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gross proceeds to us of $11,200,000.
−Removed: Upon the closing of the IPO, $10.20 per Unit sold in the IPO (including the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, are held in a trust
−Removed: account (“Trust Account”) and will be invested only in U.S.
−Removed: government securities 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
+Added: Upon the closing of the IPO, $10.20 per Unit sold in the IPO (including the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants, are held in a
+Added: trust account (“Trust Account”) and will be invested only in U.S.
+Added: government securities 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
government treasury obligations.
The trust account is intended as a holding place for funds pending the earliest to occur of:
−Removed: (a) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (b) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in
−Removed: connection with a stockholder vote to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of our Class A common stock the right to have their shares redeemed in
−Removed: connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete the initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering or (ii) with respect to any other provisions relating to
−Removed: the rights of holders of our Class A common stock, and (c) the redemption of our public shares if we have not consummated the initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering, subject to applicable law.
+Added: (a) the completion of the initial Business Combination, (b) the redemption of any public shares properly
+Added: tendered in connection with a stockholder vote to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to provide holders of our Class A common stock the right to have their shares
+Added: redeemed in connection with the initial Business Combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete the initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering or (ii) with respect to any other
+Added: provisions relating to the rights of holders of our Class A common stock, and (c) the redemption of our public shares if we have not consummated the initial Business Combination within 18 months from the closing of this offering, subject to
+Added: applicable law.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that we will have until the Termination Date to complete the initial Business Combination.
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(ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal
−Removed: to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution
−Removed: 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), subject to
−Removed: applicable law;
−Removed: 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
−Removed: law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
+Added: to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay our franchise and income taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay
+Added: 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),
+Added: subject to applicable law;
+Added: 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
+Added: under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
Extension of Combination Period
−Removed: On April 25, 2023, we held the Extension Meeting to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to (i) extend the Termination Date from the Original Termination Date to the Charter Extension Date and to
−Removed: allow us, without another shareholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate a Business Combination on a monthly basis for up to nine times by an additional one month each time after the Charter Extension Date, by resolution of
−Removed: the our board of directors if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until May 1, 2024, or a total of up to twelve months after the Original Termination Date, unless the closing of our
−Removed: initial Business Combination shall have occurred prior to such date and (ii) remove the limitation that we may not redeem shares of public stock to the extent that such redemption would result in us having net tangible assets (as determined in
+Added: On April 25, 2023, we held the Extension Meeting to amend our amended and restated certificate of incorporation to (i) extend the Termination Date from the Original Termination Date to the Charter Extension Date and
+Added: to allow us, without another shareholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate a Business Combination on a monthly basis for up to nine times by an additional one month each time after the Charter Extension Date, by resolution
+Added: of the our board of directors if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until May 1, 2024, or a total of up to twelve months after the Original Termination Date, unless the closing of
+Added: our initial Business Combination shall have occurred prior to such date and (ii) remove the limitation that we may not redeem shares of public stock to the extent that such redemption would result in us having net tangible assets (as determined in
accordance with Rule 3a51-1(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, of less than $5,000,000.
−Removed: The shareholders of the Company approved the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Redemption Limitation Amendment at the Extension Meeting
−Removed: and on April 26, 2023, we filed the Extension Amendment and the Redemption Limitation Amendment with the Secretary of State of Delaware.
+Added: The shareholders of the Company approved the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Redemption Limitation Amendment at the Extension
+Added: Meeting and on April 26, 2023, we filed the Extension Amendment and the Redemption Limitation Amendment with the Secretary of State of Delaware.
In connection with the vote to approve the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal, the holders of 17,297,209 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the
Company properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $10.40 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of $179,860,588.
−Removed: As disclosed in the proxy statement relating to the Extension Meeting, the Sponsor agreed that if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, it or one or more of its affiliates, members or third-party designees will
−Removed: contribute to us as a loan, within ten (10) business days of the date of the Extension Meeting, of the lesser of (a) an aggregate of $487,500 or (b) $0.0975 per share that is not redeemed in connection with the Extension Meeting, to be deposited into
−Removed: the Trust Account.
−Removed: In addition, in the event we do not consummate an initial business combination by August 1, 2023, the Lender may contribute to us the lesser of (a) $162,500 or (b) $0.0325 per each share of public stock that is not redeemed in
−Removed: connection with the Extension Meeting as a loan to be deposited into the Trust Account for each of nine one-month extensions following August 1, 2023.
−Removed: In association with the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, on May 9, 2023, we issued the Promissory Note to the Sponsor and the Sponsor funded the initial principal amount of $487,500.
−Removed: Such funds have been
+Added: As disclosed in the proxy statement relating to the Extension Meeting, the Sponsor agreed that if the Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, it or one or more of its affiliates, members or third-party designees
+Added: will contribute to us as a loan, within ten (10) business days of the date of the Extension Meeting, of the lesser of (a) an aggregate of $487,500 or (b) $0.0975 per share that is not redeemed in connection with the Extension Meeting, to be
deposited into the Trust Account.
−Removed: The Promissory Note does not bear interest and matures upon closing of our initial Business Combination.
−Removed: In the event that we do not consummate a Business Combination, the Promissory Note will be repaid only from
−Removed: amounts remaining outside of the Trust Account, if any.
−Removed: Up to the total principal amount of the Promissory Note may be converted, in whole or in part, at the option of the Lender into warrants of the Company at a price of $1.00 per warrant, which
−Removed: warrants will be identical to the Private Placement Warrants issued to the Sponsor at the time of the IPO.
−Removed: On August 1, 2023, the Company drew $162,500 pursuant to the Promissory Note, which funds the Company deposited into the Trust Account for its public stockholders.
−Removed: This deposit enabled the Company to extend the
−Removed: Termination Date from August 1, 2023 to September 1, 2023.
−Removed: The First Extension is the first of nine one-month extensions permitted under the Company’s amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation and provides the Company with additional time to
−Removed: complete its initial Business Combination.
+Added: In addition, in the event we do not consummate an initial business combination by August 1, 2023, the Lender may contribute to us the lesser of (a) $162,500 or (b) $0.0325 per each share of public stock that is not
+Added: redeemed in connection with the Extension Meeting as a loan to be deposited into the Trust Account for each of nine one-month extensions following August 1, 2023.
+Added: In association with the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, on May 9, 2023, we issued the Promissory Note to the Sponsor and the Sponsor funded deposits into the Trust Account.
+Added: The Promissory Note does not
+Added: bear interest and matures upon closing of our initial Business Combination.
+Added: In the event that we do not consummate a Business Combination, the Promissory Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Trust Account, if any.
+Added: the total principal amount of the Promissory Note may be converted, in whole or in part, at the option of the Lender into warrants of the Company at a price of $1.00 per warrant, which warrants will be identical to the Private Placement Warrants
+Added: issued to the Sponsor at the time of the IPO.
+Added: As of the date of this filing, the Company has deposited an aggregate of $1,137,500 into the Trust Account to extend the Termination Date to December 1, 2023.
+Added: Proposed Business Combination
+Added: On September 12, 2023, Focus Impact Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“FIAC”) entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the
+Added: “Business Combination Agreement” and the transactions contemplated thereby, collectively, the “Business Combination”), by and among FIAC, Focus Impact Amalco Sub Ltd., a company existing under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (“Amalco
+Added: Sub”) and DevvStream Holdings Inc., a company existing under the Laws of the Province of British Columbia (“Devvstream”).
+Added: Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, among other things FIAC will acquire DevvStream for consideration of shares in
+Added: FIAC following its continuance to the Province of Alberta (as further explained below).
+Added: The terms of the Business Combination Agreement, which contains customary representations and warranties, covenants, closing conditions and other terms relating
+Added: to the mergers and the other transactions contemplated thereby, are summarized below.
+Added: Structure of the Business Combination
+Added: The acquisition is structured as a continuance followed by an amalgamation transaction, resulting in the following:
+Added: prior to the Effective Time, FIAC will continue (the “FIAC Continuance”) from the State of Delaware under the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) to the Province of Alberta under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta) (“ABCA”) and
+Added: change its name to DevvStream Corp.
+Added: (“New PubCo”).
+Added: following the FIAC Continuance, and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Plan of Arrangement and the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “BCBCA”), Amalco Sub and DevvStream will amalgamate to form one
+Added: corporate entity (“Amalco”) in accordance with the terms of the BCBCA (the “Amalgamation”), and as a result of the Amalgamation, (i) each Company Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be automatically
+Added: exchanged for that certain number of New PubCo Common Shares equal to the applicable Per Common Share Amalgamation Consideration, (ii) each Company Option and Company RSU issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will
+Added: be cancelled and converted into Converted Options and Converted RSUs, respectively, in an amount equal to the Company Shares underlying such Company Option or Company RSU, respectively, multiplied by the Common Conversion Ratio (and, for
+Added: Company Options, at an adjusted exercise price equal to the exercise price for such Company Option prior to the Effective Time divided by the Common Conversion Ratio), (iii) each Company Warrant issued and outstanding immediately prior to
+Added: the Effective Time shall become exercisable for New PubCo Common Shares in an amount equal to the Company Shares underlying such Company Warrant multiplied by the Common Conversion Ratio (and at an adjusted exercise price equal to the
+Added: exercise price for such Company Warrant prior to the Effective Time divided by the Common Conversion Ratio), (iv) each holder of Company Convertible Notes, if any, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will first
+Added: receive Company Shares and then New PubCo Common Shares in accordance with the terms of such Company Convertible Notes and (v) each common share of Amalco Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be
+Added: automatically exchanged for one common share of Amalco (the FIAC Continuance and the Amalgamation, together with the other transactions related thereto, the “Proposed Transactions”).
+Added: Simultaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, FIAC and Focus Impact Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FIAC Sponsor”) entered into a Sponsor Side Letter, pursuant to which, among other things,
+Added: FIAC Sponsor agreed to forfeit (i) 10% of its SPAC Class B Shares effective as of the consummation of the Continuance at the closing of the Proposed Transactions and (ii) with FIAC Sponsor's consent, up to 30% of its SPAC Class B Shares
+Added: and/or warrants in connection with financing or non-redemption arrangements, if any, entered into prior to consummation of the Business Combination Pursuant to the Sponsor Side Letter, FIAC Sponsor also agreed to (1) certain transfer
+Added: restrictions with respect to SPAC securities, lock-up restrictions (terminating upon the earlier of:
+Added: (A) 360 days after the Closing Date, (B) a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that
+Added: results in all of New PubCo’s stockholders having the right to exchange their equity for cash, securities or other property or (C) subsequent to the Closing Date, the closing price of the New Pubco Common Shares equaling or exceeding $12.00
+Added: per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing) and (2) to vote any FIAC
+Added: shares held by it in favor of the Business Combination Agreement, the Arrangement Resolution and the Proposed Transactions, and provided customary representations and warranties and covenants related to the foregoing.
+Added: In addition, contemporaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, DevvStream, FIAC and each of Devvio, Inc., the majority and controlling shareholder of DevvStream, and DevvStream’s directors and officers (the
+Added: “Core Company Securityholders”) entered into Company Support & Lock-Up Agreements (the “Company Support Agreements”), pursuant to which, among other things, (i) each of the Core Company Securityholders agreed to vote any Company Shares
+Added: held by him, her or it in favor of the Business Combination Agreement, the Arrangement Resolution and the Proposed Transactions, and provided customary representations and warranties and covenants related to the foregoing, and (ii) each of
+Added: the Core Company Securityholders has agreed to certain transfer restrictions with respect to DevvStream securities prior to the Effective Time and lock-up restrictions with respect to the New PubCo Common Shares to be received by such Core
+Added: Company Securityholder under the Business Combination Agreement, which lock-up restrictions are consistent with those agreed to by FIAC Sponsor in the Sponsor Side Letter.
+Added: Consideration
+Added: The aggregate consideration to be paid to DevvStream shareholders and securityholders is that number of New PubCo Common Shares (or, with respect to Company Options, Company RSUs and Company Warrants, a number of
+Added: Converted Options, Converted Options and Converted Warrants consistent with the aforementioned conversion mechanics) equal to (a) (i) $145 million plus (ii) the aggregate exercise price of all in-the-money options and warrants immediately prior to
+Added: the Effective Time (or exercised in cash prior to the Effective Time) divided by (b) $10.20 (the “Share Consideration”).
+Added: The Share Consideration is allocated among DevvStream shareholders and securityholders as set forth in the Business Combination
+Added: The Closing will be on a date no later than two Business Days following the satisfaction or waiver of all of the closing conditions.
+Added: It is expected that the Closing will occur on or before June 12, 2024.
+Added: Combination Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of (a) DevvStream and (b) FIAC and Amalco Sub relating to, among other things, their ability and authority to enter into the Business Combination Agreement and their
+Added: capitalization and operations.
+Added: The Business Combination Agreement provides for the following with respect to expenses related to the Proposed Transactions
+Added: If the Proposed Transactions are consummated, New PubCo will bear Expenses of the parties, including the SPAC Specified Expenses and any Excise Tax Liability (as defined below).
+Added: If (a) FIAC or DevvStream terminate the Business Combination Agreement as a result of a mutual written consent, the Required SPAC Shareholder Approval not being obtained, or the Effective Time not occurring by the Outside Date or (b)
+Added: DevvStream terminates the Business Combination Agreement due to a breach of any representation or warranty by FIAC or Amalco Sub, then all Expenses incurred in connection with the Business Combination Agreement and the Proposed Transactions
+Added: will be paid by the party incurring such Expenses, and no party will have any liability to any other party for any other expenses or fees.
+Added: If (a) FIAC or DevvStream terminate the Business Combination Agreement due to the Required Company Shareholder Approval not being obtained or (b) DevvStream terminates the Business Combination Agreement due to a Change in Recommendation
+Added: by DevvStream’s board of directors or DevvStream entering into a Superior Proposal or (c) FIAC terminates the Business Combination Agreement due to a breach of any representation or warranty by DevvStream or a Company Material Adverse
+Added: Effect, DevvStream will pay to FIAC all Expenses incurred by FIAC in connection with the Business Combination Agreement and the Proposed Transactions up to the date of such termination (including (i) SPAC Specified Expenses incurred in
+Added: connection with the transactions, including SPAC Extension Expenses and (ii) any Excise Tax Liability provided that, solely with respect to Excise Tax Liability, notice of such termination is provided after December 1, 2023).
+Added: Sponsor Side Letter
+Added: In connection with signing the Business Combination Agreement, FIAC and FIAC Sponsor entered into a letter agreement, dated September 12, 2023 (the “Sponsor Side Letter”), pursuant to which FIAC Sponsor agreed to
+Added: forfeit (i) 10% of its SPAC Class B Shares effective as of the consummation of the Continuance at the closing of the Proposed Transactions and (ii) with FIAC Sponsor's consent, up to 30% of its SPAC Class B Shares and/or warrants in connection with
+Added: financing or non-redemption arrangements, if any, entered into prior to consummation of the Business Combination if any, negotiated by the Effective Date.
+Added: Pursuant to the Sponsor Side Letter, FIAC Sponsor also agreed to (1) certain transfer
+Added: restrictions with respect to SPAC securities, lock-up restrictions (terminating upon the earlier of:
+Added: (A) 360 days after the Closing Date, (B) a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in
+Added: all of New PubCo’s stockholders having the right to exchange their equity for cash, securities or other property or (C) subsequent to the Closing Date, the closing price of the New Pubco Common Shares equaling or exceeding $12.00 per share (as
+Added: adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Closing) and (2) to vote any SPAC Shares held by it in favor
+Added: of the Business Combination Agreement, the Arrangement Resolution and the Proposed Transactions, and provided customary representations and warranties and covenants related to the foregoing.
+Added: Company Support & Lock-up Agreement
+Added: In connection with signing the Business Combination Agreement, Devvstream, FIAC and the Core Company Securityholders entered into the Company Support Agreements, dated September 12, 2023, pursuant to which (i) each
+Added: of the Core Company Securityholders agreed to vote any Company Shares held by him, her or it in favor of the Business Combination Agreement, the Arrangement Resolution and the Proposed Transactions, and provided customary representations and
+Added: warranties and covenants related to the foregoing, and (ii) each of the Core Company Securityholders has agreed to certain transfer restrictions with respect to DevvStream securities prior to the Effective Time and lock-up restrictions with respect
+Added: to the New PubCo Common Shares to be received by such Core Company Securityholder under the Business Combination Agreement, which lock-up restrictions are consistent with those agreed to by FIAC Sponsor in the Sponsor Side Letter.
Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern
−Removed: In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,”
−Removed: management believes that the funds which we have available following the completion of the IPO may not enable it to sustain operations for a period of at least one-year from the issuance date of this financial statement.
−Removed: Based on the foregoing,
−Removed: management believes that we may not have sufficient working capital to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing.
−Removed: Over this time period, the Company will be using these funds for
−Removed: paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to merge with
−Removed: or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
−Removed: In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as
−Removed: a Going Concern,” management has determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution, should we be unable to complete a Business Combination, raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
−Removed: We have until
−Removed: September 1, 2023 (as extended) to consummate a Business Combination.
+Added: In connection with our assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going
+Added: Concern,” management believes that the funds which we have available following the completion of the IPO may not enable it to sustain operations for a period of at least one-year from the issuance date of this financial statement.
+Added: foregoing, management believes that we may not have sufficient working capital to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a Business Combination or one year from this filing.
+Added: Over this time period, the Company will be using these
+Added: funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective initial Business Combination candidates, performing due diligence on prospective target businesses, paying for travel expenditures, selecting the target business to
+Added: merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
+Added: In connection with the Company’s assessment of going concern considerations in accordance with FASB’s Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-15, “Disclosures of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue
+Added: as a Going Concern,” management has determined that the mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution, should we be unable to complete a Business Combination, raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
+Added: until December 1, 2023 (as extended) to consummate a Business Combination.
It is uncertain that we will be able to consummate a Business Combination by this time.
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liquidation and subsequent dissolution.
−Removed: No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after September 1, 2023.
+Added: No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after December 1, 2023.
Risks and Uncertainties
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which are beyond our control.
−Removed: Our business could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, increases in oil prices, inflation, increases in interest rates, supply chain disruptions, declines in
−Removed: consumer confidence and spending and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflict in the Ukraine.
−Removed: We cannot at this time fully predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to which
−Removed: they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete an initial business combination.
+Added: Our business could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, increases in oil prices, inflation, increases in interest rates, supply chain disruptions, declines
+Added: in consumer confidence and spending and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflict in the Ukraine.
+Added: We cannot at this time fully predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent to
+Added: which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete an initial business combination.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”)
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The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased.
−Removed: of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase.
−Removed: However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of certain
−Removed: new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year.
+Added: amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase.
+Added: However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of
+Added: certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year.
In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax.
−Removed: The Treasury has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out
−Removed: and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax.
+Added: The Treasury has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to
+Added: carry out and prevent the abuse or avoidance of the excise tax.
On December 27, 2022, the Treasury published Notice 2023-2, which provided clarification on some aspects of the application of the excise tax.
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the excise tax.
−Removed: Although such notice clarifies certain aspects of the excise tax, the interpretation and operation of aspects of the excise tax (including its application and operation with respect to SPACs) remain unclear and such interim operating
−Removed: rules are subject to change.
+Added: Although such notice clarifies certain aspects of the excise tax, the interpretation and operation of aspects of the excise tax (including its application and operation with respect to SPACs) remain unclear and such interim
+Added: operating rules are subject to change.
Because the application of this excise tax is not entirely clear, any redemption or other repurchase effected by the Company, in connection with a Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to
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Combination (or any other equity issuances within the same taxable year of the Business Combination) and (iv) the content of any subsequent regulations, clarifications, and other guidance issued by the Treasury.
−Removed: Further, the application of the excise
−Removed: tax in respect of distributions pursuant to a liquidation of a publicly traded U.S.
−Removed: corporation is uncertain and has not been addressed by the Treasury in regulations, and it is possible that the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be used to
−Removed: pay any excise tax owed by the Company in the event the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination in the required time and redeem 100% of the remaining Class A common stock in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated certificate
−Removed: of incorporation, in which case the amount that would otherwise be received by the public stockholders in connection with the Company’s liquidation would be reduced.
+Added: Further, the application of the
+Added: excise tax in respect of distributions pursuant to a liquidation of a publicly traded U.S.
+Added: corporation is uncertain and has not been addressed by the Treasury in regulations, and it is possible that the proceeds held in the Trust Account could be
+Added: used to pay any excise tax owed by the Company in the event the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination in the required time and redeem 100% of the remaining Class A common stock in accordance with the Company’s amended and restated
+Added: certificate of incorporation, in which case the amount that would otherwise be received by the public stockholders in connection with the Company’s liquidation would be reduced.
Results of Operations
−Removed: As of June 30, 2023, we have not commenced any operations.
−Removed: All activity for the period from February 23, 2021 (inception) through June 30, 2023 relates to our formation and the Initial Public Offering, and since the
−Removed: closing of the IPO, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination.
+Added: As of September 30, 2023, we have not commenced any operations.
+Added: All activity for the period from February 23, 2021 (inception) through September 30, 2023 relates to our formation and the Initial Public Offering, and
+Added: since the closing of the IPO, the search for a prospective initial Business Combination.
We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated any revenues to date.
−Removed: We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our initial
−Removed: Business Combination, at the earliest.
+Added: We will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of our
+Added: initial Business Combination, at the earliest.
We will generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on cash and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering.
−Removed: We expect to incur increased expenses as a result of
−Removed: being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
−Removed: For the three months ended June 30, 2023, we had net income of $470,894 resulting from $1,047,442 in operating costs, $454,000 in change in fair value of warrants and $260,652 in provision for income taxes, partially
−Removed: offset by interest income from operating account of $5,646 and $1,285,554 in trust earnings.
−Removed: For the three months ended June 30, 2022, we had net income of $2,762,665 resulting from $2,951,000 in change in fair value of warrants, interest income from operating account of $425 and $333,080 in interest income
−Removed: partially offset by $17,794 in provision for income taxes and $504,046 in operating costs.
−Removed: For the six months ended June 30, 2023, we had net income of $1,051,665 resulting from interest income from operating account of $10,929 and $3,820,001 in trust earnings partially offset by $1,541,770 in operating
−Removed: costs, $454,000 in change in fair value of warrants and $783,495 in provision for income taxes and.
−Removed: For the six months ended June 30, 2022, we had net income of $7,826,526 resulting from $8,399,000 in change in fair value of warrants, interest income from operating account of $425 and $352,226 in interest income
−Removed: partially offset by $17,794 in provision for income taxes and $907,331 in operating costs.
+Added: We expect to incur increased expenses as a
+Added: result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence expenses.
+Added: For the three months ended September 30, 2023, we had net loss of $1,770,907 resulting from $2,485,780 in operating costs, $227,000 in change in fair value of warrants and $154,799 in provision for income taxes,
+Added: partially offset by a recovery of offering costs allocated to warrants of $309,534, interest income from operating account of $2,434 and $784,704 in trust earnings.
+Added: For the three months ended September 30, 2022, we had net income of $1,905,598 resulting from $1,362,000 in change in fair value of warrants, interest income from operating account of $2,481 and $1,059,933 in trust
+Added: earnings partially offset by $212,593 in provision for income taxes and $306,223 in operating costs.
+Added: For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, we had net loss of $719,242 resulting from $4,027,550 in operating costs, $681,000 in change in fair value of warrants and $938,294 in provision for income taxes
+Added: partially offset by a recovery of offering costs allocated to warrants of $309,534, interest income from operating account of $13,363 and $4,604,705 in trust earnings.
+Added: For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we had net income of $9,732,124 resulting from $9,761,000 in change in fair value of warrants, interest income from operating account of $2,906 and $1,412,159 in trust
+Added: earnings partially offset by $230,387 in provision for income taxes and $1,213,554 in operating costs.
Contractual Obligations
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prior to the consummation of the IPO, requiring us to register such securities for resale (in the case of the founder shares, only after conversion to the Class A common stock).
−Removed: The holders of the majority of these securities are entitled to make up
−Removed: to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities.
+Added: The holders of the majority of these securities are entitled to make
+Added: up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that we register such securities.
In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the completion of the initial
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Underwriter Agreement
−Removed: The underwriters are entitled to deferred underwriting commissions of approximately $0.376 per unit, or $8,650,000 in the aggregate (including the commission related to the underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment
−Removed: The deferred fee will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in the event that we complete an Initial Business Combination, subject to the terms of the underwriting agreement for the offering.
+Added: The underwriters were entitled to a deferred underwriting commission of approximately $0.376 per unit sold in the IPO, or $8,650,000 in the aggregate (including the commission related to the underwriters’ exercise of
+Added: the over-allotment option) upon the completion of the Company’s initial Business Combination.
+Added: In the third quarter 2023, the underwriters waived any right to receive the deferred underwriting commission and will therefore receive no additional
+Added: underwriting commissions in connection with the Closing.
+Added: As a result, the Company recognized $309,534 of income and $8,340,466 was recorded to accumulated deficit in relation to the reduction of the deferred underwriter fee.
+Added: As of September 30,
+Added: 2023 and December 31, 2022, the deferred underwriting fee is $0 and $8,650,000, respectively.
+Added: To account for the waiver of the deferred underwriting fee, the Company analogized to the SEC staff’s guidance on accounting for reducing a liability for “trailing fees”.
+Added: Upon the waiver of the deferred underwriter
+Added: fee, the Company reduced the deferred underwriter liability to $0 and reversed the previously recorded cost of issuing the instruments in the IPO, which included recognizing a contra-expense of $309,534, which is the amount previously allocated to
+Added: liability classified warrants and expensed upon the IPO, and reduced the accumulated deficit and increased income available to Class B common stock by $8,650,000, which was previously allocated to the Class A common stock subject to redemption and
+Added: accretion recognized at the IPO date.
Marketing Fee Agreement
We engaged advisors to assist in validating existing acquisition strategies and providing recommendations or potential amendments and refinements to said strategy.
−Removed: The fee structure is set as a minimum of $150,000 due
−Removed: upon a Business Combination for advisory services.
−Removed: If the advisors provide lead information of a potential target company in a Business Combination, we will pay the advisors between $2,000,000 and $6,000,000 upon successful close of the Business
+Added: The fee structure is set as a minimum of $150,000
+Added: due upon a Business Combination for advisory services.
+Added: If the advisors provide lead information of a potential target company in a Business Combination, we will pay the advisors between $2,000,000 and $6,000,000 upon successful close of the
+Added: Business Combination.
Critical Accounting Policies
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
−Removed: All of the 23,000,000 common stock sold as part of the Units in the IPO contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with our liquidation, if there is a stockholder
−Removed: vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.
−Removed: In accordance with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments,
−Removed: which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within our control require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity.
−Removed: Therefore, all shares of Class A common stock have been classified
−Removed: outside of permanent equity.
+Added: All of the common stock sold as part of the Units in the IPO contain a redemption feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with our liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or
+Added: tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation.
+Added: In accordance with SEC and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has
+Added: been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within our control require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity.
+Added: Therefore, all shares of Class A common stock have been classified outside
+Added: of permanent equity.
We recognize changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the carrying value of redeemable common stock to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period.
−Removed: Increases or decreases in
−Removed: the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.
+Added: Increases or decreases
+Added: in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.
Net (Loss) Income Per Common Stock
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over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriter.
−Removed: At June 30, 2023 and 2022, we 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
+Added: At September 30, 2023 and 2022, we did not have any dilutive securities and other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common stock and then share in the
+Added: earnings of us.
As a result, diluted (loss) income per common stock is the same as basic (loss) income per common stock for the period presented.
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valuation model utilized inputs such as assumed share prices, volatility, discount factors and other assumptions and may not be reflective of the price at which they can be settled.
−Removed: Such warrant classification is also subject to re-evaluation at each
−Removed: reporting period.
+Added: Such warrant classification is also subject to re-evaluation at
+Added: each reporting period.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
−Removed: As of June 30, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
+Added: As of September 30, 2023, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
We do not believe that inflation had a material impact on our business, revenues or operating results during the period presented.
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approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
−Removed: 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
−Removed: 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.
−Removed: The JOBS Act provides that a company can
−Removed: 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.
−Removed: We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which
−Removed: means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised
−Removed: This may make comparison of our 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
−Removed: because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
+Added: 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
+Added: 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.
+Added: The JOBS Act provides that a company
+Added: 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.
+Added: We have elected not to opt out of such extended transition period,
+Added: which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or
+Added: revised standard.
+Added: This may make comparison of our 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
+Added: impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
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