Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1.
Financial
Statements
FOCUS IMPACT ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
March 31,
December 31,
2024
(Unaudited)
2023
Assets:
Current assets:
Cash
$
41,577
$
224,394
Restricted cash
—
75,773
Income tax receivable
—
13,937
Prepaid expenses
1,296
4,091
Total current asset
42,873
318,195
Cash held in Trust Account
19,205,223
62,418,210
Total assets
$
19,248,096
$
62,736,405
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Current liabilities:
A ccounts payable and accrued expenses
$
5,690,852
$
4,408,080
Due to Sponsor
270,000
240,000
Franchise taxes payable
49,896
40,030
Income taxes payable
107,344
—
Excise tax payable
2,235,006
2,235,006
Redemption payable
—
43,640,022
Promissory note - related party
2,150,000
1,875,000
Total current liabilities
10,503,098
52,438,138
Warrant liability
1,135,000
454,000
Marketing agreement
150,000
150,000
Total liabilities
11,788,098
53,042,138
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 6)
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, 1,717,578
shares at redemption value of $ 11.14 and 10.98 per share as
of March 31 , 2024
and December 31, 2023 , respectively
19,074,076
18,853,961
Stockholders’ Deficit:
Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none
issued and outstanding
—
—
Class A common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 5,000,000
issued and outstanding, (excluding 1,717,578 shares subject to possible redemption), as of March 31 , 2024 and December 31, 2023 , respectively
500
500
Class B common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 750,000
shares issued and outstanding as of March 31 , 2024 and
December 31, 2023 , respectively
75
75
Additional paid-in capital
—
—
Accumulated deficit
( 11,614,653
)
( 9,160,269
)
Total stockholders’ deficit
( 11,614,078
)
( 9,159,694
)
Total Liabilities, Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption and Stockholders’ Deficit
$
19,248,096
$
62,736,405
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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FOCUS IMPACT ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
2023
Operating costs
$
1,687,227
$
494,328
Loss from operations
( 1,687,227
)
( 494,328
)
Other (Expense) Income
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
( 681,000
)
—
Operating account interest income
1,249
5,283
Income from trust account
253,990
2,534,447
Total other (expense) income, net
( 425,761
)
2,539,730
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes
( 2,112,988
)
2,045,402
Provision for income taxes
( 121,281
)
( 522,843
)
Net (loss) income
$
( 2,234,269
)
$
1,522,559
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, Class A common stock subject to possible redemption
1,717,578
23,000,000
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share, Class A common stock subject to possible redemption
$
( 0.30
)
$
0.05
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding, non-redeemable Class A and Class B common stock
5,750,000
5,750,000
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share, non-redeemable Class A and Class B common stock
$
( 0.30
)
$
0.05
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
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FOCUS IMPACT ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’
DEFICIT
(UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2024
Class A Common Stock
Class B Common Stock
Shares
Amount
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid-in Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Stockholders’
Deficit
Balance as of January 1, 2024
5,000,000
$
500
750,000
$
75
$
—
$
( 9,160,269
)
$
( 9,159,694
)
Net loss
—
—
—
—
—
( 2,234,269
)
( 2,234,269
)
Remeasurement of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption to redemption amount
—
—
—
—
—
( 220,115
)
( 220,115
)
Balance as of March 31, 2024
5,000,000
$
500
750,000
$
75
$
—
$
( 11,614,653
)
$
( 11,614,078
)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023
Class B Common Stock
Shares
Amount
Additional
Paid-in Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Stockholders’
Deficit
Balance as of January 1, 2023
5,750,000
$
575
$
—
$
( 9,955,785
)
$
( 9,955,210
)
Net income
—
—
—
1,522,559
1,522,559
Remeasurement of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption to redemption amount
—
—
—
( 1,961,604
)
( 1,961,604
)
Balance as of March 31 , 2023
5,750,000
$
575
$
—
$
( 10,394,830
)
$
( 10,394,255
)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
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FOCUS IMPACT ACQUISITION CORP.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
CASH
FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
For the Three Months Ended
March 31,
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income
$
( 2,234,269
)
$
1,522,559
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:
Change in fair value of warrant liability
681,000
-
Income from investments held in Trust Account
( 253,990
)
( 2,534,447
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses
2,795
96,376
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
1,282,772
138,058
Franchise tax payable
9,866
( 13,283
)
Due to related party
30,000
30,000
Income taxes payable
121,281
95,314
Net cash used in operating activities
( 360,545
)
( 665,423
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Investments in trust account
( 137,406
)
—
Funds withdrawn for redemptions
43,640,022
—
Withdrawal of investments held in Trust for taxes
40,134
—
Return of excess withdrawals for taxes
( 75,773
)
—
Net cash provided by investing activities
43,466,977
—
Cash flows from financing activities:
Redemption of common stock
( 43,640,022
)
—
Proceeds from issuance of promissory note to related party
275,000
—
Net cash used in financing activities
( 43,365,022
)
—
Net change in cash
( 258,590
)
( 665,423
)
Cash, beginning of the period
300,167
1,426,006
Cash, end of the period
$
41,577
$
760,583
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Accretion for Class A common stock to redemption amount
$
220,115
$
1,961,604
Payment of federal income taxes
$
—
427,529
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements.
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FOCUS IMPACT ACQUISITION CORP.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 2024
Note 1 - Organization and Business Operations
Organization and General
Focus Impact Acquisition Corp. (the “Company" or "FIAC”) is a blank check company incorporated in Delaware on February 23, 2021. The Company was formed for the purpose
of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one
or more businesses (the “Initial Business Combination”). The Company is an early stage and emerging growth company and, as such, the Company is subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company had not commenced any operations. All activity for the period from February 23, 2021 (inception) through March 31, 2024 relates to
the Company’s formation and the Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) (as defined below), and since the closing of the IPO, the search for a prospective and consummation of an Initial Business Combination. 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.
Sponsor and Financing
The Company’s sponsor is Focus Impact Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”).
The registration statement for the Company’s IPO was declared effective on October 27, 2021 (the “Effective Date”). On November 1, 2021, the Company consummated its
IPO of 23,000,000 units (the “Units”) which included the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 Units at the IPO price to cover over-allotments. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, $ 0.0001 par value per share (the “Class A
common stock”), and one-half of one redeemable warrant (the “Public Warrants”), each whole Public Warrant entitling the holder thereof
to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment. The Units were sold at an offering price of $ 10.00
per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 230,000,000 , which is discussed in Note 3.
Simultaneously with the closing of IPO the Company completed the private sale of 11,200,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a purchase price of $ 1.00
per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $ 11,200,000 .
Upon the closing of the IPO (including the full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option) and the private placement, $ 234,600,000 has been placed in a trust account (the “Trust Account”), representing the redemption value of the Class A common stock sold in the IPO, at
their redemption value of $ 10.20 per share.
Nasdaq rules provide that the Initial Business Combination must be with one
or more target businesses that together have a fair market value equal to at least 80 % of the value of the assets held in the Trust
Account (as defined below) (excluding the deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable) at the time of the Company signing a definitive agreement in connection with the Initial Business Combination. The Company will only complete an Initial
Business Combination if the post-Initial Business Combination company owns or acquires 50 % or more of the outstanding voting securities
of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target 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”). There is no
assurance that the Company will be able to successfully effect an Initial Business Combination.
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 account (“Trust Account”) and will be invested only in U.S. 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 U.S. government treasury obligations. The trust account is intended as a holding place
for funds pending the earliest to occur of: (a) the completion of the Initial Business Combination, (b) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a stockholder vote to amend the Company’s amended and restated
certificate of incorporation (i) to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of the Company’s Class A common stock the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with the Initial Business Combination or
to redeem 100 % of the Company’s public shares if the Company does not complete the Initial Business Combination by June 1, 2024, which
can be extended to November 1, 2024 (with required funding in the Trust Account) or (ii) with respect to any other provisions relating to the rights of holders of the Company’s Class A common stock, and (c) the redemption of the Company’s public
shares if the Company has not consummated the Initial Business Combination by June 1, 2024, which can be extended to November 1, 2024 (with required funding in the Trust Account) subject to applicable law.
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The Company will provide its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their shares of Class A common stock upon the completion of the
Initial Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Initial Business Combination or (ii) by means of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a
proposed Initial Business Combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by the Company, solely in the Company’s 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 the Company to seek stockholder approval under the law or stock exchange listing requirement. The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their shares at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate
amount then on deposit in the Trust Account as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Initial Business Combination
including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its franchise and income taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, subject to the limitations. The amount in
the Trust Account is initially anticipated to be approximately $ 10.20 per public share. All of the Public Shares contain a redemption
feature which allows for the redemption of such Public Shares in connection with the Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with an Initial Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments
to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation. In accordance with SEC and its guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of a company require
common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of permanent equity. Given that the Public Shares will be issued with other freestanding instruments (i.e., public warrants), the initial carrying value of Class A common stock classified
as temporary equity will be the allocated proceeds determined in accordance with ASC 470-20. The Class A common stock is subject to ASC 480-10-S99. If it is probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable, the Company has the option to
either (i) accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (or from the date that it becomes probable that the instrument will become redeemable, if later) to the earliest redemption date of the instrument or (ii)
recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company has elected to recognize the changes immediately.
The accretion or remeasurement will be treated as a deemed dividend (i.e., a reduction to retained earnings, or in absence of retained earnings, additional paid-in capital). The Public Shares are redeemable and will be classified as such on the
balance sheet until such date that a redemption event takes place. In such case, the Company will proceed with an Initial Business Combination, and, if the Company seeks stockholder approval, a majority of the issued and outstanding shares voted
are voted in favor of the Initial Business Combination.
The Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Company will have until the Termination Date (as defined below) to complete the
Initial Business Combination. If the Company does not complete the Initial Business Combination by the Termination Date, the Company will: (i) cease all operations except for the purpose of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably possible but
not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the public shares, at a per-share price, payable in cash, equal to the aggregate
amount then on deposit in the trust account including interest earned on the funds held in the trust account and not previously released to us to pay the Company’s franchise and income taxes (less up to $ 100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding public shares, which redemption will completely extinguish public stockholders’
rights as stockholders (including the right to receive further liquidating distributions, if any), subject to applicable law; and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject to the approval of the Company’s remaining
stockholders and the Company’s board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law.
The Sponsor, officers and directors entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with respect to
any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with the completion of the Initial Business Combination and a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A) that would
modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of shares of Class A common stock the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with the Initial Business Combination or to redeem 100 % of the Company’s public shares if the Company does not complete the Initial Business Combination by June 1, 2024, which can be extended to November
1, 2024 (with required funding in the Trust Account) or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of the Company’s Class A commons stock and (ii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust
account with respect to any founder shares they hold if the Company fails to consummate an Initial Business Combination by June 1, 2024, which can be extended to November 1, 2024 (with required funding in the Trust Account) (although they will be
entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any public shares they hold if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame). Further, the Company has agreed not to
enter into a definitive agreement regarding an Initial Business Combination without the prior consent of the Sponsor. If the Company submits the Initial Business Combination to the Company’s public stockholders for a vote, the Company will complete
the Initial Business Combination only if a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock voted are voted in favor of the Initial Business Combination.
The Sponsor has agreed that it will be liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company, or by 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 (i) $ 10.20 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 the value of the
trust assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay the Company’s franchise and income taxes. This liability will not apply with respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any and all rights to seek
access to the trust account and except as to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of this offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Moreover, in the event that an executed waiver
is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, then the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims. The Company has not independently verified whether the Sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy
its indemnity obligations and believes that the Sponsor’s only assets are securities of the Company. The Company has not asked the Sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations. None of the Company’s officers will indemnify the Company
for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target businesses.
Extension of Combination Period
On April 25, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Extension Meeting”) to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of
incorporation to (i) extend the date (the “Termination Date”) by which the Company has to consummate an Initial Business Combination from May 1, 2023 (the “Original Termination Date”) to August 1, 2023 (the “Charter Extension Date”) and to allow
the Company, without another shareholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate an Initial 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 the Company’s 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 the Company’s Initial Business Combination shall have occurred prior to such date (such amendment, the “Extension Amendment” and such proposal, the “Extension Amendment Proposal”) and (ii) remove the
limitation that the Company may not redeem shares of public stock to the extent that such redemption would result in the Company 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 (such amendment, the “Redemption Limitation Amendment” and such proposal, the “Redemption Limitation
Amendment Proposal”). The shareholders of the Company approved the Extension Amendment Proposal and the Redemption Limitation Amendment Proposal at the Extension Meeting and on April 26, 2023, the Company 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 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 .
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 (the “Lender”) will contribute to the Company 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. In addition, in the event the Company does not consummate an Initial Business Combination by August 1, 2023, the Lender may contribute to the Company the lesser of (a) $ 162,500 or (b) $ 0.0325 per each share of
public stock that is not 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. Because the Extension Amendment Proposal was approved, the Sponsor deposited $ 487,500 into the Trust Account, and the Termination Date was extended to August 1, 2023. From August 2023 through December 2023, the Sponsor deposited
an aggregate of $ 812,500 into the Trust Account extending the Termination Date to January 1, 2024.
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On December 29, 2023, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Second Extension Meeting”) to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of
incorporation to extend the Termination Date from January 1, 2024 to April 1, 2024 (the “Second Charter Extension Date”) and to allow the Company, without another stockholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate an Initial
Business Combination on a monthly basis for up to seven times by an additional one month each time after the Second Charter Extension Date, by resolution of the Company’s board of directors if requested by the Sponsor, and upon five days ’ advance notice prior to the applicable Termination Date, until November 1, 2024, or a total of up to ten months after January 1, 2024, unless the closing of the Company’s Initial Business Combination shall have occurred prior to such date (such
amendment, the “Second Extension Amendment” and such proposal, the “Second Extension Amendment Proposal”). The stockholders of the Company approved the Second Extension Amendment Proposal at the Second Extension Meeting and on December 29, 2023,
the Company filed the Second Extension Amendment with the Secretary of State of Delaware.
In connection with the vote to approve the Second Extension Amendment Proposal, the holders of 3,985,213 shares of Class A common stock properly exercised their right to redeem their shares for cash at a redemption price of approximately $ 10.95 per share, for an aggregate redemption amount of approximately $ 43,640,022 .
As disclosed in the proxy statement relating to the Second Extension Meeting, the Sponsor agreed that if the Second Extension Amendment Proposal is approved, the Lender
would deposit into the Trust Account the lesser of (a) $ 120,000 and (b) $ 0.06 per public share that is not redeemed in connection with the Second Extension Meeting. In addition, in the event the Company does not consummate an Initial Business Combination by
April 1, 2024, the Lender may contribute to the Company the lesser of (a) $ 40,000 or (b) $ 0.02 per each public share that is not redeemed in connection with the Second Extension Meeting as a loan to be deposited into the Trust Account for each of seven one-month extensions following
April 1, 2024. Because the Second Extension Amendment Proposal was approved, the Sponsor deposited $ 103,055 into the Trust Account, and
the Termination Date was extended to April 1, 2024. In each of March 2024 and April 2024, the Sponsor deposited $ 34,352 into the
Trust Account extending the Termination Date to June 1, 2024, which can be extended to November 1, 2024 (with required funding of the Trust Account).
At December 31, 2023, the Company had $ 75,773 of restricted cash related to funds withdrawn from the Trust Account reserved to the payment of taxes. On March 27, 2024, the Company
transferred $ 75,773 to the Trust Account related to excess funds withdrawn and the timing of the payment of taxes and no longer has
restricted cash.
Promissory Notes
In connection with the approval of the Extension Amendment Proposal, on May 9, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the total principal amount of up to $ 1,500,000 (the “Promissory Note”) to the Sponsor and the Sponsor funded deposits into the Trust Account. The Promissory Note does not bear interest and matures upon closing of the Company’s
Initial Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not consummate an Initial Business Combination, the Promissory Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Trust Account, if any. 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 warrants will be identical to the Private Placement Warrants issued to the sponsor at the time of the Company’s initial public offering. As of March 31, 2024, an aggregate of $ 1,500,000 has been drawn under the Promissory Note.
In connection with the extension of the Termination Date, on December 1, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the total principal
amount of up to $ 1,500,000 (the “Second Promissory Note”) to the Sponsor and the Sponsor funded deposits into the Trust Account. The
Second Promissory Note does not bear interest and matures upon closing of the Company’s Initial Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not consummate an Initial Business Combination, the Second Promissory Note will be repaid only
from amounts remaining outside of the trust account, if any. As of March 31, 2024, an aggregate of $ 650,000 has been drawn under the
Second Promissory Note.
Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard
On October 16, 2023, the Company, received a written notice (the “Notice”) from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
(“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that it was no longer in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(2), which requires a minimum of 400
total holders for continued listing on the Nasdaq Global Market (the “Minimum Public Holders Rule”).
Based on the Company’s plan of compliance submitted to Nasdaq on November 17, 2023, Nasdaq granted the Company an extension until April 15, 2024 to regain
compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule. On April 12, 2024, the Company regained compliance with the Minimum Public Holders Rule.
Conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock
On December 21, 2023, the Sponsor, converted 5,000,000
shares of the company’s Class B common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share (the “Class B common stock”) to shares of Class A common stock.
Notwithstanding the conversions, the Sponsor will not be entitled to receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of its ownership of shares of Class A common stock issued upon conversion of the Class B common stock. The converted
shares of Class A common stock hold no interest in the Trust Account and are non-redeemable. Following such conversion and taking into
account the redemptions described above, we have an aggregate of 6,717,578 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding and
an aggregate of 750,000 shares of Class B common stock issued and outstanding.
Proposed Business Combination
On September 12, 2023, FIAC entered into a Business Combination Agreement (as amended on May 1, 2024 and as may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “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 Sub”) and DevvStream Holdings Inc., a company existing under the Laws of the Province of British Columbia (“DevvStream”). Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, among other things
FIAC will acquire DevvStream for consideration of shares in FIAC following its continuance to the Province of Alberta (as further explained below). The terms of the Business Combination Agreement, which contains customary representations and
warranties, covenants, closing conditions and other terms relating to the mergers and the other transactions contemplated thereby, are summarized below.
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Structure of the Business Combination
The acquisition is
structured as a continuance followed by an amalgamation transaction, resulting in the following:
(a)
prior to the effective time of the Amalgamation (as defined below) (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 change its name to DevvStream Corp. (“New PubCo”).
(b)
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 corporate entity (“Amalco”) in accordance with the terms of the BCBCA (the “Amalgamation”), and as a result of the Amalgamation, (i) each multiple voting share of DevvStream, without par value (the “Multiple Voting
Company Shares”) and each subordinate voting share of DevvStream, without par value (the “Subordinated Voting Company Shares” and together with the Multiple Voting Company Shares, the “Company Shares”) issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time will be automatically exchanged for that certain number of common shares of New PubCo (“New PubCo Common Shares”) equal to the applicable Per Common Share Amalgamation Consideration (as defined below), (ii)
each option to purchase Company Shares (each a “Company Option”) and each restricted stock unit representing the right to receive payment in Company Shares (a “Company RSU”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
will be cancelled and converted into an option to purchase a number of New PubCo Common Shares (“Converted Options”) and New PubCo restricted stock units, representing the right to receive a number of New PubCo Common Shares (“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 (as defined below, and, for 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 warrant exercisable for Company Shares (a “Company Warrant”) issued and outstanding immediately
prior to 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 exercise price for such Company Warrant prior to the Effective Time divided by the Common Conversion Ratio), (iv) each holder of convertible notes to be issued by DevvStream (the “Company Convertible Notes”), if any, issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will first 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 automatically exchanged for one common share of Amalco (the FIAC
Continuance and the Amalgamation, together with the other transactions related thereto, the “Proposed Transactions”).
The “Per Common Share Amalgamation Consideration” means (i) with respect to each Multiple Voting Company Share, an amount of New PubCo Common Shares equal to (a) ten ( 10 ), multiplied by (b) the Common Conversion Ratio, and (ii) with respect to each Subordinated Voting Company Share, an amount of New PubCo
Common Shares equal to the Common Conversion Ratio. The “Common Conversion Ratio” means, in respect of a common share of DevvStream, the number equal to the Common Amalgamation Consideration divided by the Fully Diluted Common Shares
Outstanding. The “Common Amalgamation Consideration” means (a)(i) $ 145 million plus (ii) the aggregate exercise price of all
in-the-money Company Options and Company Warrants outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (or exercised in cash prior to the Effective Time) divided by (b) $ 10.20 . The “Fully Diluted Common Shares Outstanding” means, without duplication, at any measurement time (a)(i) ten ( 10 ), multiplied by (ii) the aggregate number of Multiple Voting Company Shares that are issued and outstanding, plus (b) the aggregate number of Subordinated Voting
Company Shares that are issued and outstanding, plus (c) the aggregate number of Subordinated Voting Company Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise and conversion of the Company Options in accordance therewith, plus (d) the
aggregate number of Subordinated Voting Company Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise and conversion of the Company Warrants in accordance therewith, plus (e) the aggregate number of Subordinated Voting Company Shares to be issued
pursuant to the vesting of the Company RSUs in accordance therewith.
(c)
Simultaneously with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, FIAC and the sponsor entered into a Sponsor Side Letter (as defined below), pursuant to which, among other things, the sponsor agreed
to forfeit (i) 10 % of its founder shares effective as of the consummation of the FIAC Continuance at the closing of the
Proposed Transactions and (ii) with the sponsor’s consent, up to 30 % of its founder shares and/or Private Placement 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, the sponsor also agreed to (1) certain transfer restrictions with
respect to our securities, lock-up restrictions (terminating upon the earlier of: (A) 360 days after the closing date of the
Business Combination (the “Closing Date”), (B) a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that 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
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 of the Business Combination (the “Closing”)) and (2) to vote any FIAC 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.
(d)
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 “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 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 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 Company Securityholder under the Business Combination Agreement, which lock-up restrictions are consistent with those agreed to by the sponsor in the Sponsor Side Letter.
Consideration
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 Converted Options, Converted RSUs 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 the Effective Time (or exercised in
cash prior to the Effective Time) divided by (b) $ 10.20 (the “Share Consideration”). The Share Consideration is allocated among
DevvStream shareholders and securityholders as set forth in the Business Combination Agreement.
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Closing
The Closing will be on a date no later than two business days following the satisfaction or waiver of all of the closing conditions. It is expected that the Closing will occur on or before June 12, 2024.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
The Business
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 capitalization and operations.
Conditions to Closing
General Conditions
The obligation of the
parties to consummate the Proposed Transactions is conditioned on, among other things, the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) by FIAC and DevvStream of the following conditions: (a) the stockholders of FIAC have approved and adopted the
SPAC Shareholder Approval Matters (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement); (b) the shareholders of DevvStream have approved and adopted the Company Shareholder Approval Matters (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement); (c)
absence of a law that makes the Proposed Transactions illegal or otherwise prohibits or enjoins the parties from consummating the same; (d) the registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC; (e) the New PubCo Common Shares have
been approved for listing on Nasdaq; (f) shareholders of DevvStream have approved and adopted the arrangement resolution in accordance with the Interim Order; (g) the Interim Order and the Final Order (as such terms are defined in the Business
Combination Agreement) have been obtained on terms consistent with the Business Combination Agreement and (h) the FIAC Continuance has been consummated.
FIAC and Amalco Sub Conditions to Closing
The obligations of FIAC, and Amalco Sub to consummate the Proposed Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by FIAC (where
permissible) of the following additional conditions:
•
The (i) Company Specified
Representations (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) are true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) in
all material respects as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date immediately prior to the Effective Time as if made on the Closing Date immediately prior to the Effective Time (except to
the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date), (ii) representations and warranties set
forth in Article V (other than Section 5.5), are true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set forth therein) as of the date of the
Business Combination Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date immediately prior to the Effective Time as if made on the Closing Date immediately prior to the Effective Time (except to the extent such representations and
warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct on and as of such earlier date), except, in each case, the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct, has
not had a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and (iii) the representations and warranties of DevvStream contained in Section 5.5 shall be true and correct, except for any de minimis
failures to be so true and correct, as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate
to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct, except for any de minimis failures to be so true and correct, on and as of such earlier date) (collectively, the “DevvStream Representation Condition”).
•
DevvStream shall have
performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by the Business Combination Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date (the “DevvStream Covenant
Condition”).
•
There has been no event
that is continuing that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect (the “DevvStream MAE Condition”).
•
Each of the Key Employees
(as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) shall be actively employed or engaged with DevvStream as of the Closing Date.
•
DevvStream shall have
delivered to FIAC a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an executive officer of DevvStream, certifying as to the satisfaction of the DevvStream Representation Condition, the DevvStream Covenant Condition and the
DevvStream MAE Condition (as it relates to DevvStream).
•
DevvStream shall have
delivered a certificate, signed by the secretary of DevvStream, certifying that true, complete and correct copies of its organizational documents, as in effect on the Closing Date, and the resolutions of DevvStream’s board of
directors authorizing and approving the Proposed Transactions are attached to such certificate.
•
DevvStream shall have
delivered counterparts of the Registration Rights Agreement (as defined below) executed by each holder of shares, options or warrants of Devvstream.
•
The Core Company
Securityholders shall be party to a Company Support Agreement.
•
DevvStream shall have
delivered executed counterparts of all Key Employment Agreements (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement).
•
DevvStream shall have
delivered a properly executed certification, dated as of the Closing Date, that meets the requirements of U.S. Treasury Regulations Sections 1.897-2(h) and 1.1445-2(c)(3), certifying that DevvStream is not and has not been a
“United States real property holding corporation” (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code).
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Devvstream Conditions to Closing
The obligations of DevvStream to consummate the Proposed Transactions are subject to the satisfaction or
waiver (where permissible) of the following additional conditions:
•
The
(i) SPAC Specified Representations (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) are true and correct (without giving any effect to any limitation as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” or any similar limitation set
forth therein) in all material respects as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly
relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date), (ii) representations and warranties set forth in Articles III and IV (other than the SPAC Specified
Representations and those contained in Section 3.5 and Section 4.5 of the Business Combination Agreement), without giving effect to materiality, Material Adverse Effect or similar qualifications, are true and correct in all
respects at and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made at and as of the Closing Date (other than in the case of any representation or warranty that by its terms addresses matters only as of
another specified date, which will be so true and correct only as of such specified date), except to the extent the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a SPAC Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and (iii) the representations and warranties of FIAC and Amalco Sub, respectively, contained in Section 3.5 and
Section 4.5 shall be true and correct, except for any de minimis failures to be so true and correct, as of the date of the Business Combination Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date (except to
the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, and in such case, shall be true and correct, except for any de minimis failures to be so true and correct, on and as of such earlier date) (the
“FIAC Representation Condition”).
•
Each
of FIAC and Amalco Sub, respectively, shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all agreements and covenants required by the Business Combination Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to
the Closing Date (the “FIAC Covenant Condition”).
•
FIAC
shall have delivered to DevvStream a certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by an authorized officer of FIAC, certifying as to the satisfaction of the FIAC Representation Condition and the FIAC Covenant Condition.
•
FIAC
shall have delivered to DevvStream, dated the Closing Date, signed by the Secretary of FIAC certifying certifying that true, complete and correct copies of its organizational documents (after giving effect to the FIAC
Continuance), as in effect on the Closing Date, and as to the resolutions of FIAC’s board of directors unanimously authorizing and approving the Proposed Transactions and respective stockholders or members, as applicable,
authorizing and approving the Proposed Transactions.
•
DevvStream
shall have received counterparts of the Registration Rights Agreement executed by New PubCo.
•
FIAC
and New PubCo shall have delivered to DevvStream resignations of certain directors and executive officers of FIAC and Amalco Sub.
Termination
The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated at any time by DevvStream and FIAC with mutual written
consent and by DevvStream or FIAC, respectively, as follows:
1.
By
FIAC or DevvStream, if (i) the Required Company Shareholder Approval (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) is not obtained at Company Meeting (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (ii) if the required
approvals are not obtained at the SPAC Special Meeting (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (iii) a law or orders prohibits or enjoins the consummation of the arrangement and has become final and nonappealable, or
(iv) the Effective Time does not occur on or before June 12, 2024 subject to a one-time thirty ( 30 )-day extension upon
written agreement of the parties (provided, that, if the registration statement shall not have been declared effective by the SEC as of the Outside Date, the FIAC shall be entitled to one sixty ( 60 )-day extension upon notice to DevvStream) (the “Outside Date”) (provided, however, that the right to terminate the Business
Combination Agreement under the clause described in this clause will not be available to a party if the inability to satisfy such conditions was due to the failure of such party to perform any of its obligations under the Business
Combination Agreement).
2.
By
FIAC or DevvStream if DevvStream’s board of directors or any committee thereof has withdrawn or modified, or publicly proposed or resolved to withdraw, the recommendation that DevvStream shareholders vote in favor of DevvStream
shareholder approval or DevvStream enters into a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement).
3.
By
DevvStream upon written notice to FIAC, in the event of a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of FIAC or Amalco Sub, such that the FIAC Representation Condition or FIAC Covenant Condition
would not be satisfied at the Closing, and which, (i) with respect to any such breach that is capable of being cured, is not cured by FIAC within 30 business days after receipt of written notice thereof, or (ii) is incapable of being cured prior to the Outside Date; provided, that DevvStream will not have the right to terminate if it is
then in material breach of the Business Combination Agreement.
4.
By
FIAC upon written notice to DevvStream, in the event of a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of DevvStream, such that DevvStream Representation Condition or DevvStream Covenant Condition
would not be satisfied at the Closing, and which, (i) with respect to any such breach that is capable of being cured, is not cured by DevvStream within 30 business days after receipt of written notice thereof, or (ii) is incapable of being cured prior to the Outside Date; provided, that FIAC will not have the
right to terminate the Business Combination Agreement if it is then in material uncured breach of the Business Combination Agreement.
5.
By FIAC upon written notice to DevvStream if there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect which is not cured by DevvStream within 30 business days after receipt of written notice thereof.
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Expenses
The Business Combination Agreement provides for the following with respect to expenses related to the
Proposed Transactions
•
If
the Proposed Transactions are consummated, New PubCo will bear expenses of the parties, including the SPAC Specified Expenses (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), all deferred expenses, including any legal fees of
the FIAC initial public offering due upon consummation of a Business Combination and any Excise Tax Liability (as defined below). The Excise Tax Liability was incurred in connection with two meetings of the stockholders of FIAC to
extend the date upon which a business combination could occur, where upon holders of an aggregate of 21,282,422 public
shares of FIAC properly exercised their right to redeem their shares. This resulted in an excise tax liability in the amount of $ 2,235,006
as of December 31, 2023 (the “Excise Tax Liability”).
•
If
(a) FIAC or DevvStream terminate the Business Combination Agreement as a result of a mutual written consent, the Required SPAC Shareholder Approval (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) not being obtained, or the
Effective Time not occurring by the Outside Date or (b) 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 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.
•
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, or the approval, or authorization 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 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 connection with the transactions, including SPAC Extension Expenses (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) 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).
Amendment No. 1 to the Business Combination Agreement
On May 1, 2024, FIAC, Amalco Sub and DevvStream entered into Amendment No. 1 to the initial Business
Combination Agreement (the “First Amendment”), which amends the initial Business Combination Agreement. The First Amendment provides, among other things, that:
(i)
Pursuant
to the FIAC Continuance, (a) each issued and outstanding unit of FIAC, consisting of (I) one share of Class A common
stock, and (II) one-half of one redeemable warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock, that has not
been previously separated into its component securities prior to the FIAC Continuance shall automatically convert into securities of New PubCo identical to (i) a number of New PubCo Common Shares equal to the Reverse Split Factor
(as defined below) and (ii) a number of warrants to purchase one New PubCo Common Share equal to one-half (1/2) of the
Reverse Split Factor at an exercise price equal to the Adjusted Exercise Price (as defined below), (b) each issued and outstanding share of Class A common stock that has not been redeemed shall remain outstanding and automatically
convert into a number of New PubCo Common Shares equal to the Reverse Split Factor, (c) each issued and outstanding share of Class B common stock, shall automatically convert into a number of New PubCo Common Shares equal to the
Reverse Split Factor or be forfeited in accordance with the Sponsor Side Letter, as amended, and (d) each Public Warrant and Private Placement Warrant, will be assumed by New PubCo and automatically converted into the right to
exercise such warrant for a number of New PubCo Common Shares equal to the Reverse Split Factor at an exercise price equal to the Adjusted Exercise Price. Any fractional shares or warrants to be issued pursuant to the FIAC
Continuance will be rounded down to the nearest whole share or warrant; and
(ii)
Pursuant
to the Amalgamation, New PubCo shall issue, and the holders of Company Shares collectively shall be entitled to receive a number of New PubCo Common Shares equal to (a) the Amended Common Amalgamation Consideration (as defined
below), plus (b) solely to the extent any Multiple Voting Company Shares and Subordinated Voting Company Shares are required to be issued to Approved Financing Sources (as defined below) pursuant to Approved Financings (as defined
below) in connection with the Closing, a number of New PubCo Common Shares equal to (i) each such Company Share multiplied by (ii) the Per Common Share Amalgamation Consideration (as defined below) in respect of such Company
Share.
The “Amended Common Amalgamation Consideration” means, with respect to the Company Shares, Company Options
and Company Warrants, a number of New PubCo Common Shares equal to the product of (A) the Reverse Split Factor, multiplied by (B) the Common Amalgamation Consideration. For the avoidance of doubt, “Fully Diluted Common Shares Outstanding”
shall not include any Subordinated Voting Company Shares to be issued (including pursuant to the exercise and conversion of Company Warrants) to any Approved Financing Source pursuant to an Approved Financing. The “Approved Financing
Source” means a person engaged by DevvStream after the date of the First Amendment to act as an investment bank, financial advisor, broker or similar advisor in connection with any financing which has been approved by FIAC in accordance
with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement (an “Approved Financing”). The “Reverse Split Factor” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the quotient obtained by dividing the Final Company Share Price by $ 0.6316 and (b) one. The “Final Company Share Price” means the closing price of the Subordinated Voting Company Shares on the Cboe Canada stock
exchange, as of the end of last trading day prior to the Closing (and if there is no such closing price on the last trading day prior to the Closing, the closing price of the Subordinated Voting Company Shares on the last trading day prior
to the Closing on which there is such a closing price), converted into United States dollars based on the Bank of Canada daily exchange rate on the last business day prior to the Closing. The “Adjusted Exercise Price” means $ 11.50 multiplied by a fraction (x) the numerator of which is the number of shares of common stock purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants
immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of common stock purchasable immediately thereafter.
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Sponsor Side Letter
In connection with signing the Business Combination Agreement, FIAC and the Sponsor entered into a letter agreement, dated
September 12, 2023, as amended (the “Sponsor Side Letter”), pursuant to which the Sponsor agreed to forfeit (i) 10 % of its founder
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 Private Placement Warrants in connection with financing or non-redemption arrangements, if any, entered into prior to consummation of the Business Combination if any, negotiated by the Effective Date. Pursuant to
the Sponsor Side Letter, the Sponsor also agreed to (1) certain transfer restrictions with respect to FIAC securities, lock-up restrictions (terminating upon the earlier of: (A) 360 days after the Closing Date, (B) a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that 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 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 SPAC 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.
Amendment No. 1 to the Sponsor Side Letter
Concurrently with the execution of the First Amendment, FIAC and the Sponsor entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Sponsor
Side Letter (the “Sponsor Side Letter Amendment”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Sponsor agreed and acknowledged that (i) each share of Class B common stock (other than those subject to forfeiture pursuant to the Sponsor Side Letter)
shall convert only into a number of New PubCo Common Shares (and not any other FIAC shares prior to such automatic conversion) equal to the Reverse Split Factor and (ii) that each Private Placement Warrant shall only convert into the right to
exercise such warrants for New PubCo Common Shares equal to the Reverse Split Factor. No fractional shares shall be issued and the total number of New PubCo Common Shares to be received by the Sponsor shall be rounded down to the nearest whole
share after aggregating all New PubCo Common Shares held by the Sponsor. As a third-party beneficiary of the Sponsor Side Letter, DevvStream consented in all respects to the Sponsor Side Letter Amendment.
Company Support & Lock-up Agreement
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 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 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 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 the Sponsor in the Sponsor Side Letter.
Registration Rights Agreement
At the closing of the Business Combination, it is anticipated that the FIAC, the sponsor, and certain existing holders of
Devvstream securities (the “Legacy Devvstream Holders”) will enter into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, the Legacy Devvstream Holders and the
sponsor will be granted customary registration rights with respect to shares of the post-Business Combination company.
For additional information about the Business Combination, please refer to our registration statement on Form S-4 initially
filed with the SEC on December 4, 2023, as amended from time to time.
Financial and Capital Market Advisors
The Company has engaged J.V.B. Financial Group, LLC, acting
through its Cohen & Company Capital Markets division (“CCM”), to act as its (i) its financial advisor and capital markets advisor in connection with the Business Combination and (ii) its placement agent in connection with a private placement
of debt, equity, equity-linked or convertible securities (the “Securities”) or other capital or debt raising transaction in connection with the Business Combination (the “Offering”, and, together with the Business Combination, each a
“Transaction” and collectively the “Transactions”).
The Company will pay CCM the sum of (i) an advisory fee in an
amount equal to $ 2,500,000 simultaneously with the closing of the Business Combination (the “Advisory Fee”) plus (ii) a transaction fee
in connection with the Offering of an amount equal to 4.0 % of the sum of (A) the gross proceeds raised from investors and received by
Company or DevvStream simultaneously with or before the closing of the Offering and (B) the proceeds released from the Trust Account in connection with the Business Combination with respect to any stockholder of the Company that (x) entered into
a non-redemption or other similar agreement or (y) did not redeem the Company’s common stock, in each instance to the extent such stockholder was identified to the Company by CCM (collectively, the “Offering Fee” and together with the Advisory
Fee, the “Transaction Fee”); provided, however, CCM shall receive no fee for any gross proceeds received from, or non-redemptions obtained from any investors holding capital stock of DevvStream (other than any investor who acquired their capital
stock of DevvStream in open market activities). The Transaction Fee shall be payable to CCM simultaneously with the closing of the Transaction. In addition, the Company may, in its sole discretion, pay to CCM a discretionary fee in an amount up
to $ 500,000 (the “Discretionary Fee”), simultaneously with the closing of the Business Combination, if the Company determines in its
discretion and reasonable judgment that the performance of CCM in connection with its leadership role in connection with the Transaction warrants such additional fee, taking into account, without limitation, (a) timing of the Transaction, (b)
quality and delivery of services and advice hereunder, and (c) overall valuation attributable to the Transaction. No Advisory Fee,
Offering Fee or Discretionary Fee shall be due to CCM if the Company does not complete the Business Combination.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s results of operations and ability to complete an Initial Business Combination may be adversely affected by
various factors that could cause economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. The Company’s 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 consumer confidence and spending and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflict in the Ukraine. The
Company 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 they may negatively impact our business and the Company’s ability to complete an Initial business
combination.
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Consideration of Inflation Reduction Act Excise Tax
On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides
for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January
1, 2023. The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased. The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of the
repurchase. However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value of 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. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury”) has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance to 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. The notice generally provides that if a publicly traded U.S. corporation completely liquidates and dissolves, distributions in such complete liquidation and other distributions by such corporation in the same
taxable year in which the final distribution in complete liquidation and dissolution is made are not subject to the excise tax. 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 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 an Initial Business Combination, extension vote or otherwise, may be subject to this excise tax. Because any such excise tax would be payable by the Company and not by the redeeming holders, it could cause a reduction
in the value of the Company’s Class A common stock, cash available with which to effectuate an Initial Business Combination or cash available for distribution in a subsequent liquidation. Whether and to what extent the Company would be subject to
the excise tax in connection with a business combination will depend on a number of factors, including (i) the structure of the business combination, (ii) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases in connection with the business
combination, (iii) the nature and amount of any “PIPE” or other equity issuances in connection with the business 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. Further, the application of the excise tax in respect of distributions pursuant to a liquidation of a publicly traded U.S. 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 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 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.
Liquidity and Capital Resources, Going Concern
In connection with the Company’s 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,” management believes that the funds which the Company has 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 these financial statements. Based on the foregoing, management believes that the Company may not have sufficient working capital to meet its needs through the earlier of the
consummation of the Business Combination or one year from this filing. Over this time period, the Company will be using these 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 merge with or acquire, and structuring, negotiating and consummating the Business Combination.
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 a Going Concern,” management has determined that the mandatory liquidation, working capital deficiency, and subsequent dissolution, should the Company
be unable to complete an Initial Business Combination, raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has until June 1, 2024, which can be extended to November 1, 2024 (with required funding in
the Trust Account) to consummate an Initial Business Combination. It is uncertain that the Company will be able to consummate an Initial Business Combination by this time. If an Initial Business Combination is not consummated by this date, there
will be a mandatory liquidation and subsequent dissolution. No adjustments have been made to the carrying amounts of assets or liabilities should the Company be required to liquidate after June 1, 2024, which can be extended to November 1, 2024
(with required funding in the Trust Account).
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements
prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete
presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary
for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act, and it may take advantage of certain
exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm
attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory
vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
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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 condensed consolidated 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 the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated 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. As of March 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2023, the Company had cash of $ 41,577 and $ 224,394 , respectively, and no cash equivalents. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the
Company also had $ 0 and $ 75,773
of restricted cash related to funds withdrawn from the Trust Account reserved to the payment of taxes.
Cash Held in Trust Account
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, funds held in Trust Account consisted of interest bearing demand deposits and generally have a
readily determinable fair value. Interest on the demand deposit account is included in income from Trust Account in the accompanying statements of operations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of a cash account in a financial institution which, at times may exceed the Federal depository insurance coverage of $250,000. As of March 31,
2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had not experienced losses on this account and management believes the Company was not exposed to significant risks on such account.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under the FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,”
approximates the carrying amounts represented in the condensed consolidated balance sheet, primarily due to its short-term nature.
The Company follows the guidance in ASC 820 for its financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at each
reporting period, and non-financial assets and liabilities that are re-measured and reported at fair value at least annually.
The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received
in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with
measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how
market participants would price assets and liabilities). The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:
Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation
adjustments and block discounts are not being applied. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these securities does not entail a significant degree of judgment.
Level 2—Valuations based on (i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or
similar assets, (iii) inputs other than quoted prices for the assets or liabilities, or (iv) inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by market through correlation or other means.
Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
Net (Loss) Income Per Common Stock
The Company has two classes of common stock, which are referred to as redeemable Class A common stock and non-redeemable Class A common stock
and Class B common stock. Earnings and losses are shared pro rata between the two classes of stockholders. Private and public warrants to purchase 22,700,000
Class A common stock at $ 11.50 per share were issued on November 1, 2021. No warrants were exercised during the period ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The calculation of diluted (loss) income per common stock does not consider the
effect of the warrants issued in connection with (i) the Initial Public Offering, (ii) the exercise of the over-allotment and (iii) the Private Placement since the exercise of the warrants is contingent upon the occurrence of future events. As
a result, diluted net (loss) income per common stock is the same as basic net (loss) income per common stock for the periods. Accretion associated with the redeemable Class A common stock is excluded from (loss) income per common stock as the
redemption value approximates fair value.
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
2024
2023
Redeemable Class A
Non-redeemable Class A and Class B
Redeemable Class A
Non-redeemable Class A and Class B
Basic diluted net (loss) income per share
Numerator:
Allocation of net (loss) income
$
( 513,892
)
$
( 1,720,377
)
$
1,218,047
$
304,512
Denominator:
Weighted average shares outstanding
1,717,578
5,750,000
23,000,000
5,750,000
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share
$
( 0.30
)
$
( 0.30
)
$
0.05
$
0.05
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Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded
derivatives in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. Derivative instruments are initially recorded at fair value on the grant date and re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in the condensed
consolidated statement of operations. Derivative assets and liabilities are classified in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement or conversion of the instrument could be
required within 12 months of the condensed consolidated balance sheet date.
Warrant Liability
The Company accounted for the 22,700,000 warrants issued in connection with the IPO and Private Placement in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” whereby
under that provision the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity treatment and must be recorded as a liability. Accordingly, the Company classified the warrant instrument as a liability at fair value and will adjust the instrument to fair
value at each reporting period. This liability will be re-measured at each balance sheet date until the warrants are exercised or expire, and any change in fair value will be recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of
operations. The fair value of privately-held warrants was estimated using an internal valuation model. Our 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. Such warrant classification is also subject to re-evaluation at each reporting period.
Income Taxes
T he Company accounts for income taxes under ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” ASC
740, Income Taxes, requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for both the expected impact of differences between the financial statements and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for the expected future tax
benefit to be derived from tax loss and tax credit carry forwards. ASC 740 additionally requires a valuation allowance to be established when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of deferred tax assets will not be realized.
As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company’s deferred tax asset had a full valuation allowance recorded against it. Our effective tax rate was ( 5.7 )% and 25.6 % for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and
2023, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21 % for the three months ended March
31, 2024 and 2023, primarily due to changes in fair value in warrant liability, non-deductible transaction costs, state and city taxes and the valuation allowance on the deferred tax assets . Additionally, the effective tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate of 21 % for the three months ended March 31, 2024 due to Initial Business Combination expenses and New York State and City taxes.
While ASC 740 identifies usage of an effective annual tax rate for purposes of an interim provision, it does allow
for estimating individual elements in the current period if they are significant, unusual or infrequent. Computing the effective tax rate for the Company is complicated due to the potential impact of the Company’s change in fair value of
warrants (or any other change in fair value of a complex financial instrument), the timing of any potential business combination expenses and the actual interest income that will be recognized during the year. The Company has taken a
position as to the calculation of income tax expense in a current period based on ASC 740-270-25-3 which states, “If an entity is unable to estimate a part of its ordinary income (or loss) or the related tax (benefit) but is otherwise able
to make a reasonable estimate, the tax (or benefit) applicable to the item that cannot be estimated shall be reported in the interim period in which the item is reported.” The Company believes its calculation to be a reliable estimate and
allows it to properly take into account the usual elements that can impact its annualized book income and its impact on the effective tax rate. As such, the Company is computing its taxable income and associated income tax provision based
on actual results through March 31, 2024.
ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes
recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For
those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. ASC 740 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in
interim period, disclosure and transition.
The Company recognizes accrued interest
and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. There were no unrecognized tax benefits and no amounts accrued for interest and penalties as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. 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 has identified the United States, New York State and New York City as its only “major” tax
jurisdiction.
The Company is subject to income taxation by
major taxing authorities since inception. These examinations may include questioning the timing and amount of deductions, the nexus of income among various tax jurisdictions and compliance with federal and state tax laws. The Company’s
management does not expect that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will materially change over the next twelve months .
Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
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 the
Company’s liquidation, if there is a stockholder vote or tender offer in connection with the Business Combination and in connection with certain amendments to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation. In accordance with SEC
and its staff’s guidance on redeemable equity instruments, which has been codified in ASC 480-10-S99, redemption provisions not solely within the control of the Company require common stock subject to redemption to be classified outside of
permanent equity. Therefore, all shares of Class A common stock have been classified outside of permanent equity.
The Company recognizes 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. Increases or decreases in the carrying amount of redeemable common stock are affected by charges against additional paid in capital and accumulated deficit.
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As
of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Class A common stock subject to possible redemption reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheet are reconciled in the following table:
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
As of beginning of the period
$
18,853,961
$
237,020,680
Less:
Redemptions
-
( 223,500,610
)
Plus:
Extension funding of Trust Account
137,406
1,300,000
Remeasurement adjustment of carrying value to redemption value
82,709
4,033,891
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption
$
19,074,076
$
18,853,961
At December 31, 2023, an excess of $ 75,773 was withdrawn from the
interest earned in the Trust Account related to the timing of payments of taxes. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company has repaid the excess withdrawals from the Trust Account.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In August 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards
Update (“ASU”) 2020-06, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40) (“ASU 2020-06”) to simplify accounting for certain financial instruments. ASU
2020-06 eliminates the current models that require separation of beneficial conversion and cash conversion features from convertible instruments and simplifies the derivative scope exception guidance pertaining to equity classification of
contracts in an entity’s own equity. The new standard also introduces additional disclosures for convertible debt and freestanding instruments that are indexed to and settled in an entity’s own equity. ASU 2020-06 amends the diluted earnings per
share guidance, including the requirement to use the if-converted method for all convertible instruments. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 on January 1, 2022 and the standard was applied on a full retrospective basis. There was no material impact
on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09,
Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (ASU 2023-09), which requires disclosure of incremental income tax information within the rate reconciliation and expanded disclosures of income taxes paid, among other disclosure
requirements. ASU 2023-09 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s management does not believe the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have a material impact on its financial statements
and disclosures.
The Company’s management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a
material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 3 - Initial Public Offering
On November 1, 2021, the Company sold 23,000,000
Units at a purchase price of $ 10.00 per Unit which included the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional 3,000,000 Units at the initial public offering price to cover over-allotments. Each Unit had an offering price of $ 10.00 and consists of one share of
Class A common stock of the Company, par value $ 0.0001 per share, and one-half of one warrant of the Company. Each full Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $ 11.50 per share.
Following the closing of the IPO on November 1, 2021, $ 234,600,000
($ 10.20 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the IPO and the sale of the Private Placement Warrants was
deposited into the Trust Account. The net proceeds deposited into the Trust Account will be invested in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act with a maturity of 180 days or less
or 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.
Public Warrants
Each whole warrant entitles the registered holder to purchase one
whole share of the Class A common stock at a price of $ 11.50 per share, subject to adjustment, at any time commencing on the later of twelve months from the closing of the IPO and 30
days after the completion of the Initial Business Combination. The warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Initial
Business Combination, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The
Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than twenty business days after the closing of the Initial
Business Combination, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the
warrants, and the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the same to become effective within 60 business days
after the closing of the Initial Business Combination, and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock until the warrants expire or are redeemed, as
specified in the warrant agreement; provided that if the Company’s Class A common stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that they satisfy the definition of a “covered security” under
Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at the Company’s 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, will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but will use commercially reasonably efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption
is not available. If a registration statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is not effective by the 60 th day after the closing of the Initial Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to
maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act or another exemption, but will use commercially reasonably efforts to register or qualify the shares
under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available. In such event, each holder would pay the exercise price by surrendering the warrants for that number of shares of Class A common stock equal to the lesser of (A) the
quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A common stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the excess of the “fair market value” (defined below) less the exercise price of the warrants by (y) the fair
market value and (B) the product of 0.361 and the number of whole warrants being exercised by such holder. The “fair market value”
as used in this paragraph shall mean the volume weighted average price of the Class A common stock for the 10 trading days ending on
the trading day prior to the date on which the notice of exercise is received by the warrant agent.
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Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $ 18.00 .
Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants (except as described herein with respect to the private placement warrants):
•
in whole and not in part;
•
at a price of $ 0.01 per warrant;
•
upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption to each warrant holder; and
•
if, and only if, the closing price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $ 18.00 per share (as adjusted for
adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant) for any 20 trading days within
a 30 -trading day period ending three
trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
The Company will not redeem the warrants as described above unless a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the issuance of the shares of Class A
common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is then effective and a current prospectus relating to those shares of Class A common stock is available throughout the 30-day redemption period. If and when the warrants become redeemable by
the Company, the Company may exercise the Company’s redemption right even if the Company are unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.
Redemption of warrants when the price per share of Class A common stock equals or exceeds $ 10.00 .
Once the warrants become exercisable, we may redeem the outstanding warrants:
•
in whole and not in part;
•
at $ 0.10 per warrant upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption provided that holders will be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis prior to redemption;
•
if, and only if, the closing price of the Company’s Class A common stock equals or exceeds $ 10.00 per public share (as
adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant) for any 20 trading
days within the 30 -trading day period ending three trading days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and
•
if the closing price of the Class A common stock for any 20 trading days within a 30 -trading day period ending on the third trading day
prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders is less than $ 18.00 per share (as
adjusted for adjustments to the number of shares issuable upon exercise or the exercise price of a warrant), the private placement warrants must also be concurrently called for redemption on the same terms as the outstanding public
warrants, as described above.
Note 4 - Private Placement
On November 1, 2021, simultaneously with the closing of the IPO, the Company completed the private sale of 11,200,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a purchase price of $ 1.00
per Private Placement Warrant to the Sponsor, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $ 11,200,000 .
A portion of the proceeds from the Private Placement Warrants has been added to the proceeds from the IPO to be held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not
complete an Initial Business Combination by the Termination Date, the proceeds of the sale of the Private Placement Warrants will be used to fund the redemption of the public shares (subject to the requirements of applicable law), and the Private
Placement Warrants will expire worthless.
The Private Placement Warrants (including the Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or
salable until 30 days after the completion of the Initial Business Combination and they will not be redeemable by the Company so long as
they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. The Sponsor, or its permitted transferees, has the option to exercise the Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis.
The Sponsor, officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed (i) to waive their redemption rights with
respect to any founder shares and public shares held by them in connection with the completion of the Initial Business Combination and a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (A)
that would modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to provide holders of shares of Class A common stock the right to have their shares redeemed in connection with the Initial Business Combination or to redeem 100 % of the Company’s public shares if the Company does not complete the Initial Business Combination until June 1, 2024, which can be extended to November 1, 2024 (with required funding
in the Trust Account) or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to the rights of holders of the Company’s Class A commons stock and (ii) to waive their rights to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any
founder shares they hold if the Company fails to consummate an Initial Business Combination until June 1, 2024, which can be extended to November 1, 2024 (with required funding in the Trust Account) (although they will be entitled to liquidating
distributions from the trust account with respect to any public shares they hold if the Company fails to complete the Initial Business Combination within the prescribed time frame). Further, the Company has agreed not to enter into a definitive
agreement regarding an Initial Business Combination without the prior consent of the Sponsor.
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Note 5 - Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
The Sponsor paid $ 25,000 to the Company in consideration
for 5,750,000 shares of Class B common stock.
The founder shares will automatically convert into shares of Class A common stock upon consummation of an Initial Business Combination on a one -for-one basis, subject to certain adjustments, as described in Note 8.
Pursuant to the Sponsor
Side Letter, the Sponsor agreed to (1) certain transfer restrictions with respect to the Company's securities, lock-up restrictions (terminating upon the earlier of: (A) 360 days after the Closing Date, (B) a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that 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 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 Company 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.
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Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended Initial Business Combination, the Sponsor or an
affiliate of the Sponsor or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, loan the Company funds as may be required (the “Working Capital Loans”). If the Company completes an Initial Business Combination, the
Company would repay such loaned amounts out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released to the Company. Otherwise, such loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that the Initial Business Combination
does not close, the Company may use a portion of the working capital held outside the Trust Account to repay such loaned amounts but no proceeds from the Trust Account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. Up to $ 1,500,000 of such loans may be convertible into warrants, at a price of $ 1.00 per warrant at the option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Private Placement Warrants, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise
period. On May 9,
2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the total principal amount of up to $ 1,500,000 (the “Promissory Note”) to
the Sponsor. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $ 1,500,000 was outstanding and reported on the condensed consolidated
balance sheets as a component of Promissory note - related party .
On December 1, 2023, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the total principal amount of up to $ 1,500,000
(the “Promissory Note”) to the Sponsor. The Promissory Note does not bear interest and matures upon closing of the Company’s Initial Business Combination. In the event that the Company does not consummate an Initial Business Combination, the
Promissory Note will be repaid only from amounts remaining outside of the Trust Account, if any. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $ 650,000
and $ 375,000 , respectively, was outstanding and reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as a component of Promissory note
- related party.
Administrative Fees
The Company agreed to pay the Sponsor a total of $ 10,000
per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support provided to the Company. Upon completion of the Initial Business Combination or the Company’s liquidation, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees. For the
three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred $ 30,000 in administrative support fees. No amounts have been paid for the
administrative fee. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, $ 270,000 and $ 240,000 , respectively, is reported on the condensed consolidated balance sheets under due to related party for this fee.
Note 6 - Commitments and Contingencies
Registration and Stockholder 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 Class A common
stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of Working Capital Loans and upon conversion of the founder shares) will be entitled to registration rights pursuant to a registration
rights and stockholder agreement to be signed prior to the consummation of the IPO, requiring the Company to register such securities for resale (in the case of the founder shares, only after conversion to the Class A common stock). The holders of
the majority of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form demands, that the Company registers 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 Business Combination and rights to require the Company to register for resale
such securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act.
Underwriter Agreement
The underwriters were entitled to a deferred underwriting fee of approximately $ 0.376 per unit sold in the IPO, or $ 8,650,000 in the aggregate (including the fee related to the
underwriters’ exercise of the over-allotment option ) upon the completion
of the Company’s Initial Business Combination. In the third quarter 2023, the underwriters waived any right to receive the deferred underwriting fee and will therefore receive no additional underwriting fee in connection with the Closing. 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 underwriting fee. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the deferred underwriting fee is $ 0 .
The
Company complies with ASC 405 “Liabilities” and derecognized the deferred underwriting fee liability upon being released of the obligation by the underwriters. To account for the waiver of the deferred underwriting fee, the Company reduced the
deferred underwriting fee 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 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 accretion recognized at the IPO date.
Marketing Fee Agreement
The Company engaged advisors to assist the
Company in validating existing acquisition strategies and providing recommendations or potential amendments and refinements to said strategy. The fee structure is set as a minimum of $ 150,000 due upon an Initial Business Combination for advisory services. If the advisors provide lead information of a potential target company in an Initial Business Combination, the
Company will pay the advisors between $ 2,000,000 and $ 6,000,000 (“Advisory Fee”) upon successful close of the Initial Business Combination. The advisors did not provide lead information related to the proposed Business Combination. As such, if the proposed Business Combination is consummated, the advisors are
not due the Advisory Fee.
Excise Tax
In
connection with the extension meetings to amend the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, holders of 21,282,422
shares of Class A common stock properly exercised their right to redeem their shares of Class A common stock for an aggregate redemption amount of $ 223,500,610 .
As such, the Company has recorded a 1 % excise tax liability in the amount of $ 2,235,006 on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The liability does not impact the condensed consolidated statements of operations and is
offset against additional paid-in capital or accumulated deficit if additional paid-in capital is not available.
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This excise tax
liability can be offset by future share issuances within the same fiscal year which will be evaluated and adjusted in the period in which the issuances occur.
Note 7 - Recurring Fair Value Measurements
At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, funds held in the Trust Account are held in an interest bearing demand
deposit account. Fair values of these investments are determined by Level 1 inputs utilizing quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets.
Under the guidance in ASC 815-40 the warrants do not meet the criteria for equity classification. As such, these financial instruments must be recorded on the
condensed consolidated balance sheet at fair value. This valuation is subject to re-measurement at each balance sheet date. With each re-measurement, these financial instruments valuations will be adjusted to fair value, with the change in fair
value recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The Company’s warrant liability for the Private Placement Warrants is based on valuation models utilizing inputs from observable and unobservable markets. The inputs
used to determine the fair value of the Private Warrant liability, is classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company’s Public
Warrants are trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) and the Company’s Public Warrant liability was based on unadjusted quoted prices in an active market (NASDAQ) for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to
access. The fair value of the Public Warrant liability is classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.
The Company’s
Promissory Note contains an embedded option whereby up to $ 1,500,000 of the Promissory Note may be converted into the Company’s
warrants. The embedded Working Capital Loan conversion option is accounted for as a liability in accordance with ACS 815-40 on the balance sheet and is measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with changes in fair value
presented within change in fair value in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. Valuation of the Working Capital Loan conversion option was derived from the valuation of the underlying Private Placement Warrants and is classified as
a level 3 valuation.
The following table
presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company
utilized to determine such fair value.
March 31, 2024
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets
Cash held in Trust Account
$
19,205,223
$
—
$
—
Liabilities
Public Warrants
$
575,000
$
—
$
—
Private Warrants
$
—
$
—
$
560,000
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
$
—
$
—
$
—
December 31, 2023
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets
Cash held in Trust Account
$
62,418,210
$
—
$
—
Liabilities
Public Warrants
$
230,000
$
—
$
—
Private Warrants
$
—
$
—
$
224,000
Working Capital Loan Conversion Option
$
—
$
—
$
—
Measurement
The Private Warrants were valued using a binomial lattice model, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement.
The key inputs into the binomial lattice model were as
follows at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
Input
March 31, 2024
December 31, 2023
Risk-free interest rate
4.17
%
3.81
%
Expected term to Initial Business Combination (years)
0.25
0.25
Expected volatility
de minimis
%
de minimis
Common stock price
$
11.03
$
10.89
Dividend yield
0.0
%
0.0
%
The following table
provides a reconciliation of changes in fair value of the beginning and ending balances for the Company’s warrants classified as Level 3 for the period ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
December 31, 2023
$
224,000
Change in fair value
336,000
March 31,
2024
$
560,000
December 31, 2022
$
560,000
Change in fair value
—
March 31,
2023
$
560,000
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Note 8 - Stockholders’ Deficit
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share
with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. At March
31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Class A Common Stock
On December 21, 2023, the Sponsor converted 5,000,000 shares of Class B common stock into shares of Class A common
stock. Notwithstanding the conversions, the Sponsor will not be entitled to receive any monies held in the Trust Account as a result of its ownership of shares of Class A common stock issued upon conversion of the Class B common stock.
The
Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of Class A common stock with a par value of $ 0.0001 per share. Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 5,000,000 shares of Class A common stock issued or outstanding, excluding 1,717,578 shares subject to possible redemption, respectively.
Class B Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of Class B common stock with a par value of $ 0.0001 per
share. Holders of the Company’s Class B common stock are entitled to one vote for each common stock. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were 750,000 shares of Class B
common stock issued and outstanding.
Other than with regard to the election of directors prior to the consummation of an Initial
Business Combination , 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 an Initial Business Combination , or earlier at the option of the holder thereof, on a one-for- one
basis (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like), and subject to further adjustment. In the case that additional shares of Class A common stock, or equity-linked securities, are issued
or deemed issued in excess of the amounts offered in the IPO and related to the closing of an Initial Business Combination , the ratio at which shares of Class B common
stock shall convert into shares of Class A common stock will be adjusted (unless the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class B common stock agree to waive such adjustment with respect to any such issuance or deemed issuance) so
that the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class B common stock will equal, in the aggregate, on an as-converted basis, 20 % of the sum of the total number of all shares of common stock outstanding upon completion of the IPO plus all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed
issued in connection with an Initial Business Combination (excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in an Initial Business Combination and any private placement-equivalent warrants issued to the Sponsor or its affiliates upon conversion of loans made to the Company).
Note 9 - Subsequent Events
Management has evaluated subsequent events to determine if events or transactions occurring through the date the condensed consolidated financial statements were issued, require potential adjustment to or
disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements and did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.
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