completed,
we may continue to try to complete an alternative proposed initial business combination with a different target until November 30, 2022.
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Redemption of Public Shares and Liquidation
if No Initial Business Combination
Our amended and restated certificate
of incorporation provides that we will have until November 30, 2022 to complete our initial business combination. If we are unable to
complete our initial business combination by November 30, 2022, we 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 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and 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 stockholders’ rights as stockholders
(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 our remaining stockholders and our board of directors, liquidate and dissolve, subject in
each case to our obligations under Delaware 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 our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete
our initial business combination by November 30, 2022.
Our initial stockholders, sponsor,
officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to liquidating distributions
from the trust account with respect to any founder shares they hold if we fail to complete our initial business combination by November
30, 2022 or any extended period of time that we may have to consummate an initial business combination as a result of an amendment to
our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. However, if our initial stockholders, sponsor or management team acquire public
shares in or after our initial public offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect
to such public shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination by November 30, 2022.
Our initial stockholders, sponsor,
officers and directors have agreed, pursuant to a letter agreement with us, that they will not propose any amendment to our amended and
restated certificate of incorporation to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do
not complete our initial business combination by November 30, 2022 or with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders’
rights (including redemption rights) or pre-initial business combination activity, unless we provide our public stockholders with the
opportunity to redeem their public shares upon approval of any such amendment 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 (which interest shall be
net of taxes payable), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares. However, we may not redeem our public shares in an amount
that would cause our net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. If this optional redemption right is exercised with respect to an
excessive number of public shares such that we cannot satisfy the net tangible asset requirement, we would not proceed with the amendment
or the related redemption of our public shares at such time.
We expect that all costs and
expenses associated with implementing our plan of dissolution, as well as payments to any creditors, will be funded from amounts remaining
out of the approximately $1,183,830 of proceeds held outside the trust account as of December 31, 2020, although we cannot assure you
that there will be sufficient funds for such purpose. However, if those funds are not sufficient to cover the costs and expenses associated
with implementing our plan of dissolution, to the extent that there is any interest accrued in the trust account not required to pay
taxes, we may request the trustee to release to us an additional amount of up to $100,000 of such accrued interest to pay those costs
and expenses.
If we were to expend all of
the net proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement warrants, other than the proceeds deposited in
the trust account, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the trust account and any tax payments or expenses for
the dissolution of the trust, the per-share redemption amount received by stockholders upon our dissolution would be approximately $10.00.
The proceeds deposited in the trust account could, however, become subject to the claims of our creditors which would have higher priority
than the claims of our public stockholders. We cannot assure you that the actual per-share redemption amount received by stockholders
will not be substantially less than $10.00. Under Section 281(b) of the DGCL, our plan of dissolution must provide for all claims
against us to be paid in full or make provision for payments to be made in full, as applicable, if there are sufficient assets. These
claims must be paid or provided for before we make any distribution of our remaining assets to our stockholders. While we intend to pay
such amounts, if any, we cannot assure you that we will have funds sufficient to pay or provide for all creditors’ claims.
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Although we will seek to have
all vendors, service providers (other than our independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses and other
entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies
held in the trust account for the benefit of our public stockholders, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements or
even if they execute such agreements that they would be prevented from bringing claims against the trust account including but not limited
to fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary responsibility or other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability
of the waiver, in each case in order to gain an advantage with respect to a claim against our assets, including the funds held in the
trust account. If any third party refuses to execute an agreement waiving such claims to the monies held in the trust account, our management
will consider whether competitive alternatives are reasonably available to us and will only enter into an agreement with such third party
if management believes that such third party’s engagement would be in the best interests of the company under the circumstances.
Examples of possible instances where we may engage a third party that refuses to execute a waiver include the engagement of a third-party
consultant whose particular expertise or skills are believed by management to be significantly superior to those of other consultants
that would agree to execute a waiver or in cases where management is unable to find a service provider willing to execute a waiver. The
underwriters of our initial public offering and our independent registered public accounting firm will not execute agreements with us
waiving such claims to the monies held in the trust account. In addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will agree to waive
any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with us and will
not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason. In order to protect the amounts held in the trust account, our sponsor has
agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a third party for services rendered or products sold to us, or
a prospective target business with which we have entered into a written letter of intent, confidentiality or other similar agreement
or business combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per public share
and (ii) the actual amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account, if
less than $10.00 per public share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes payable, provided that such liability
will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed a waiver of any and all rights to the monies
held in the trust account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters
of our initial public offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We have not, however, asked
our sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor have we independently verified whether our sponsor has sufficient funds
to satisfy its indemnity obligations and we believe that our sponsor’s only assets are securities of our company. Therefore, we
cannot assure you that our sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. As a result, if any such claims were successfully made
against the trust account, the funds available for our initial business combination and redemptions could be reduced to less than $10.00
per public share. In such event, we may not be able to complete our initial business combination, and you would receive such lesser amount
per share in connection with any redemption of your public shares. None of our officers or directors will indemnify us for claims by
third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
In the event that the proceeds
in the trust account are reduced below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per public share and (ii) the actual amount per public share held
in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account if less than $10.00 per share due to reductions in the value
of the trust assets, in each case less taxes payable, and our sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy its indemnification obligations
or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would determine whether to take
legal action against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that our independent directors
would take legal action on our behalf against our sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to us, it is possible that our independent
directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so in any particular instance. Accordingly, we cannot assure you
that due to claims of creditors the actual value of the per-share redemption price will not be less than $10.00 per share.
We will seek to reduce the possibility that our
sponsor will have to indemnify the trust account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers, prospective
target businesses or other entities with which we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim
of any kind in or to monies held in the trust account. Our sponsor will also not be liable as to any claims under our indemnity of the
underwriters of our initial public offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
Under the DGCL, stockholders
may be held liable for claims by third parties against a corporation to the extent of distributions received by them in a dissolution.
The pro rata portion of our trust account distributed to our public stockholders upon the redemption of our public shares in the event
we do not complete our initial business combination by November 30, 2022 may be considered a liquidating distribution under Delaware
law. If the corporation complies with certain procedures set forth in Section 280 of the DGCL intended to ensure that it makes reasonable
provision for all claims against it, including a 60-day notice period during which any third-party claims can be brought against the
corporation, a 90-day period during which the corporation may reject any claims brought, and an additional 150-day waiting period before
any liquidating distributions are made to stockholders, any liability of stockholders with respect to a liquidating distribution is limited
to the lesser of such stockholder’s pro rata share of the claim or the amount distributed to the stockholder, and any liability
of the stockholder would be barred after the third anniversary of the dissolution.
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Furthermore, if the pro rata
portion of our trust account distributed to our public stockholders upon the redemption of our public shares in the event we do not complete
our initial business combination by November 30, 2022, is not considered a liquidating distribution under Delaware law and such redemption
distribution is deemed to be unlawful (potentially due to the imposition of legal proceedings that a party may bring or due to other
circumstances that are currently unknown), then pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL, the statute of limitations for claims of creditors
could then be six years after the unlawful redemption distribution, instead of three years, as in the case of a liquidating distribution.
If we are unable to complete our initial business combination by November 30, 2022, we 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 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 (which interest shall be net of taxes payable and 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 stockholders’
rights as stockholders (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 our remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate,
subject in each case to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable
law. Accordingly, it is our intention to redeem our public shares as soon as reasonably possible after November 30, 2022 and, therefore,
we do not intend to comply with those procedures. As such, our stockholders could potentially be liable for any claims to the extent
of distributions received by them (but no more) and any liability of our stockholders may extend well beyond the third anniversary of
such date.
Because we will not be complying with Section 280,
Section 281(b) of the DGCL requires us to adopt a plan, based on facts known to us at such time that will provide for our payment
of all existing and pending claims or claims that may be potentially brought against us within the subsequent 10 years. However,
because we are a blank check company, rather than an operating company, and our operations will be limited to searching for prospective
target businesses to acquire, the only likely claims to arise would be from our vendors (e.g., lawyers, investment bankers) or prospective
target businesses. As described above, pursuant to the obligation contained in our underwriting agreement, we will seek to have all vendors,
service providers (other than our independent public accounting firm), prospective target businesses or other entities with which we
do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust
account. As a result of this obligation, the claims that could be made against us are significantly limited and the likelihood that any
claim that would result in any liability extending to the trust account is remote. Further, our sponsor may be liable only to the extent
necessary to ensure that the amounts in the trust account are not reduced below (i) $10.00 per public share or (ii) such lesser
amount per public share held in the trust account as of the date of the liquidation of the trust account, due to reductions in value
of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest withdrawn to pay taxes and will not be liable as to any claims under
our indemnity of the underwriters of our initial public offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, our sponsor will not be responsible to
the extent of any liability for such third-party claims.
If we file a bankruptcy petition
or an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the trust account could be subject
to applicable bankruptcy law, and may be included in our bankruptcy estate and subject to the claims of third parties with priority over
the claims of our stockholders. To the extent any bankruptcy claims deplete the trust account, we cannot assure you we will be able to
return $10.00 per share to our public stockholders. Additionally, if we file a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy petition
is filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by stockholders could be viewed under applicable debtor/creditor
and/or bankruptcy laws as either a “preferential transfer” or a “fraudulent conveyance.” As a result, a bankruptcy
court could seek to recover some or all amounts received by our stockholders. Furthermore, our board of directors may be viewed as having
breached its fiduciary duty to our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, and thereby exposing itself and our company to claims
of punitive damages, by paying public stockholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims of creditors. We cannot assure
you that claims will not be brought against us for these reasons.
Our public stockholders will
be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only (i) in the event of the redemption of our public shares if we do not complete
our initial business combination by November 30, 2022, (ii) in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our amended and restated
certificate of incorporation to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete
our initial business combination by November 30, 2022 or with respect to any other material provisions relating to stockholders’
rights (including redemption rights) or pre-initial business combination activity or (iii) if they redeem their respective shares
for cash upon the completion of our initial business combination. In no other circumstances will a stockholder have any right or interest
of any kind to or in the trust account. In the event we seek stockholder approval in connection with our initial business combination,
a stockholder’s voting in connection with the business combination alone will not result in a stockholder’s redeeming its
shares to us for an applicable pro rata share of the trust account. Such stockholder must have also exercised its redemption rights described
above. These provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, like all provisions of our amended and restated certificate
of incorporation, may be amended with a stockholder vote.
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Competition
In the event the Merger is
not consummated, in identifying, evaluating and selecting a target business for an alternative proposed initial business combination,
we may encounter competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours, including other special purpose acquisition
companies, private equity groups and leveraged buyout funds, public companies and operating businesses seeking strategic acquisitions.
Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience identifying and effecting business combinations directly or
through affiliates. Moreover, many of these competitors possess greater financial, technical, human and other resources than we. Our
ability to acquire larger target businesses will be limited by our available financial resources. This inherent limitation gives others
an advantage in pursuing the acquisition of a target business. Furthermore, our obligation to pay cash in connection with our public
stockholders who exercise their redemption rights may reduce the resources available to us for our initial business combination and our
outstanding warrants, and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be viewed favorably by certain target businesses. Either
of these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating an initial business combination.
Facilities
We currently utilize office
space at 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5 th Floor, New York, New York 10036 from Forest Road. We pay Forest Road
a total of $10,000 per month for office space, secretarial and administrative services provided to members of our management team. We
consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
Employees
We currently have four executive
officers. These individuals are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters but they intend to devote as much
of their time as they deem necessary to our affairs until we have completed our initial business combination. The amount of time they
will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected for our initial business combination and
the stage of the business combination process we are in. We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the completion of
our initial business combination.
Periodic Reporting and Financial Information
Our units, Class A common
stock and warrants are registered under the Exchange Act and we have reporting obligations, including the requirement that we file annual,
quarterly and current reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, our annual reports will contain
financial statements audited and reported on by our independent registered public accounting firm.
We provide stockholders with
audited financial statements of the prospective target business as part of the proxy solicitation materials or tender offer documents
sent to stockholders to assist them in assessing the target business. In all likelihood, these financial statements will need to be prepared
in accordance with, or reconciled to, GAAP, or IFRS, depending on the circumstances, and the historical financial statements may be required
to be audited in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). These financial statement
requirements may limit the pool of potential target businesses we may conduct an initial business combination with because some targets
may be unable to provide such statements in time for us to disclose such statements in accordance with federal proxy rules and complete
our initial business combination within the prescribed time frame. We cannot assure you that any particular target business identified
by us as a potential business combination candidate will have financial statements prepared in accordance with the requirements outlined
above, or that the potential target business will be able to prepare its financial statements in accordance with the requirements outlined
above. To the extent that these requirements cannot be met, we may not be able to acquire the proposed target business. While this may
limit the pool of potential business combination candidates, we do not believe that this limitation will be material.
We will be required to evaluate
our internal control procedures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Only in the event
we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer, and no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, will we be
required to have our internal control procedures audited. A target business may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act regarding adequacy of their internal controls. The development of the internal controls of any such entity to achieve compliance
with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such business combination.
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Prior to the date of our initial
public offering, we filed a Registration Statement on Form 8-A with the SEC to voluntarily register our securities under Section 12
of the Exchange Act. As a result, we are subject to the rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act. We have no current
intention of filing a Form 15 to suspend our reporting or other obligations under the Exchange Act prior or subsequent to the consummation
of our initial business combination.
We are an “emerging growth
company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act. As such, we are eligible to 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 our periodic reports and proxy statements,
and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any
golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as a result, there may be a
less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.
In addition, Section 107
of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided
in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging
growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.
We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
We will remain an emerging
growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) November 30, 2025, (b) in which we have total
annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market
value of our shares of Class A common stock that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30 th ,
and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities during the prior three-year period.
Additionally, we are a “smaller
reporting company” as defined in Item 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage of certain
reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We will remain
a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates
exceeds $250 million as of the prior June 30 th , and (2) our annual revenues exceeded $100 million during such completed
fiscal year and the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30 th .
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Item
1A. Risk Factors
As a smaller reporting company, we are not
required to include risk factors in this report. However, below is a partial list of material risks, uncertainties and other factors
that could have a material effect on the Company and its operations. Risks associated with the Merger, Beachbody and Myx are more fully
discussed in the Proxy Statement.
●
we are an early stage Company
with no revenue or basis to evaluate our ability to select a suitable business target;
●
if the
Merger is not consummated, we may not be able to select an appropriate alternative target business or businesses and complete our
initial business combination in the prescribed time frame;
●
our expectations
around the performance of a prospective target business or businesses may not be realized;
●
we may
not be successful in retaining or recruiting required officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination;
●
our officers
and directors may have difficulties allocating their time between the Company and other businesses and may potentially have conflicts
of interest with our business following the Merger or in approving our initial business combination if the Merger is not consummated
and we pursue an alternative proposed initial business combination;
●
if the
Merger is not consummated, we may not obtain additional financing to complete an alternative initial business combination or reduce
number of shareholders requesting redemption;
●
if the
Merger is not consummated, you may not be given the opportunity to vote on an alternative proposed initial business combination;
●
trust
account funds may not be protected against third party claims or bankruptcy;
●
an active market for our public
securities' may not develop and you will have limited liquidity and trading;
●
the availability
to us of funds from interest income on the trust account balance may be insufficient to operate our business prior to the business
combination; and
●
our financial
performance following the Merger or an alternative proposed initial business combination with an entity may be negatively affected
by their lack an established record of revenue, cash flows and experienced management.
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Risks Relating to Restatement of Our Previously
Issued Financial Statements
Our warrants are accounted for as liabilities
and changes in the value of our warrants could have a material effect on our financial results.
On April 12, 2021, the SEC Staff expressed
its view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the warrants to be classified as liabilities instead of
equity on the SPAC’s balance sheet. As a result of the SEC Staff Statement, we reevaluated the accounting treatment of our 10,000,000
public warrants and 5,333,333 private placement warrants, and determined to classify the warrants as derivative liabilities measured
at fair value, with changes in fair value reported in our statement of operations for each reporting period.
As a result, included on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 contained elsewhere in this report are derivative liabilities related to embedded features contained
within our warrants. ASC 815-40 provides for the remeasurement of the fair value of such derivatives at each balance sheet date, with
a resulting non-cash gain or loss related to the change in the fair value being recognized in earnings in the statement of operations.
As a result of the recurring fair value measurement, our financial statements and results of operations may fluctuate quarterly
based on factors which are outside of our control. Due to the recurring fair value measurement, we expect that we will recognize non-cash
gains or losses on our warrants each reporting period and that the amount of such gains or losses could be material.
We identified a material
weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. This material weakness could continue to adversely affect our ability to report
our results of operations and financial condition accurately and in a timely manner.
Our management is responsible for establishing
and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our management
also evaluates the effectiveness of our internal controls and we will disclose any changes and material weaknesses identified through
such evaluation in those internal controls. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control
over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial
statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
As described elsewhere in this report, we
identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to the classification of our warrants as equity
instead of liabilities. On May 2, 2021, our audit committee authorized management to restate our audited financial statements for the
year ended December 31, 2020, and, accordingly, management concluded that the control deficiency that resulted in the incorrect classification
of our warrants constituted a material weakness as of December 31, 2020. This material weakness resulted in a material misstatement of
our warrant liabilities, change in fair value of warrant liabilities, additional paid-in capital, accumulated deficit and related financial
disclosures for the Affected Periods.
We have implemented a remediation plan,
described under Item 9A, Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures, to remediate the material weakness surrounding our
historical presentation of our warrants but can give no assurance that the measures we have taken will prevent any future material
weaknesses or deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting. Even though we have strengthened our controls and
procedures, in the future those controls and procedures may not be adequate to prevent or identify irregularities or errors or to
facilitate the fair presentation of our financial statements.
For the complete list of risks
relating to our operations, see the section titled “Risk Factors” contained in our prospectus dated November 24, 2020 and
in our Form S-4, initially filed on February 16, 2021.
Item
1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item
2. Properties
Our executive offices are located
at 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5th Floor, New York, New York 10036 and our telephone number is (917) 310-3722. Our executive offices
are provided to us by our sponsor, Forest Road. We have agreed to pay our sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities
and secretarial and administrative support. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
Item
3. Legal Proceedings
To the knowledge of our management
team, there is no litigation currently pending or contemplated against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such
or against any of our property.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item
5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
(a)
Market
Information
Our units, Class A common
stock and warrants are each traded on NYSE under the symbols “FRX.U,” “FRX” and “FRXWS”, respectively.
Our units commenced public trading on November 25, 2020, and our Class A common stock and warrants commenced public trading separately
on January 15, 2021.
(b)
Holders
On March 22, 2021, there
was one holder of record of our units, one holder of record of our shares of Class A common stock and three holders of record of our
warrants.
(c)
Dividends
We have not paid any cash
dividends on our common stock to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of our initial business combination.
The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general
financial condition subsequent to completion of our initial business combination. The payment of any cash dividends subsequent to our
initial business combination will be within the discretion of our Board of Directors at such time. In addition, our Board of Directors
is not currently contemplating and does not anticipate declaring any stock dividends in the foreseeable future. Further, if we incur
any indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination, our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive
covenants we may agree to in connection therewith.
(d)
Securities
Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans.
None.
(e)
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
(f)
Purchases
of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
(g)
Use
of Proceeds from the Initial Public Offering
On November 30, 2020,
we consummated our initial public offering of 30,000,000 units, which included 3,900,000 units issued pursuant to the partial exercise
by the underwriters of their over-allotment option. Each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share,
and one-third of one redeemable warrant, with each whole warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A common
stock for $11.50 per share. The units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds to us of $300,000,000.
A total of $300,000,000,
comprised of $292,000,000 of the proceeds from our initial public offering (which amount includes $10,500,000 of the underwriters’
deferred discount) and $8,000,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the private placement warrants, was placed in a U.S.-based trust account
maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee. The proceeds held in the trust account are invested
only in U.S. government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting certain conditions
under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations.
Item
6. Reserved
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Item
7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
References to the “Company,”
“us,” “our” or “we” refer Forest Road Acquisition Corp. The following discussion and analysis of
our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and related notes
included herein.
In this report on Form 10-K/A for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, we are restating our audited financial statements as of, and for the period ended, December 31,
2020.
The restatement results from our prior accounting
for our outstanding warrants issued in connection with our initial public offering and private placement on November 30, 2020 which
had been classified as a component of equity on the premise that the instruments were indexed to our own stock and were eligible to be
accounted for as equity instruments instead of classifying them as derivative liabilities.
On April 12, 2021, the SEC Staff issued
the SEC Staff Statement expressing the SEC Staff’s view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the
warrants to be classified as liabilities on the SPAC’s balance sheet instead of equity. Since issuance on November 30, 2020, our
warrants were accounted for as equity within our balance sheet, and after discussion and evaluation, including with our independent auditors,
we have concluded that our warrants should be presented as liabilities with subsequent fair value remeasurement.
Historically, our outstanding warrants were
reflected as a component of equity instead of liabilities on the balance sheets and the statements of operations did not include the
subsequent non-cash changes in estimated fair value of the warrants, based on our application of ASC 815-40. The views expressed in the
SEC Staff Statement were not consistent with our historical interpretation of the specific provisions within the warrant agreement and
the Company’s application of ASC 815-40 to the warrant agreement.
In consultation with our audit committee,
we concluded that our previously issued financial statements of Affected Periods should be restated and that the warrants should be classified
as liabilities measured at fair value upon issuance, with subsequent changes in fair value reported in our statement of operations each
reporting period.
Our accounting for the warrants as derivative
liabilities instead of as equity did not have any effect on our previously reported revenue, operating expenses, operating income, cash
flows or cash.
In connection with the restatement, our management
reassessed the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures for the periods affected by the restatement. As a result of that
reassessment, we determined that its disclosure controls and procedures for such periods were not effective with respect to the misclassification
of the Company’s warrants as components of equity instead of as derivative liabilities. For more information, see Item 9A
included in this report on Form 10-K/A.
The restatement is more fully described in
Note 2 “Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements” to the financial statements included herein.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
All statements other than
statements of historical fact included in this report including, without limitation, statements under “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. When used in this report, words such
as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions,
as they relate to us or the Company’s management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based
on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management.
Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward- looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed
in our filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on the Company’s
behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.
The following discussion and
analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes
thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
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Results of Operations and Known Trends or
Future Events
We have neither engaged
in any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities, those
necessary to prepare for our initial public offering and identifying a target company for our initial business combination. We do not
expect to generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination. We generate non-operating income
in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents held in the trust account. 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.
We have neither engaged in
any operations nor generated any revenues to date. Our only activities since inception have been organizational activities, those necessary
to prepare for our initial public offering and identifying a target company for our initial business combination. We do not expect to
generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination. We generate non-operating income in the form
of interest income on cash and cash equivalents held in the trust account. We incur expenses as a result of being a public company (for
legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as expenses as we conduct due diligence on prospective business
combination candidates.
For the period from September 24, 2020 (Inception)
through December 31, 2020, we had a net loss of $531,394. We incurred $531,404 of formation and operating costs (not charged against
shareholders’ equity), consisting mostly of general and administrative expenses. We had interest income of $10 of interest on the
bank account.
As a result of the restatement described in
Note 2 “Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements” to the financial statements included herein, we classify the
warrants issued in connection with our initial public offering and private placement as liabilities at their fair value and adjust the
warrant instruments to fair value at each reporting period. These liabilities are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date
until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our statement of operations. As part of the reclassification to warrant
liability, we reclassed a portion of the offering costs associated with the IPO originally charged to stockholders’ equity, to
an expense in the statement of operations in the amount of $980,895 based on a relative fair value basis. The fair value of the private
warrants was greater than the cash received from the proceeds for the private placement warrants, resulting in a loss on sale of private
placement warrants of $2,796,275. For the periods from September 24, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, the change in fair value
of warrants was an increase of approximately $3,608,275.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2020, we
had cash outside the trust account of $1,183,830 available for working capital needs. All remaining cash held in the trust account are
generally unavailable for the Company’s use, prior to an initial business combination, and is restricted for use either in a business
combination or to redeem common stock. As of December 31, 2020, none of the amount in the trust account was available to be withdrawn
as described above.
Through December 31, 2020,
the Company’s liquidity needs were satisfied through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the founder shares, advances from the
sponsor in an aggregate amount of $141,881 and the remaining net proceeds from the initial public offering and the sale of private placement
warrants.
The Company anticipates that
the $1,183,830 outside of the trust account as of December 31, 2020, will be sufficient to allow the Company to operate for at least
the next 12 months, assuming that a business combination is not consummated during that time. Until consummation of our business combination,
the Company will be using the funds not held in the trust account, and any additional Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 5 to
our financial statements) from the initial stockholders, the Company’s officers and directors, or their respective affiliates (which
is described in Note 5 to our financial statements), for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business
due diligence on prospective target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target
businesses, reviewing corporate documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to
acquire and structuring, negotiating and consummating the business combination.
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The Company does not believe
it will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating its business. However, if the Company’s
estimates of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating business combination is less than the actual amount necessary
to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the business combination. Moreover, the
Company will need to raise additional capital through loans from its sponsor, officers, directors, or third parties. None of the sponsor,
officers or directors are under any obligation to advance funds to, or to invest in, the Company. If the Company is unable to raise additional
capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to,
curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of its business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance
that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
As a result of the restatement described in
Note 2 “Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements” to the financial statements included herein, we classify the
warrants issued in connection with our initial public offering and private placement as liabilities at their fair value and adjust the
warrant instruments to fair value at each reporting period. These liabilities are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date
until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in our statement of operations.
Derivative Warrant Liabilities
We do not use derivative instruments to hedge
exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. We evaluate all of our financial instruments, including issued stock purchase
warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC
480 and ASC 815-15. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities
or as equity, is reassessed at the end of each reporting period.
We issued an aggregate of 15,333,333 warrants
in connection with our initial public offering and private placement, which, as a result of the restatement described in Note 2 “Restatement
of Previously Issued Financial Statements” to the financial statements included herein, are recognized as derivative liabilities
in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, we recognize the warrants as liabilities at fair value and adjust the instruments to fair
value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to remeasurement at each balance sheet date until exercised, and any change
in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The fair value of warrants issued in connection with our
initial public offering and private placement has been estimated using Monte Carlo simulations at each measurement date.
Item
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Through December 31, 2020,
our efforts were limited to organizational activities, activities relating to our initial public offering and since the initial public
offering, the search for a target business with which to consummate an initial business combination, including the consummation of the
Merger. We have engaged in limited operations and have not generated any revenues. We have not engaged in any hedging activities since
our inception on September 24, 2020. We do not expect to engage in any hedging activities with respect to the market risk to which we
are exposed.
As of December 31, 2020, we
were not subject to any market or interest rate risk. The net proceeds of the initial public offering and the sale of the private placement
warrants held in the trust account have been invested in U.S. government treasury bills with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money
market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act which invest only in direct U.S. government
treasury obligations. Due to the short-term nature of these investments, we believe there will be no associated material exposure to
interest rate risk.
Item
8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Reference is made to pages
F-1 through F-22 comprising a portion of this report on Form 10-K/A.
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Item
9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item
9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and
with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer (together, the “Certifying
Officers”), we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures
as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act.
Disclosure controls and
procedures are controls and other procedures 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 our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our
Certifying Officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Our evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures is done quarterly and management reports the effectiveness of our controls
and procedures in our periodic reports filed with the SEC. The overall goal of these evaluation activities is to monitor our disclosure
controls and procedures and to make modifications as necessary. We periodically evaluate our processes and procedures and make improvements
as required.
Based on its initial evaluation, management
concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2020 were effective. Subsequently, on May 2,
2021, in connection with the restatements discussed in Note 2 “Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements” to
the financial statements included herein, under the supervision and with the participation of the Certifying Officers, management reevaluated
the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2020. During its reevaluation, management identified a material
weakness in internal control over financial reporting that resulted in reclassifying the warrants as derivative liabilities in its previously
issued financial statements. On May 2, 2021, the audit committee authorized management to restate its audited financial statements for
the annual year ended December 31, 2020. Accordingly, management concluded that the control deficiency that resulted in classifying the
warrants as equity instead of liability constituted a material weakness as of December 31, 2020. Solely as a result of this material
weakness, management has revised its earlier assessment and has now concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures
were not effective as of December 31, 2020.
Remediation Plan
To remediate the material weakness surrounding
the presentation of the Company’s warrants as equity instead of liability, the Company has reviewed these internal controls and
enhanced the supervisory review of accounting procedures in this financial reporting area. All necessary revisions are properly reflected
in Note 2 “Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements” to the financial statements included herein.
Management’s Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
This report does not include
a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of our registered
public accounting firm due to a transition period established by the rules of the SEC for newly public companies.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
During the most recently completed fiscal
quarter, there were no change in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. However, as described above, management did implement changes in
internal control over financial reporting during second quarter of 2021 designed to remediate a material weakness solely related to the
presentation of the Company’s warrants as equity instead of liability.
Item
9B. Other Information
None.
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PART III
Item
10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Directors and Executive Officers
As of the date of this report, our directors
and officers are as follows:
Name
Age
Position
Keith
L. Horn
63
Chief Executive Officer, Secretary
and Director
Zachary
Tarica
34
Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Chief
Investment Officer
Idan
Shani
39
Chief Operating Officer
Salil
Mehta
57
Chief Financial Officer
Thomas
Staggs
60
Director, Chairperson of the Strategic Advisory
Committee
Peter
Schlessel
59
Director
Martin
Luther King III
63
Director
Teresa
Miles Walsh
57
Director
Sheila
A. Stamps
63
Director
Keith L. Horn has served as our Chief
Executive Officer, Secretary, and director since inception. Mr. Horn is the founder and managing member of Loring Capital Advisors, LLC,
a firm providing investment advisory and consulting services to hedge fund managers, asset management firms, and early-stage and start-up
businesses, which Mr. Horn founded in 2016. From 2003 to 2015, Mr. Horn served as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Management
Committee and Valuation Committee of Elliott Management Corporation, a global multi-strategy firm, where he was responsible for global
management and oversight of operational, support, and control functions of the firm’s investment advisory business. Prior to that,
beginning in 1987, Mr. Horn spent 16 years at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, serving in various capacities,
including Global Head of Leveraged Finance, Head of Latin America Debt, and Chief of Staff to the Chairman and President of Merrill Lynch
& Co.. Mr. Horn began his career in private practice as a corporate and securities attorney. Since March 2021, Mr. Horn has served
as a director, the chair of the audit committee and a member of the compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees of
Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: FRXB.U), a special purpose acquisition company. In July 2019, Mr. Horn was appointed to the Strategic
Advisory Board of Investcorp Strategic Capital Partners, a fund established to assemble a diverse portfolio of general partnership stakes
in alternative asset managers. Since January 2019, Mr. Horn has served as a director of Caliper Holdings, a company engaged in the consumer
and commercial ingredients food and beverage business. Since March 2018, Mr. Horn has served as a director of ShopOne Centers REIT, Inc.,
an owner and operator of shopping malls. From April 2016 to November 2019, Mr. Horn served on the board of directors of Empire Resorts,
Inc. (NasdaqGM: NYNY), which operates in the gaming and hospitality industries (“Empire”). Mr. Horn served as Chairperson
of Empire’s audit committee and as Chairperson of Empire’s special committee in its review and approval of an acquisition
transaction pursuant to which Empire became a privately-held entity. Mr. Horn also serves on the board of directors for the Binghamton
University Foundation and is a member of the Foundation investment committee. He is also a member of the board of directors of PeacePlayers
International, a non-profit organization that uses the game of basketball to educate and unite children in areas of conflict around the
world. Mr. Horn is an investor in and serves on the strategic advisory board of Forest Road. Mr. Horn received his J.D. (cum laude) from
Georgetown University Law Center and holds B.A. degrees in Economics and Political Science from Binghamton University, where he graduated
Phi Beta Kappa with highest honors. Mr. Horn is well-qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive operating, investment and corporate
finance experience, along with his board experience.
Zachary Tarica has served
as our Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Chief Investment Officer since inception. Since December 2020, Mr. Tarica has served
as the Chief Operating Officer of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: FRX), a special purpose acquisition company. Mr. Tarica is
the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Forest Road, a specialty finance company formed in May 2017 focused on tax credit lending
across the entertainment, renewable energy, and real estate sectors, as well as film tax credit administration and tax credit brokerage.
Prior to establishing Forest Road, Mr. Tarica served as a Credit Analyst at Brookfield Asset Management from June 2014 to May 2018.
From 2008 to 2014, Mr. Tarica worked for Deutsche Bank as a distressed desk analyst focused on investing in special situations in the
energy and infrastructure sectors. Mr. Tarica holds a B.S. degree in Business with a minor in Organizational Communications from Northeastern
University. Mr. Tarica is well-qualified to serve on our Board due to his experience in the finance and media industries.
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Idan Shani has served
as our Chief Operating Officer since inception. Mr. Shani has served as the Chief Financial Officer since December 2020 and the Secretary
since March 2021 of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II (NYSE: FRX), a special purpose acquisition company. Since October 2018, Mr. Shani
has served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Forest Road. Prior to that, Mr. Shani was President and Head
of Research of Antarctica Asset Management (U.S.), Inc. (“Antarctica”) and its predecessor Antarctica Asset Management LLC,
a global hedge fund solutions firm, from June 2008 to September 2020. He remains involved at Antarctica as a senior independent
member of the investment and allocation committee with reporting duties to the board of directors. Mr. Shani was a research analyst at
Ivy Asset Management, a firm owned by BNY Mellon, from 2005 to 2008, focusing on credit strategies. Mr. Shani holds a B.A. degree in
Economics with a Division of Studies in Management (summa cum laude) from The Open University of Israel.
Salil Mehta has served
as our Chief Financial Officer since October 2020. Prior to joining us, Mr. Mehta served as Disney’s General Manager, Digital Media
and President of FoxNext Games from March 2019 to April 2020. Prior to Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox, Mr.
Mehta served as President of FoxNext from 2016 to 209 and President, Content Management for 20th Century Studios from 2013 to 2016. He
was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of NBCUniversal’s entertainment, digital networks, and integrated media
division from 2011 to 2013. During his tenure at NBCUniversal, Mr. Mehta also served as President of Business Operations, Strategy and
Development from 2008 to 2011. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Mehta served as an Executive Vice President of ESPN Enterprises, where he managed
the general responsibilities for all of ESPN’s non-broadcasting businesses including new media, broadband, mobile, publishing,
and consumer product businesses. Prior to ESPN, Mr. Mehta held various positions at Disney from 1994 to 2005, including Manager of Corporate
Strategic Planning and Executive Vice President of Corporate Business Development. Since March 2021, Mr. Mehta has served as a director,
the chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee and members of the audit and compensation committees of Forest Road Acquisition
Corp. II (NYSE: FRX), a special purpose acquisition company. Mr. Mehta received his B.A. in International Relations from Brown University
and holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study Political
Economy at the Delhi School of Economics in Delhi, India.
Thomas Staggs has been
a director since inception and serves as the Chairperson of the Strategic Advisory Committee. Mr. Staggs has served as the Co-Chief Executive
Officer and Co-Chairperson of the Board of Forest Road Acquisition Corp II. (NYSE: FRXB.U), a special purpose acquisition company, since
December 2020. Mr. Staggs has been the Executive Chairman of Bertsch Industries, GmbH, a company engaged in the development, manufacturing,
and marketing of eco-friendly water-soluble substitutes for plastic across a range of applications since August 2020. Since March 2017,
Mr. Staggs has served as the Executive Chairman of Vejo, Inc., a nutrition company that manufactures and sells pod-based nutritional
beverage blends and associated devices. Since June 2017, Mr. Staggs has been a member of the board of directors and the Chairperson of
the audit committee of Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT). From 1990 to October 2016, Mr. Staggs held various positions at The Walt
Disney Company, including as Chief Financial Officer, Chairman of Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide, Chief Operating Officer, and Senior
Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer. Since November 2018, Mr. Staggs has served as a director of PureForm Global Inc., a company engaged
in development and sale of synthetically produced cannabidiol and other cannabinoids. Mr. Staggs has served as a member to the board
of directors of Weta Digital, a digital visual effects company and the parent company of Weta Animated, since December 2020. Since August
2020, Mr. Staggs has served as a director of REQPay, a company engaged in development and management of a cloud-based construction management
platform. In addition, Mr. Staggs serves on the boards of trustees of the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management and the
Center for Early Education. He also was previously a member of the board of directors at Euro Disney SCA from 2002 to February 2015.
Mr. Staggs is an investor in and serves on the strategic advisory board of Forest Road. Mr. Staggs holds a B.S. in Business from the
University of Minnesota and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr. Staggs is well-qualified to serve on our Board
due to his extensive experience in the entertainment industry, expertise in corporate finance and operations, as well as his publicly
company experience.
Peter Schlessel has
served as one of our directors since the consummation of our initial public offering. Mr. Schlessel has been a member of the board of
directors of Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, an American co-producer and co-financier of major Hollywood motion pictures, since
June 2018. Mr. Schlessel is a director of Redbox, an American and Canadian video rental company. From 2014 to February 2016, Mr.
Schlessel served as the Chief Executive Officer of Focus Features of Universal Pictures, an American film production and distribution
company. Prior to that, he co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of FilmDistrict, an independent movie distribution company,
from 2010 to 2014. From 1989 to 2010, Mr. Schlessel served at various positions at Sony Pictures Entertainment and its Columbia Pictures
division, including President of Worldwide Affairs and President of Worldwide Acquisitions of Sony Pictures Entertainment, President
of Columbia Pictures, and President of Production of Columbia Pictures. Mr. Schlessel began his career in entertainment in 1989 as Director
of Legal Affairs for RCA/Columbia Home Video. He received his B.S. degree in Psychology from Union College and his J.D. degree from University
of Pennsylvania Law School. Mr. Schlessel is well-qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive experience in the entertainment
and media industries.
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Martin Luther King III has
served as one of our directors since the consummation of our initial public offering. The oldest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta
Scott King, Mr. King is a celebrated human rights advocate who has devoted his life to promoting civil and global human rights. Since
2006, Mr. King has served as the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Realizing the Dream, a non-profit organization that continues
the humanitarian and liberating work of his parents, through which he has spearheaded nonviolence training in Bosnia Herzegovina, India,
Israel and Palestine, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and the United States. In 2011, Mr. King co-founded Bounce TV, an African American broadcast
network. Mr. King served as the fourth President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference from 1997 to 2004. Since March 2021,
Mr. King has served as a director, the chair of the compensation committee and members of the audit and nominating and corporate governance
committees of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company. Since 1997, Mr. King has been Chairman of the
Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of MetWest, a mutual fund complex. Mr. King served as the President and Chief Executive
Officer of The King Center, based in Atlanta, and remains a member of its board of directors. In 1986, he was elected to the Fulton County
Board of Commissioners to represent more than 700,000 Georgia residents. He received a B.A. degree in Political Science from Morehouse
College. Mr. King is well-qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive experience in the broadcast network industry and dedication
to human rights advocacy.
Teresa Miles Walsh has
served as one of our directors since the consummation of our initial public offering. In 2003, Ms. Walsh founded Access Media Advisory,
a boutique corporate advisory firm with offices in London and New York focused on media sector clients, and currently serves as its Chief
Executive Officer and Managing Director. Since 2009, Ms. Walsh has served as the Partner and the Senior Banker of Media Investment Banking
at Pickwick Capital Partners, LLC, an investment bank and fund placement advisory firm. From 1989 until 2002, Ms. Walsh held various
investment banking positions at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, including Group Head and Managing Director of
the European Media Investment Banking Group in London from 1997 until 2002. She has been a member of the board of directors of Upland
Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: UPLD), a provider of cloud-based enterprise work management software, since March 2020. Ms. Walsh received
her M.B.A. with distinction from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and has her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, Magna
Cum Laude, also from Duke University. Ms. Walsh is well-qualified to serve on our Board due to her extensive experience in the media
industry and corporate finance, as well as her publicly company experience.
Sheila A. Stamps has
served as one of our directors since the consummation of our initial public offering. Since September 2020, Ms. Stamps has been a member
of the board of directors, the audit committee, and the executive compensation committee of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), a technology
company providing solutions and analytics to businesses. Since May 2018, Ms. Stamps has served as a member of the board of directors
and the Chairperson of the audit committee of Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: AAWW), an airfreight company. Since February
2014, Ms. Stamps has served as a member of the board of directors of CIT Group, Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a financial services company, and its
banking subsidiary, CIT Bank, N.A. From July 2014 to July 2018, Ms. Stamps served as the Commissioner of the New York State Insurance
Fund, a governmental insurance carrier. During her time at the New York State Insurance Fund, Ms. Stamps also served on the business
operations committee and served as Chairperson of the audit committee. Ms. Stamps was the Executive Vice President of DBI, LLC, a private
mortgage investment company, from 2011 to 2012. From 2008 to 2011, Ms. Stamps served as the Head of Fixed Income and Cash Management,
a senior management member of the Investment Advisory Committee and the Real Estate Advisory Committee of New York State Common Retirement
Fund. From 2005 to 2016, Ms. Stamps served as the Managing Director of Golden Seeds, Inc., an investment company. From 2003 to 2004,
Ms. Stamps served as a Managing Director and Financial Institutions Group Head at Bank of America (formerly, FleetBoston Financial).
From 1997 to 2003, Ms. Stamps held a number of executive positions in Bank One Corporation (now JPMorgan Chase), including Managing Director
and Head of European Asset-Backed Securitization and a member of the Operating Management Committee. Ms. Stamps received her B.S. in
Management Sciences from Duke University and her M.B.A. from University of Chicago. She was a fellow of Weatherhead Center for International
Affairs at Harvard University and received her CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from Carnegie Mellon University. Ms. Stamps
is well-qualified to serve on our Board due to her extensive experience in the finance and investment sectors as well as her roles on
public company boards.
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Strategic Advisory Committee
Our Strategic Advisory Committee,
comprised of Mr. Staggs, Chairperson, and our strategic advisors, assists our management team in its search of suitable acquisition targets.
Mr. Staggs acts as liaison to our management and serves to coordinate and lead the strategic advisors’ efforts to assist the management
team in their search for a business combination target. In addition to Mr. Staggs, the members of the Strategic Advisory Committee are
as follows:
Kevin Mayer has served
as a strategic advisor since the consummation of our initial public offering. Mr. Mayer has served as the Co-Chief Executive Officer
and Co-Chairperson of the Board of Forest Road Acquisition Corp II. (NYSE: FRXB.U), a special purpose acquisition company, since December
2020. Mr. Mayer has been the chairman of the board of directors of DAZN, a sports steaming service provider, from March 2021. In November
2020, Mr. Mayer agreed to advise Access Industries with the title of Senior Advisor. From May 2020 to August 2020, Mr. Mayer served as
Chief Executive Officer of TikTok Inc. and Chief Operating Officer of ByteDance Ltd., TikTok’s parent company. Prior to joining
TikTok, Mr. Mayer oversaw the launch of Disney+ while serving as Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer & International division at Disney.
After joining Disney in 1993, Mr. Mayer led strategy and business development for Disney’s interactive and television businesses
worldwide. He later became Executive Vice President of the internet group, responsible for the operations, business plans, creative direction,
and distribution of Disney’s popular websites, including ESPN.com and ABCNews.com. Mr. Mayer departed Disney in 2000 but returned
in 2005, eventually rising to the role of Chief Strategy Officer before accepting the position of Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer &
International until his departure in May 2020. Prior to rejoining Disney in 2005, Mr. Mayer served as a partner and head at L.E.K. Consulting’s
Global Media and Entertainment practice. Prior to L.E.K., he held leading positions at interactive and internet businesses, including
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Interactive, where he managed all aspects of new media business, including content,
sales, business and technology development, and distribution. Mr. Mayer is an investor in and serves on the strategic advisory board
of Forest Road. Mr. Mayer received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a M.Sc. degree
in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University and an M.B.A. degree from Harvard University.
Shaquille “Shaq”
O’Neal has served as a strategic advisor since the consummation of our initial public offering. Mr. O’Neal is an American
athlete, investor, and entrepreneur, and is regarded as one of the greatest players in NBA history. Mr. O’Neal was elected to both
the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and FIBA Hall of Fame. Beyond basketball, Mr. O’Neal has made investments in Google
prior to its initial public offering and Ring prior to its sale to Amazon. Mr. O’Neal currently owns multiple franchises, including
Auntie Anne’s and Papa John’s Pizza, as well as several restaurants in Las Vegas. Mr. O’Neal moved into e-sports by
assuming the role of General Manager of the Kings Guard (NBA 2K League), an e-sports team associated with the Sacramento Kings, in which
he owns a minority stake. Mr. O’Neal serves on the board of directors of Papa John’s Pizza, as a national spokesperson for
the non-profit Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and as a global spokesperson for Krispy Kreme. Mr. O’Neal received his B.A.
degree in General Studies from Louisiana State University, an M.B.A. degree from University of Phoenix and an Ed.D degree in Human Resource
Development from Barry University.
Mark Burg has served
as a strategic advisor since the consummation of our initial public offering. Mr. Burg is an entrepreneur, business executive and American
film producer, best known for his work on the Saw film series and on the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men . From November 2014
to December 2017, Mr. Burg served as Vice Chairman of Management and Production at Primary Wave Entertainment, a private music publishing
and talent management company. In 2004, Mr. Burg founded the production company Twisted Pictures, which primarily focuses on the development
and production of horror films. Mr. Burg personally financed the first production of the Saw films. He has received a ShoWest
Award, a People’s Choice Award, has been recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records for the Most Successful Horror Movie
Franchise, has been nominated for three Emmy Awards, and has received multiple awards for previous films. Mr. Burg is an investor in,
and serves on the strategic advisory board of, Forest Road. Mr. Burg received his B.A. degree in Communications and Management from Ithaca
College.
Our Strategic Advisory Committee
and the strategic advisors (i) assist us in sourcing and negotiating with potential business combination targets, (ii) provide
business insights when we assess potential business combination targets and (iii) upon our request, provide business insights as
we work to create additional value in the businesses that we acquire. In this regard, our strategic advisors fulfill some of the same
functions as our board members. However, our strategic advisors are not executive officers of our company and have no written advisory
agreement with us, nor do they have any other employment arrangements with us. Moreover, our strategic advisors will not be under any
fiduciary obligation to us nor will they perform board or committee functions, nor will they have any voting or decision-making capacity
on our behalf. Our strategic advisors will not be required to devote any specific amount of time to our efforts or be subject to the
fiduciary requirements to which our board members are subject. Accordingly, if our strategic advisors become aware of a business combination
opportunity which is suitable for any of the entities to which they have fiduciary or contractual obligations, they will honor their
fiduciary or contractual obligations to present such business combination opportunity to such entity, and only present it to us if such
entity rejects the opportunity. We may modify or expand our roster of strategic advisors as we source potential business combination
targets or create value in businesses that we may acquire.
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Number and Terms of Office of Officers and
Directors
Our board of directors consists
of seven members and is divided into three classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year, and with each class (except
for those directors appointed prior to our first annual meeting of stockholders) serving a three-year term. In accordance with NYSE corporate
governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual meeting until one year after our first fiscal year end following our listing
on NYSE. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Peter Schlessel and Teresa Miles Walsh, will expire at our
first annual meeting of stockholders. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Martin Luther King III and Sheila
A. Stamps, will expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders. The term of office of the third class of directors, consisting of
Keith L. Horn, Zachary Tarica and Thomas Staggs, will expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders.
Our officers are appointed
by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms of office. Our board
of directors is authorized to appoint officers as it deems appropriate pursuant to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.
Committees of the Board of Directors
Our board of directors has
three standing committees: an audit committee, a compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee. Subject
to phase-in rules and a limited exception, the rules of the NYSE and Rule 10A of the Exchange Act require that the audit committee of
a listed company be comprised solely of independent directors. Subject to phase-in rules and a limited exception, the rules of the NYSE
require that the compensation committee and the nominating and corporate governance committee of a listed company be comprised solely
of independent directors. Each committee operates under a charter that has been approved by our board and has the composition and responsibilities
described below. The charter of each committee is available on our website.
Audit Committee
Teresa Miles Walsh, Martin
Luther King III and Peter Schlessel serve as members of our audit committee, and Teresa Miles Walsh chairs the audit committee. All members
of our audit committee are independent of and unaffiliated with our sponsor and our underwriters.
Each member of the audit committee
is financially literate and our board of directors has determined that Teresa Miles Walsh qualifies as an “audit committee financial
expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules and has accounting or related financial management expertise.
We have adopted an audit committee
charter, which details the principal functions of the audit committee, including:
● assisting board
oversight of (1) the integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance
with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) our independent registered public accounting
firm’s qualifications and independence, and (4) the performance of our internal
audit function and independent registered public accounting firm; the appointment, compensation,
retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting
firm and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us;
● pre-approving
all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting
firm or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval
policies and procedures; reviewing and discussing with the independent registered public
accounting firm all relationships the auditors have with us in order to evaluate their continued
independence;
● setting
clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent registered public
accounting firm describing (1) the independent registered public accounting firm’s
internal quality-control procedures and (2) any material issues raised by the most recent
internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or
investigation by governmental or professional authorities, within the preceding five years
respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to
deal with such issues;
● meeting
to review and discuss our annual audited financial statements and quarterly financial statements
with management and the independent registered public accounting firm, including reviewing
our specific disclosures under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations”; reviewing and approving any related party transaction
required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC
prior to us entering into such transaction; and
● reviewing
with management, the independent, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory
or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies
and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our
financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards
or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory
authorities.
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Compensation Committee
We have established a compensation
committee of the board of directors. Martin Luther King III, Peter Schlessel and Teresa Miles Walsh serve as members of our compensation
committee, and Martin Luther King III chairs the compensation committee.
We have adopted a compensation
committee charter, which details the principal functions of the compensation committee, including:
● reviewing
and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief
Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance
in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if
any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;
● reviewing
and making recommendations to our board of directors with respect to the compensation, and
any incentive compensation and equity based plans that are subject to board approval of all
of our other officers;
● reviewing
our executive compensation policies and plans;
● implementing
and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;
● assisting
management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;
● approving
all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit
arrangements for our officers and employees;
● producing
a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and
● reviewing,
evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
as indicated above, other than the payment to Forest Road of $10,000 per month, for up to 24 months, for office space, utilities and
secretarial and administrative support and reimbursement of expenses, no compensation of any kind, including finders, consulting or other
similar fees, will be paid to any of our existing stockholders, officers, directors or any of their respective affiliates, prior to,
or for any services they render in order to effectuate the consummation of an initial business combination. Accordingly, it is likely
that prior to the consummation of an initial business combination, the compensation committee will only be responsible for the review
and recommendation of any compensation arrangements to be entered into in connection with such initial business combination.
The charter also provides that
the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant, independent legal counsel
or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such adviser. However,
before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the compensation committee
will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by the NYSE and the SEC.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
We have established a nominating
and corporate governance committee the members of which are Peter Schlessel, Martin Luther King III and Teresa Miles Walsh. Peter Schlessel
serves as chair of the nominating and corporate governance committee.
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The primary purposes of our
nominating and corporate governance committee is to assist the board in:
● identifying,
screening and reviewing individuals qualified to serve as directors and recommending to the
board of directors candidates for nomination for election at the annual meeting of stockholders
or to fill vacancies on the board of directors;
● developing,
recommending to the board of directors and overseeing implementation of our corporate governance
guidelines;
● coordinating
and overseeing the annual self-evaluation of the board of directors, its committees, individual
directors and management in the governance of the company; and
● reviewing
on a regular basis our overall corporate governance and recommending improvements as and
when necessary.
The nominating and corporate
governance committee is governed by a charter that complies with the rules of the NYSE.
Director Nominations
Our nominating and corporate
governance committee will recommend to the board of directors candidates for nomination for election at the annual meeting of the stockholders.
Prior to our initial business combination, the board of directors will also consider director candidates recommended for nomination by
holders of our founder shares during such times as they are seeking proposed nominees to stand for election at an annual meeting of stockholders
(or, if applicable, a special meeting of stockholders). Prior to our initial business combination, holders of our public shares will
not have the right to recommend director candidates for nomination to our board of directors.
In general, in identifying
and evaluating nominees for director, the board of directors considers educational background, diversity of professional experience,
knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent the best interests
of our stockholders.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted a Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees. We filed our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and our audit
committee and compensation committee charters as exhibits to the registration statement for our initial public offering. You can review
this document by accessing our public filings at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov . In addition, a copy of the Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics and the charters of the committees will be provided without charge upon request from us. If we make any amendments
to our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics other than technical, administrative or other non-substantive amendments, or grant any waiver,
including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer principal accounting officer or controller or persons performing similar functions requiring disclosure under
applicable SEC or NYSE rules, we will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver on our website. The information included on our
website is not incorporated by reference into this report or any other document we file with the SEC, and any references to our website
are intended to be inactive textual references only.
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Item
11. Executive Compensation
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Other than the monthly payment
of $10,000 to Forest Road for office space, administrative and support services, none of our executive officers or directors has received
any cash (or non-cash) compensation for services rendered to us. Our sponsor, executive officers and directors, or any of their respective
affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such as identifying
potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our independent directors review on a quarterly
basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers, directors or our or their affiliates.
After the completion of our
initial business combination, directors or members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other
fees from the combined company. All of these fees will be fully disclosed to shareholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer
materials or proxy solicitation materials furnished to our shareholders in connection with a proposed business combination. It is unlikely
the amount of such compensation will be known at the time, because the directors of the post-combination business will be responsible
for determining executive and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to our officers will be determined by our compensation
committee.
We do not intend to take any
action to ensure that members of our management team maintain their positions with us after the consummation of our initial business
combination, although it is possible that some or all of our executive officers and directors may negotiate employment or consulting
arrangements to remain with us after the initial business combination. For example, it is anticipated that Mr. Mayer, one of our strategic
advisors, will be elected as a director of the combined company in connection with the consummation of the Merger. The existence or terms
of any such employment or consulting arrangements to retain their positions with us may influence our management’s motivation in
identifying or selecting a target business but we do not believe that the ability of our management to remain with us after the consummation
of our initial business combination will be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential business combination.
We are not party to any agreements with our executive officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment.
The Compensation Committee has reviewed and
discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and, based upon its review and discussions, the Compensation Committee
recommended to the board of directors that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in this report on Form 10-K/A for the
year ended December 31, 2020.
Item
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The following table sets forth
information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 23, 2021 based on information obtained from the persons
named below, with respect to the beneficial ownership of common stock, by:
● each
person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding common stock;
● each
of our executive officers and directors that beneficially owns our common stock; and
● all
our executive officers and directors as a group.
In the table below, percentage
ownership is based on 37,500,000 shares of our common stock, consisting of (i) 30,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock
and (ii) 7,500,000 shares of our Class B common stock, issued and outstanding as of March 23, 2021. Voting power represents the
combined voting power of shares of Class A common stock and shares of Class B common stock owned beneficially by such person. On all
matters to be voted upon, the holders of the shares of Class A common stock and shares of Class B common stock vote together as a single
class. Currently, all of the shares of Class B common stock are convertible into Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis. The table
below does not include the Class A common stock underlying the private placement warrants held by our officers or sponsor because these
securities are not exercisable within 60 days of this report.
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Unless otherwise indicated,
we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all common stock beneficially owned
by them.
Class A
Common Stock
Class B
Common Stock
Approximate
Name and
Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Approximate
Percentage
of Class
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Approximate
Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Outstanding
Shares of Common
Stock
Forest
Road Acquisition Sponsor LLC (our sponsor)(2)(3)
—
—
7,500,000
100
%
20
%
Zachary
Tarica (3)
—
—
7,500,000
100
%
20
%
Keith
L. Horn (4)
—
—
—
—
—
Idan
Shani (4)
—
—
—
—
—
Salil
Mehta (4)
—
—
—
—
—
Thomas
Staggs (4)
—
—
—
—
—
Peter
Schlessel (4)
—
—
—
—
—
Martin
Luther King III (4)
—
—
—
—
—
Teresa
Miles Walsh (4)
—
—
—
—
—
Sheila A. Stamps (4)
—
—
—
—
—
All
directors and executive officers as a group (9 individuals)(2)
—
—
7,500,000
100
%
20
%
Other
5% Stockholders
Light
Street Capital Management, LLC (5)
2,155,000
7.18
%
—
—
5.75
%
(1) Unless
otherwise noted, the business address of each of the following entities or individuals is
c/o Forest Road Acquisition Corp., 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5 th Floor, New
York, New York 10036.
(2) Interests
shown consist solely of founder shares, classified as shares of Class B common stock. Such
shares are convertible into shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject
to adjustment pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions contained therein.
(3) Our sponsor
is the record holder of such shares. The Forest Road Company, LLC is the managing member
of the sponsor. As such, The Forest Road Company has voting and investment discretion with
respect to the common stock held of record by our sponsor and may be deemed to share beneficial
ownership of the common stock held directly by our sponsor. Zachary Tarica is the Chief Executive
Officer of The Forest Road Company, LLC. By virtue of these relationships, Mr. Tarica may
be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by Forest Road Acquisition
Sponsor LLC.
(4) Each of
these individuals holds a direct or indirect interest in our sponsor. Each such person disclaims
any beneficial ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary
interest they may have therein, directly or indirectly.
(5) According
to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 16, 2021, Light Street Capital Management,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LSCM”), serves as investment adviser
and general partner to (A) Light Street Mercury Master Fund, L.P. (“Mercury”),
on whose account 2,000,000 Class A shares are held by LSCM, and (B) Light Street Tungsten
Master Fund, L.P. (“Tungsten”), on whose account 155,000 Class A shares are held
by LSCM. Glen Thomas Kacher (“Mr. Kacher”) is the Chief Investment Officer of
LSCM. Mr. Kacher and LSCM each has sole power to vote and dispose of all 2,155,000 shares
owned by Tungsten and Mercury; Mercury has sole power to vote and dispose of 2,000,000 shares
owned for the account of Mercury. The business address for all three reporting persons ( i.e. ,
LSCM, Mr. Kacher and Mercury) is 525 University Avenue, Suite 300, Palo Alto, CA 94301.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity
Compensation Table
None.
Changes in Control
None.
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Item
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
In September 2020, our
sponsor, Forest Road Acquisition Sponsor LLC purchased 7,187,500 founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately
$0.0035 per share. In November 2020, we effected a 0.44 for 1 stock dividend for each share of Class B common stock outstanding, resulting
in our sponsor holding an aggregate of 7,503,750 founder shares, up to 978,750 shares of which were subject to forfeiture depending on
the extent to which underwriters’ over-allotment option would be exercised, so that such founder shares would represent 20% of
the outstanding shares after our initial public offering. Based on the extent of the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment
option, on November 30, 2020, our sponsor forfeited 3,750 founder shares for no consideration. The forfeited shares were canceled.
On November 30, 2020, our sponsor
purchased 5,333,333 warrants, at a price of $1.50 per warrant, or $8,000,000 in a private placement that closed simultaneously with the
closing of our initial public offering. Each private placement warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A common
stock at $11.50 per share. The private placement warrants (including the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the private
placement warrants) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold until 30 days after the completion
of our initial business combination.
Since December 2020, we have
paid Forest Road $10,000 per month for office space at 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 5 th Floor, New York, New York
10036 and for secretarial and administrative services provided to members of our management team. Upon completion of our initial business
combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees.
Other than the foregoing, no
compensation of any kind, including finder’s and consulting fees, will be paid by us to our sponsor, executive officers and directors,
or any of their respective affiliates, for services rendered prior to or in connection with the completion of an initial business combination.
However, these individuals will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with activities on our behalf such
as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations. Our audit committee will review
on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to our sponsor, officers, directors or our or their affiliates.
Prior to the closing of our
initial public offering, our sponsor loaned us $141,881 under an unsecured promissory note, which funds were used for a portion of the
expenses of our initial public offering. These loans were fully repaid upon the closing of our initial public offering.
In addition, in order to finance
transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, our sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor or certain
of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required on a non-interest bearing basis. If we
complete an initial business combination, we would repay such loaned amounts. In the event that the initial business combination does
not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from
our trust account would be used for such repayment. Up to $1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-business
combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the private placement
warrants. Except as set forth above, the terms of such loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect
to such loans. Prior to the completion of our initial business combination, we do not expect to seek loans from parties other than our
sponsor or an affiliate of our sponsor as we do not believe third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against
any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust account.
Repayments of loans from our
sponsor or repayments of working capital loans prior to our initial business combination will be made using funds held outside the trust
account.
After our initial business
combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting, management or other fees from the combined company
with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to our stockholders, to the extent then known, in the proxy solicitation or tender offer
materials, as applicable, furnished to our stockholders. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will be known at the time of
distribution of such tender offer materials or at the time of a stockholder meeting held to consider our initial business combination,
as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine executive and director compensation.
We have entered into a registration
rights agreement with respect to the founder shares and private placement warrants, the warrants issuable upon conversion of working
capital loans (if any) and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the foregoing and upon conversion of the founder
shares.
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Item
14 . Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The following is a summary
of fees paid or to be paid to WithumSmith+Brown, PC or Withum, for services rendered.
Audit Fees . Audit fees consist of fees
for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements and services that are normally provided by Withum
in connection with regulatory filings. The aggregate fees of Withum for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial
statements and other required filings with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2020 totaled approximately $20,085. The aggregate
fees of Withum related to audit services in connection with our initial public offering totaled approximately $42,488. The above amounts
include interim procedures and audit fees, as well as attendance at audit committee meetings.
Audit-Related Fees .
Audit-related fees consist of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of the audit
or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services that
are not required by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. During the year
ended December 31, 2020 we did not pay Withum any audit-related fees.
Tax Fees . We did not
pay Withum for tax services, planning or advice for the year ended December 31, 2020.
All Other Fees . We did
not pay Withum for any other services for the year ended December 31, 2020.
Pre-Approval Policy
Our audit committee was formed
upon the consummation of our initial public offering. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve all of the foregoing services,
although any services rendered prior to the formation of our audit committee were approved by our board of directors. Since the formation
of our audit committee, and on a going-forward basis, the audit committee has and will pre-approve all auditing services and permitted
non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the deminimis exceptions
for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to the completion of the audit).
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PART IV
Item
15. Exhibits, Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules
(a)
The following documents are filed as part of this Report:
(1)
Financial Statements
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-1
Balance
Sheet
F-2
Statement
of Operations
F-3
Statement
of Changes In Stockholders’ Equity
F-4
Statement
of Cash Flows
F-5
Notes
to Financial Statements
F-6
(2)
Financial Statements Schedule
All financial statement schedules
are omitted because they are not applicable or the amounts are immaterial and not required, or the required information is presented
in the financial statements and notes thereto in this Item 15 of Part IV below.
(3)
Exhibits
We hereby file as part of this
report the exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index. Exhibits which are incorporated herein by reference can be inspected and copied
at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Copies of such material
can also be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the SEC, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates or
on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Item
16. Form 10-K Summary
Not applicable.
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Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors
of
Forest Road Acquisition Corp.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet
of Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), as of December 31, 2020, the related statements of operations, changes
in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from September 24, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, and the related
notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash
flows for the period from September 24, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
Restatement of Financial Statements
As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements,
the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a public statement entitled Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations
for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) (the “Public Statement”) on April
12, 2021, which discusses the accounting for certain warrants as liabilities. The Company previously accounted for its warrants as equity
instruments. Management evaluated its warrants against the Public Statement, and determined that the warrants should be accounted for
as liabilities. Accordingly, the 2020 financial statements have been restated to correct the accounting and related disclosure for the
warrants.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our
audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”)
and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with
the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were
we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding
of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to
assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that
respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the Company's auditor since
2020.
New York, New York
May 3, 2021
F- 1
FOREST
ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2020 (As Restated)
Assets
Cash
$
1,183,830
Prepaid
assets
294,383
Total
current assets
1,478,213
Marketable
Securities held in Trust Account
300,000,000
Total
Assets
$
301,478,213
Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
Accounts
payable
$
409,896
Franchise
tax payable
54,149
Total
current liabilities
464,045
Warrant
liabilities
31,735,421
Deferred
underwriters’ discount payable
10,500,000
Total
liabilities
42,699,466
Commitments
Class
A common stock subject to possible redemption, 25,377,874 shares at redemption value
253,778,740
Stockholders’
Equity:
Preferred
stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding
—
Class
A common stock, $0.0001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 4,622,126 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 25,377,874 shares
subject to possible redemption)
462
Class
B common stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 7,500,000 shares issued and outstanding
750
Additional
paid-in capital
12,915,634
Accumulated
deficit
(7,916,839
)
Total
stockholders’ equity
5,000,007
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
$
301,478,213
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
F- 2
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION
CORP.
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 (INCEPTION)
TO DECEMBER 31, 2020 (As Restated)
Formation
and operating costs
$
531,404
Loss from operations
(531,404
)
Other Income (Expense)
Interest
income
10
Change
in fair value of warrant liabilities
(3,608,275
)
Offering
cost associated with warrants recorded as liabilities
(980,895
)
Loss
on sale of private placement warrants
(2,796,275
)
Total other income
(expense)
(7,385,435
)
Net loss
$
(7,916,839
)
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class
A common stock
30,000,000
Basic and diluted
net income per share, Class A common stock
$
0.00
Weighted average shares outstanding of Class
B common stock
6,856,915
Basic and diluted
net loss per share, Class B common stock
$
(1.15
)
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
F- 3
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION
CORP.
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
FOR THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 (INCEPTION)
TO DECEMBER 31, 2020 (As Restated)
Common
Stock
Additional
Total
Class A
Class B
Paid-In
Accumulated
Stockholders’
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Capital
Deficit
Equity
Balance
as of September 24, 2020 (inception)
—
$
—
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
—
Class B
common stock issued to Sponsor
—
—
7,503,750
750
24,250
—
25,000
Sale
of Units in Initial Public Offering net of underwriter discount and offering cost less fair value of public warrants
30,000,000
3,000
—
—
266,667,586
—
266,670,586
Forfeiture
of 3,750 shares by initial stockholders
—
—
(3,750
)
—
—
—
—
Class A
common stock subject to possible redemption
(25,377,874
)
(2,538
)
—
—
(253,776,202
)
—
(253,778,740
)
Net
loss
—
—
—
—
—
(7,916,839
)
(7,916,839
)
Balance
as of December 31, 2020
4,622,126
$
462
7,500,000
$
750
$
12,915,634
$
(7,916,839
)
$
5,000,007
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
F- 4
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION
CORP.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 (INCEPTION)
TO DECEMBER 31, 2020 (As Restated)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss
$
(7,916,839
)
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Change
in fair value of warrant liabilities
3,608,275
Loss
on sale of private placement warrants
2,796,275
Changes
in current assets and current liabilities:
Prepaid
assets
(294,383
)
Franchise
tax payable
54,149
Accounts
payable
409,896
Net
cash used in operating activities
(1,342,627
)
Cash Flows from Investing
Activities:
Investment of cash into
trust account
(300,000,000
)
Net
cash used in investing activities
(300,000,000
)
Cash Flows from Financing
Activities:
Proceeds from Initial
Public Offering, net of underwriters’ discount
294,980,895
Proceeds from private
placement warrants
8,000,000
Proceeds from Promissory
note
141,881
Repayment of Promissory
note
(141,881
)
Proceeds from issuance
of founder shares
25,000
Payments of offering
costs
(479,438
)
Net
cash provided by financing activities
302,526,457
Net Change in Cash
1,183,830
Cash - Beginning
-
Cash - Ending
$
1,183,830
Supplemental Disclosure
of Non-cash Financing Activities:
Initial value of Class A
common stock subject to possible redemption
$
257,889,120
Change in value of Class
A common stock subject to possible redemption
$
(4,110,380
)
Initial classification
of warrant liabilities
$
28,127,146
Deferred underwriters’
discount payable charged to additional paid-in capital
$
10,500,000
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
F- 5
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION
CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1 — Organization and Business Operations
Organization and General
Forest Road Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”)
was incorporated in Delaware on September 24, 2020. The Company was formed for the purpose of entering into a merger, capital stock exchange,
asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”).
The Company is not limited to a specific industry or sector for purposes of consummating a Business Combination; however, the Company
intends to concentrate its efforts on identifying businesses in the technology, media and telecommunications industry. 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 December 31, 2020, the Company had not yet commenced any operations. All activity through December 31, 2020, relates to the Company’s
formation and the initial public offering (“IPO”) described below. The Company will not generate any operating revenues until
after the completion of its initial business combination, at the earliest. The Company will generate non-operating income in the form
of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the IPO.
The Company’s sponsor is Forest Road
Acquisition Sponsor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Company’s
IPO was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 24, 2020 (the “Effective
Date”). On November 30, 2020, the Company consummated the IPO of 30,000,000 units (the “Units” and, with respect to
the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units sold, the “Public Shares”), including the issuance of 3,900,000
Units as a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of Class
A common stock, $0.0001 par value, and one-third of one redeemable warrant entitling its holder to purchase one share of Class
A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. The Units were sold at an offering price of $10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds
of $300,000,000 (Note 4).
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO,
the Company consummated the private placement (“Private Placement”) with the Sponsor of an aggregate of 5,333,333 warrants
(“Private Placement Warrants”) to purchase Class A common stock, each at a price of $1.50 per Private Placement Warrant,
generating total proceeds of $8,000,000 (Note 5).
Transaction costs amounted to $16,979,438,
consisting of $6,000,000 of underwriting discount, $10,500,000 of deferred underwriters’ fee and $479,438 of other offering costs.
Trust Account
Following the closing of the IPO on
November 30, 2020, an amount of $300,000,000 ($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the
sale of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in a trust account (“Trust Account”) which was invested in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 promulgated under
the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S. government treasury obligations, until the earlier of (a) the
completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination, (b) the redemption of any public shares properly submitted in
connection with a shareholder vote to amend the Company’s certificate of incorporation, or (c) the redemption of the
Company’s public shares if the Company is unable to complete the initial Business Combination within 24 months from the
closing of the IPO, or November 30, 2022 (the “Combination Period).
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FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Initial Business Combination
The Company’s management has broad discretion
with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the IPO 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
operating businesses or assets that together have an aggregate fair market value equal to at least 80% of the net assets held in the
Trust Account (net of amounts disbursed to management for working capital purposes, if permitted, and excluding the amount of any deferred
underwriting commissions) at the time of the Company’s signing a definitive agreement in connection with its initial Business Combination.
However, the Company will only complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding
voting securities of the target or otherwise acquires an interest in the target business or assets sufficient for it not to be required
to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”).
The Company will provide its holders of the outstanding
Public Shares (the “public stockholders”) 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 stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or
(ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct
a tender offer will be made by the Company. The public stockholders 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 $10.00 per Public Share, plus any pro rata interest earned on the
funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its tax obligations). There will be no redemption rights
upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants.
The Company will only proceed with a Business
Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $5,000,001 either prior to or upon such consummation of a Business Combination
and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder
vote is not required by applicable law or stock exchange rules and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business
or other reasons, the Company will, pursuant to its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation”), conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents
with the SEC prior to completing a Business Combination.
If, however, stockholder approval of the transaction
is required by applicable law or stock exchange rules, or the Company decides to obtain stockholder 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 stockholder 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 IPO in favor of approving a Business Combination.
Additionally, each public stockholder may elect to redeem their Public Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed
transaction or do not vote at all.
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FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Notwithstanding the above, if the Company
seeks stockholder approval of a Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that a public stockholder, together with any affiliate of such
stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder 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
15% or more of the Public Shares, without the prior consent of the Company. The Sponsor has agreed (a) to waive its redemption
rights with respect to its Founder Shares and Public Shares held by it in connection with the completion of a Business Combination
and (b) not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing
of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with the Company’s initial Business Combination or to
redeem 100% of its Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination or (ii) with respect to any other provision
relating to stockholders’ rights (including redemption rights) or pre-initial business combination activity, unless the
Company provides the public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such
amendment.
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 Sponsor has agreed to waive its liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company
fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period. However, if the Sponsor acquires Public Shares in or after the
IPO, such Public Shares will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account if the Company fails to complete a Business
Combination within the Combination Period.
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 the lesser of (1) $10.00 per Public Share and (2) the actual amount per Public
Share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust assets,
less taxes payable, provided that such liability will not apply to claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed
a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the Trust Account nor will it apply to any claims under the Company’s indemnity
of the underwriters of the IPO against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”). Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not
be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor
will have to indemnify the Trust Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers (except the
Company’s independent registered public accounting firm), prospective target businesses and other entities with which the Company
does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the
Trust Account.
F- 8
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Liquidity
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had cash
outside the Trust Account of $1,183,830 available for working capital needs. All remaining cash held in the Trust Account is generally
unavailable for the Company’s use, prior to an initial Business Combination, and is restricted for use either in a Business Combination
or to redeem common stock. As of December 31, 2020, none of the amount in the Trust Account was available to be withdrawn as described
above.
Through December 31, 2020, the Company’s
liquidity needs were satisfied through receipt of $25,000 from the sale of the founder shares, advances from the Sponsor in an aggregate
amount of $141,881 and the remaining net proceeds from the IPO and the sale of Private Placement Warrants.
The Company anticipates that the $1,183,830
outside of the Trust Account as of December 31, 2020 will be sufficient to allow the Company to operate for at least the next 12 months
from the issuance of the financial statements, assuming that a Business Combination is not consummated during that time. Until consummation
of its Business Combination, the Company will be using the funds not held in the Trust Account, and any additional Working Capital Loans
(as defined in Note 6) from the initial stockholders, the Company’s officers and directors, or their respective affiliates (which
is described in Note 6), for identifying and evaluating prospective acquisition candidates, performing business due diligence on prospective
target businesses, traveling to and from the offices, plants or similar locations of prospective target businesses, reviewing corporate
documents and material agreements of prospective target businesses, selecting the target business to acquire and structuring, negotiating
and consummating the Business Combination.
The Company does not believe it will need
to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating its business. However, if the Company’s estimates
of the costs of undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating business combination is less than the actual amount necessary
to do so, the Company may have insufficient funds available to operate its business prior to the business combination. Moreover, the
Company will need to raise additional capital through loans from its Sponsor, officers, directors, or third parties. None of the Sponsor,
officers or directors is under any obligation to advance funds to, or to invest in, the Company. If the Company is unable to raise additional
capital, it may be required to take additional measures to conserve liquidity, which could include, but not necessarily be limited to,
curtailing operations, suspending the pursuit of its business plan, and reducing overhead expenses. The Company cannot provide any assurance
that new financing will be available to it on commercially acceptable terms, if at all.
F- 9
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION
CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Risks and Uncertainties
On January 30, 2020, the World Health
Organization (“WHO”) announced a global health emergency because of a new strain of coronavirus (the “COVID-19 outbreak”).
In March 2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, based on the rapid increase in exposure globally. The
full impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve. The impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the Company’s
financial position will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak and related advisories and restrictions.
These developments and the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the financial markets and the overall economy are highly uncertain
and cannot be predicted. If the financial markets and/or the overall economy are impacted for an extended period, the Company’s
financial position may be materially adversely affected. Additionally, the Company’s ability to complete an initial Business Combination
may be materially adversely affected due to significant governmental measures being implemented to contain the COVID-19 outbreak
or treat its impact, including travel restrictions, the shutdown of businesses and quarantines, among others, which may limit the Company’s
ability to have meetings with potential investors or affect the ability of a potential target company’s personnel, vendors
and service providers to negotiate and consummate an initial Business Combination in a timely manner. The Company’s ability to
consummate an initial business combination may also be dependent on the ability to raise additional equity and debt financing, which
may be impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting market downturn.
Note 2 — Restatement of
Previously Issued Financial Statements
The Company previously accounted for its outstanding
warrants as components of equity instead of as derivative liabilities. The warrant agreement governing the warrants includes a provision
that provides for potential changes to the settlement amounts dependent upon the characteristics of the holder of the warrant.
Upon review of the “Staff Statement
on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)” promulgated by
the SEC on April 12, 2021, the Company’s management further evaluated the warrants under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
Subtopic 815-40, Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity. ASC Section 815-40-15 addresses equity versus liability treatment and classification
of equity-linked financial instruments, including warrants, and states that a warrant may be classified as a component of equity only
if, among other things, the warrant is indexed to the issuer’s common stock. Under ASC Section 815-40-15, a warrant is not indexed
to the issuer’s common stock if the terms of the warrant require an adjustment to the exercise price upon a specified event and
that event is not an input to the fair value of the warrant. An instrument would be considered indexed to an entity’s own stock
if its settlement amount were equal to the difference between the fair value of a fixed number of the entity’s equity shares and
a fixed monetary amount or an instrument that includes variables that would be inputs to the fair value of a fixed-for-fixed forward
or option on equity shares. Based on management’s evaluation, the Company’s audit committee, in consultation with management,
concluded that the Company’s warrants are not indexed to the Company’s common stock in the manner contemplated by ASC Section
815-40-15 because the holder of the instrument is not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares.
As a result of the above, the Company is reclassifying
the warrants as derivative liabilities in its previously issued financial statements. Under this accounting treatment, the Company is
required to measure the fair value of the warrants at the end of each reporting period and recognize changes in the fair value from the
prior period in the Company’s operating results for the current period.
F- 10
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company’s accounting for the warrants
as components of equity instead of as derivative liabilities did not have any effect on the Company’s previously reported operating
expenses, cash flows or cash.
As
Previously
Reported
Adjustments
As
Restated
Balance sheet as of November 30, 2020 (audited)
Warrant Liabilities
$ —
$ 28,127,146
$ 28,127,146
Class A Common stock Subject to Possible Redemption
286,016,268
(28,127,148 )
257,889,120
Class A Common stock
140
281
421
Additional Paid-in Capital
5,028,404
3,776,890
8,805,294
Accumulated Deficit
(29,293 )
(3,777,169 )
(3,806,462 )
Stockholders’ Equity
5,000,001
2
5,000,003
Balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 (audited)
Warrant Liabilities
$ —
$ 31,735,421
$ 31,735,421
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
285,514,160
(31,735,420 )
253,778,740
Class A Common stock
145
317
462
Additional Paid-in Capital
5,530,507
7,385,127
12,915,634
Accumulated Deficit
(531,394 )
(7,385,445 )
(7,916,839 )
Stockholders’ Equity
5,000,008
(1 )
5,000,007
Period from September 24, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020 (audited)
Formation and operating costs
$ —
$ (2,796,275 )
$ (2,796,275 )
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
—
(3,608,275 )
(3,608,275 )
Offering cost associated with warrants recorded as liabilities
—
(980,895 )
(980,895 )
Net loss
(531,394 )
(7,385,445 )
(7,916,839 )
Basic and diluted net loss per share, Class B
(0.08 )
(1.07 )
(1.15 )
Note 3 — Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying financial statements of the
Company is presented in U.S. dollars in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”)
and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In the opinion of management,
all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) have been made that are necessary to present fairly the financial position,
and the results of its operations and its cash flows.
F- 11
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Emerging Growth Company Status
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”), 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 stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts
emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that
is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered
under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company
can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but
any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that
when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging
growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make
comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither an emerging growth company nor an
emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential
differences in accounting standards used.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with US 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 expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all short-term investments
with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
Marketable Securities Held in Trust Account
At December 31, 2020, the assets held in the
Trust Account were money market funds. During the period September 24, 2020 (inception) to December 31, 2020, the Company did not withdraw
any of interest income from the Trust Account to pay its tax obligations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject
the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution, which, at times, may exceed the Federal
Depository Insurance Coverage of $250,000. At December 31, 2020, the Company has not experienced losses on this account and management
believes the Company is not exposed to significant risk on such accounts.
F- 12
FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A common
stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.”
Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as a liability instrument and are measured at fair value.
Conditionally redeemable common stock (including common stock 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, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. The Company’s common stock features
certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain
future events. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2020, 25,377,874 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption are presented
at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s balance sheet.
Net Income (loss) per Common Stock
Net income (loss) per share of common
stock is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common stock outstanding for the period. The
Company has not considered the effect of warrants sold in the IPO and private placement to purchase 15,333,333 of Class A common
stock in the calculation of diluted income (loss) per share, since the exercise of the warrants are contingent upon the occurrence
of future events and the inclusion of such warrants would be anti-dilutive.
The Company complies with accounting and disclosure
requirements ASC Topic 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The Company’s statements of operations include a presentation
of income (loss) per share for common stock subject to possible redemption in a manner similar to the two-class method of income (loss)
per share. Net income per share of common stock, basic and diluted for Class A redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing the interest
income earned on the Trust Account (totaling $0 for the period September 24, 2020 (Inception) through December 31, 2020) by the weighted
average number of Class A redeemable common stock outstanding since original issuance. Net loss per share of common stock, basic and diluted
for Class B non-redeemable common stock is calculated by dividing the net income, adjusted for income attributable to Class A redeemable
common stock, by the weighted average number of Class B non-redeemable common stock outstanding for the period. Class B non-redeemable
common stock includes the Founder Shares as these shares do not have any redemption features and do not participate in the income earned
on the Trust Account. The Company did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted
into common stock and then share in the earnings of the Company. As a result, diluted loss per share is the same as basic loss per share
for the period presented.
Warrant liabilities
The Company does not use derivative instruments
to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including
issued stock purchase warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives,
pursuant to ASC 480 and ASC 815-15. The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded
as liabilities or as equity, is reassessed at the end of each reporting period.
The Company accounts for its 15,333,333
common stock warrants issued in connection with its IPO (10,000,000) and Private Placement (5,333,333) as derivative warrant
liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40. Accordingly, the Company recognizes the warrant instruments as liabilities at fair value
and adjusts the instruments to fair value at each reporting period. The liabilities are subject to remeasurement at each balance
sheet date until exercised, and any change in fair value is recognized in the Company’s statement of operations. The fair
value of warrants issued by the Company in connection with the IPO and Private Placement has been estimated using Monte Carlo
simulations at each measurement date.
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FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following table reflects the calculation
of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share of common stock (in dollars, except per share amounts):
For the period
From
September 24,
2020
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2020
Redeemable Class A common stock
Numerator: Earnings allocable to Redeemable Class A common stock
Interest income
$ -
Net earnings
$ -
Denominator: Weighted average redeemable Class A common stock
Redeemable Class A common stock, basic and diluted
30,000,000
Earnings/basic and diluted redeemable Class A common stock
$ 0.00
Non-redeemable Class B common stock
Numerator: Net income minus redeemable net earnings
Net income (loss)
$ (7,196,839 )
Redeemable net earnings
-
Non-redeemable net loss
$ (7,196,839 )
Denominator: weighted average non-redeemable Class B common stock
Non-redeemable Class B common stock, basic and diluted
6,856,915
Loss/ Basic and diluted non-redeemable common stock
$ (1.15 )
Offering Costs associated with the Initial
Public Offering
Offering costs consist principally of professional
and registration fees incurred through the balance sheet date that are related to the Public Offering. Offering costs were allocated
on a relative fair value basis between stockholders’ equity and expense. The portion of offering costs allocated to the public
warrants has been charged to expense. The portion of offering costs allocated to the public shares has been charged to stockholders’
equity. On December 31, 2020, offering costs totaled $16,979,438 (consisting of $6,000,000 of underwriting fees, $10,500,000 of deferred
underwriting fees and $479,438 of other offering costs), of which $980,895 was charged to expense and $15,998,543 was charged to stockholders’
equity.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets
and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 820,
“Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” approximates the carrying amounts represented in the balance sheet.
Income Taxes
The Company follows the asset and liability method
of accounting for income taxes under ASC 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 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.
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FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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 no unrecognized
tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of December 31, 2020. The Company is currently not aware of any issues
under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income
tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception.
Recent Accounting Standards
Management does not believe that any recently
issued, but not effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial
statements.
Note 4 — Initial Public Offering
On November 30, 2020, the Company sold 30,000,000 Units
at a price of $10.00 per Unit, including the issuance of 3,900,000 Units as a result of the underwriters’ partial exercise of their
over-allotment option. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share and one-third of
one redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of
Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 8).
Note 5 — Private Placement
Simultaneously with the closing of the IPO,
the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 5,333,333 Private Placement Warrants, at a price of $1.50 per unit, for an aggregate purchase price
of $8,000,000. A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants was added to the net proceeds from the IPO held in the Trust
Account. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable to purchase one share of Class A common stock at $11.50 per share. A
portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants will be added to the proceeds from the IPO to be held in the Trust Account.
If the Company does not complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period, 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.
Note 6 — Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
On September 29, 2020, the Sponsor paid $25,000
to cover certain offering costs of the Company in consideration of 7,187,500 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock
(the “Founder Shares”). The Founder Shares included an aggregate of up to 937,500 shares subject to forfeiture by the Sponsor
to the extent that the underwriters’ over-allotment option was not exercised in full. On November 24, 2020, as part of an
upsizing of the IPO, the Sponsor was issued an additional 316,250 Founder Shares by the Company, resulting in a increase in the total
number of shares of Class B common stock outstanding from 7,187,500 to 7,503,750 (of which 978,750 were subject to surrender for no consideration
depending on the extent to which the underwriters exercised their over-allotment option). On November 30, 2020, the underwriters partially
exercised their over-allotment option and forfeited the remaining over-allotment option, hence, 975,000 Founder Shares were no longer
subject to forfeiture and 3,750 Founder Shares were forfeited, resulting in an aggregate of 7,500,000 Founder Shares outstanding at December
31, 2020.
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FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Promissory Note — Related Party
The Sponsor had agreed to loan the Company
an aggregate of up to $300,000 to be used for the payment of costs related to the IPO. The promissory note was non-interest bearing,
unsecured and was due on the earlier of June 30, 2021 and the closing of the IPO. The Company had $141,881 in borrowings outstanding
under the promissory note, which was repaid in full out of the offering proceeds not held in the Trust Account.
Administrative Service Fee
The Company has agreed, commencing on the effective
date of the IPO through the earlier of the Company’s consummation of a Business Combination or its liquidation, to pay an affiliate
of the Sponsor a monthly fee of $10,000 for office space, administrative and support services. Upon completion of the initial Business
Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. For the period September 24, 2020 (inception)
through December 31, 2020, the Company has paid $10,000 of administrative fees.
Related Party Loans
In addition, in order to finance transaction
costs in connection with a Business Combination, the Sponsor may, but is not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required
(“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes a Business Combination, the Company may repay the Working Capital Loans
out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans may 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, other than the interest on such proceeds that may be released for working capital purposes. 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 $1,500,000 of such Working Capital Loans may be convertible into warrants of the post Business Combination entity at
a price of $1.50 per warrant. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants. As of December 31, 2020, no Working
Capital Loans were outstanding.
Note 7 — Commitments & Contingencies
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Private Placement
Warrants, and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans (and any shares of common stock 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 on the effective date of the IPO
requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion to shares of Class A
common stock). The holders of these securities will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short-form registration demands,
that the Company register such securities. In addition, the holders will have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with
respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of a Business Combination. The Company will bear the expenses incurred
in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
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FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Underwriters Agreement
On November 30, 2020, the underwriters were paid
a cash underwriting fee of 2% of the gross proceeds of the IPO, totaling $6,000,000.
In addition, $0.35 per unit, or approximately
$10,500,000 in the aggregate, will be payable to the underwriters for deferred underwriting commissions. The deferred fee will become
payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that the Company completes a Business Combination,
subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement.
Note 8 — Warrants
Public 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
Public Warrants will become exercisable on the later of (a) 12 months from the closing of the IPO and (b) 30 days after the completion
of a Business Combination. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A common stock 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 common stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject
to the Company satisfying its obligations with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated
to issue any shares of Class A common stock upon exercise of a warrant unless the share of Class A common stock issuable upon
such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the
registered holder of the warrants. The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days after
the closing of a Business Combination, it will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement registering the registration,
under the Securities Act, of the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its best efforts
to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating
thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. If a registration statement
covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60th business day after
the closing of a Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during
any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless
basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A
common stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition
of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders
of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of
the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, the Company will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration
statement, but will use its best efforts to qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.
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FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Redemption of warrants for cash. Once the
warrants become exercisable, the Company may call the warrants for redemption:
●
in
whole and not in part;
●
at a price of $0.01
per warrant;
●
upon not less than 30 days’
prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and
●
if, and only if, the
closing price of the common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock capitalizations, reorganizations,
recapitalizations and the like and for certain issuances of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities for capital raising
purposes in connection with the closing of our initial business combination) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period
ending three business days before we send to the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
If and when the warrants become redeemable
by the Company, it may exercise its redemption right even if the Company is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for
sale under all applicable state securities laws.
If the Company has not completed the initial
Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the Trust Account, holders of warrants
will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution from the Company’s
assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire worthless.
Note 9 — Stockholder’s Equity
Preferred Stock — The Company
is authorized to issue a total of 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock at par value of $0.0001 each. At December 31, 2020, there were
no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Class A Common Stock —
The Company is authorized to issue a total of 300,000,000 shares of Class A common stock at par value of $0.0001 each. At December 31,
2020, there were 4,622,126 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 25,377,874 shares subject to possible redemption)
Class B Common Stock — The
Company is authorized to issue a total of 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock at par value of $0.0001 each. At December 31, 2020,
there were 7,500,000 shares of Class B common stock issued or outstanding.
Holders of Class A common stock and Class B
common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders except as required by law. The shares
of Class B common stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock at the time of a Business Combination
on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities
are issued or deemed issued in connection with a Business Combination, the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon
conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20% of the total number of shares of Class A
common stock outstanding after such conversion (after giving effect to any redemptions of shares of Class A common stock by public
stockholders), including the total number of shares of Class A common stock 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 a Business Combination, excluding any shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities or rights exercisable
for or convertible into shares of Class A common stock issued, or to be issued, to any seller in a Business Combination and any
Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor, officers or directors upon conversion of Working Capital Loans, provided that such
conversion of Founder Shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one basis.
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FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 10 — Income Tax
The Company’s net deferred tax assets are
as follows:
December 31,
2020
Deferred tax asset
Organizational costs/Start-up expenses
$ 100,224
Federal Net Operating loss
11,369
Total deferred tax asset
111,593
Valuation allowance
(111,593 )
Deferred tax asset,
net of allowance
$ —
The income tax provision consists of the following:
December 31,
2020
Federal
Current
$
—
Deferred
(111,593
)
State
Current
—
Deferred
—
Change
in valuation allowance
(111,593
)
Income
tax provision
$
—
The
Company’s net operating loss carryforward as of December 31, 2020 amounted to $54,139
which was available to offset future taxable income.
In assessing the realization of the deferred
tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which
temporary differences representing net future deductible amounts become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred
tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. After consideration of all of
the information available, management believes that significant uncertainty exists with respect to future realization of the deferred
tax assets and has therefore established a full valuation allowance. For the period from September 24, 2020 (inception) through December
31, 2020, the change in the valuation allowance was $111,593.
A reconciliation of the federal income tax rate
to the Company’s effective tax rate at December 31, 2020 is as follows:
Statutory federal income tax rate
21.0 %
State taxes, net of federal tax benefit
0.0 %
Permanent Book/Tax Differences
-19.6 %
Change in valuation allowance
-1.4 %
Income tax provision
— %
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S.
federal jurisdiction in various state and local jurisdictions and is subject to examination by the various taxing authorities, since
inception.
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FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 11 — Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would
be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement
date. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives
the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the
lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These tiers include:
●
Level 1
- defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets;
●
Level 2
- defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted
prices for similar instruments in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not
active; and
●
Level 3
- defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own
assumptions, such as valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value
drivers are unobservable.
At December 31, 2020, assets held in
the Trust Account were comprised of $300,000,000 in money market funds. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company did
not withdraw any interest income from the Trust Account.
At December 31, 2020, there were 10,000,000
Public Warrants and 5,333,333 Private Placement Warrants outstanding.
The following table presents information about
the Company’s assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31, 2020 and indicates the fair value hierarchy
of the valuation inputs the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
December 31,
Quoted
Prices In
Active
Markets
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
Significant
Other
Unobservable
Inputs
2020
(Level 1)
(Level 2)
(Level 3)
Description
Assets:
Money Market Funds held in Trust Account
$ 300,000,000
$ 300,000,000
$ -
$ -
Liabilities:
Warrant Liability – Public Warrants
$ 19,522,653
$ -
$ -
$ 19,522,653
Warrant Liability – Private Warrants
$ 12,212,768
$ -
$ -
$ 12,212,768
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FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company utilizes a Monte Carlo simulation
model to value the warrants at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the statement of operations. The estimated
fair value of the warrant liability is determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a binomial options pricing model are assumptions
related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility
of its common stock based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest rate
is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of the
warrants. The expected life of the warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based
on the historical rate, which the Company anticipates to remain at zero. However, inherent uncertainties are involved. If factors or
assumptions change, the estimated fair values could be materially different.
The aforementioned warrant liabilities are
not subject to qualified hedge accounting.
There were no transfers between Levels 1,
2 or 3 during the year ended December 31, 2020.
The following table provides quantitative
information regarding Level 3 fair value measurements:
At
November 30,
2020
(Initial
Measurement)
As of
December 31,
2020
Stock price
$ 10.18
$ 10.50
Strike price
$ 11.50
$ 11.50
Term (in years)
5.0
5.0
Volatility
28.9 %
31.3 %
Risk-free rate
0.45 %
0.44 %
Dividend yield
0.0 %
0.0 %
Probability of completing a Business Combination
85.0 %
90.0 %
The following table presents the changes in the fair
value of warrant liabilities:
Private
Placement
Public
Warrant
Liabilities
Fair value as of September 24, 2020 (inception)
$ —
$ —
$ —
Initial measurement on November 30, 2020
10,796,275
17,330,871
28,127,146
Change in fair value recognized in earnings
1,416,493
2,191,782
3,608,275
Fair value as of December 31, 2020
$ 12,212,768
$ 19,522,653
$ 31,735,421
Level 3 financial liabilities consist of the
Public Warrant and Private Placement Warrant liability for which there is no current market for these securities such that the determination
of fair value requires significant judgment or estimation. Changes in fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair
value hierarchy are analyzed each period based on changes in estimates or assumptions and recorded as appropriate.
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FOREST ROAD ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 12 — 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 as described
below and in Note 2, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial
statements.
Merger Agreement
On February 9, 2021, Forest Road entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with BB Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Forest Road (“Beachbody Merger Sub”), MFH Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Forest Road (“Myx Merger Sub”), The Beachbody Company Group, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (“Beachbody”), and Myx Fitness Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Myx”).
Subscription Agreements
On February 9, 2021, Forest Road and certain
investors entered into subscription agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”) pursuant to which such investors have agreed
to purchase in connection with the Closing an aggregate of 22.5 million shares of Class A common stock for a purchase price of $10.00
per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $225 million (together, the “PIPE Investment”). The obligations of each party
to consummate the PIPE Investment are conditioned upon, among other things, customary closing conditions and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
1.1
Underwriting
Agreement, dated November 24, 2020, between the Company and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (2)
2.1
Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 9, 2021, by and among the Company, Beachbody Merger Sub, Myx Merger Sub, Beachbody and Myx.
(3)
3.1
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.(2)
3.2
Bylaws.
(1)
4.1
Specimen
Unit Certificate. (1)
4.2
Specimen
Class A Common Stock Certificate. (1)
4.3
Specimen
Warrant Certificate. (1)
4.4
Warrant
Agreement dated November 24, 2020 between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company. (1)
4.5
Description of Registered Securities.***
10.1
Letter
Agreement dated November 24, 2020 among the Company, Forest Road Acquisition Sponsor LLC and each of the executive officers and directors
of the Registrant. (2)
10.2
Investment
Management Trust Agreement dated November 24, 2020 between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and the Company. (2)
10.3
Registration
Rights Agreement dated November 24, 2020 among the Company, Forest Road Acquisition Sponsor LLC and the Holders signatory thereto.
(2)
10.4
Private
Placement Warrants Purchase Agreement dated November 24, 2020 between the Company and Forest Road Acquisition Sponsor LLC. (2)
10.5
Form
of Indemnity Agreement. (1)
10.6
Promissory
Note issued to Forest Road Acquisition Sponsor LLC. (1)
10.7
Securities
Subscription Agreement between the Company and Forest Road Acquisition Sponsor LLC. (1)
10.8
Administrative
Support Agreement dated November 24, 2020 between the Company and The Forest Road Company, LLC. (2)
10.9
Form
of Subscription Agreement. (3)
10.10
Sponsor
Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2021, by and among the Company, Forest Road Acquisition Sponsor LLC and Beachbody. (3)
10.11
Member
Support Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2021, by and among the Company, Beachbody, and certain equityholders of Beachbody set
forth therein. (3)
10.12
Myx
Support Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2021, by and among the Company, Myx, Beachbody, and certain equityholders of Myx set forth
therein. (3)
31.1
Certification
of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).*
31.2
Certification
of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).*
32.1
Certification
of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350.**
32.2
Certification
of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350.**
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema*
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase*
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase*
101.PRE
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document*
101.DEF
XBRL Definition Linkbase Document*
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
***
Previously
filed.
(1) Incorporated
by reference to the Company’s Form S-1, originally filed with the SEC on October 8,
2020, as amended.
(2) Incorporated
by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 1, 2020.
(3) Incorporated
by reference to the Company’s Form 8-K/A, filed with the SEC on February 16, 2021.
36
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
May
3, 2021
Forest
Road Acquisition Corp.
By:
/s/
Keith L. Horn
Name:
Keith
L. Horn
Title:
Chief
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Position
Date
/s/ Keith
L. Horn
Chief Executive Officer,
Secretary and Director
May
3, 2021
Keith L. Horn
(Principal Executive
Officer)
/s/ Zachary
Tarica
Chairperson of the Board
of Directors and
May
3, 2021
Zachary Tarica
Chief Investment Officer
/s/ Idan
Shani
Chief Operating Officer
May
3, 2021
Idan Shani
/s/ Salil
Mehta
Chief
Financial Officer
May
3, 2021
Salil Mehta
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
/s/ Thomas
Staggs
Director, Chairperson
of the Strategic Advisory Committee
May
3, 2021
Thomas Staggs
/s/ Peter
Schlessel
Director
May
3, 2021
Peter Schlessel
/s/ Martin
Luther King III
Director
May
3, 2021
Martin Luther King III
/s/ Teresa
Miles Walsh
Director
May
3, 2021
Teresa Miles Walsh
/s/ Sheila
A. Stamps
Director
May
3, 2021
Sheila A. Stamps
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