RISK FACTORS.
−Removed: Except as described below, factors that
−Removed: could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any of the risks described in our Annual
−Removed: Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.
−Removed: Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results
−Removed: of operations or financial condition.
−Removed: Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may
−Removed: also impair our business or results of operations.
−Removed: As of the date of this Quarterly Report, there have been no material changes
−Removed: to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.
−Removed: Our search for a business combination,
−Removed: and any target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected by the
−Removed: recent coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak.
−Removed: On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization
−Removed: officially declared the outbreak of the COVID-19 a “pandemic.” The outbreak of COVID-19 has resulted in a widespread
−Removed: health crisis, adversely affecting economies and financial markets worldwide.
−Removed: The business of any potential target business with
−Removed: which we consummate a business combination could be materially and adversely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
−Removed: Furthermore, we
−Removed: may be unable to complete a business combination if continued concerns relating to COVID-19 restrict travel, limit the ability
−Removed: to have meetings with potential investors or the target company’s personnel, vendors and services providers are unavailable
−Removed: to negotiate and consummate a transaction in a timely manner.
−Removed: The extent to which COVID-19 impacts our search for a business combination,
−Removed: or the completion of a transaction with a potential target business, will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain
−Removed: and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain
−Removed: COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others.
−Removed: If the disruptions posed by COVID-19 , including its impact on the economy and financial
−Removed: markets, continue for an extensive period of time, our ability to consummate a business combination, or the operations of a target
−Removed: business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be materially adversely affected.
−Removed: The securities in which we invest
−Removed: the funds held in the Trust Account could bear a negative rate of interest, which could reduce the value of the assets held in
−Removed: trust such that the per-share redemption amount received by public stockholders may be less than $10.00 per share.
−Removed: The proceeds held in the Trust Account
−Removed: are invested only in U.S.
−Removed: government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money market funds meeting
−Removed: certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct U.S.
+Added: as described below, factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this Quarterly Report are any
+Added: of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.
+Added: Any of these factors could result in a significant
+Added: or material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.
+Added: Additional risk factors not presently known to
+Added: us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations.
+Added: As of the date of this Quarterly
+Added: Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC.
+Added: search for a business combination, and any target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may be
+Added: materially adversely affected by the recent coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak.
+Added: March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization officially declared the outbreak of the COVID-19 a “pandemic.” The outbreak
+Added: of COVID-19 has resulted in a widespread health crisis, adversely affecting economies and financial markets worldwide.
+Added: of any potential target business with which we consummate a business combination could be materially and adversely affected by
+Added: the COVID-19 outbreak.
+Added: Furthermore, we may be unable to complete a business combination if continued concerns relating to COVID-19
+Added: restrict travel, limit the ability to have meetings with potential investors or the target company’s personnel, vendors
+Added: and services providers are unavailable to negotiate and consummate a transaction in a timely manner.
+Added: The extent to which COVID-19
+Added: impacts our search for a business combination, or the completion of a transaction with a potential target business, will depend
+Added: on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including new information which may emerge concerning
+Added: the severity of COVID-19 and the actions to contain COVID-19 or treat its impact, among others.
+Added: If the disruptions posed by COVID-19,
+Added: including its impact on the economy and financial markets, continue for an extensive period of time, our ability to consummate
+Added: a business combination, or the operations of a target business with which we ultimately consummate a business combination, may
+Added: be materially adversely affected.
+Added: securities in which we invest the funds held in the Trust Account could bear a negative rate of interest, which could reduce the
+Added: value of the assets held in trust such that the per-share redemption amount received by public stockholders may be less than $10.00
+Added: proceeds held in the Trust Account are invested only in U.S.
+Added: government treasury obligations with a maturity of 185 days or less
+Added: or in money market funds meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act, which invest only in direct
government treasury obligations.
While short-term U.S.
−Removed: government treasury obligations currently yield a positive rate of interest, they have briefly yielded negative
−Removed: interest rates in recent years.
−Removed: Central banks in Europe and Japan pursued interest rates below zero in recent years, and the Open
−Removed: Market Committee of the Federal Reserve has not ruled out the possibility that it may in the future adopt similar policies in the
−Removed: United States.
−Removed: In the event that we are unable to complete our initial business combination or make certain amendments to our Amended
−Removed: and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our public stockholders are entitled to receive their pro-rata share of the proceeds
−Removed: held in the Trust Account, plus any interest income not released to us, net of taxes payable.
−Removed: Negative interest rates could impact
−Removed: the per-share redemption amount that may be received by public stockholders.
+Added: government treasury obligations currently yield a positive rate of
+Added: interest, they have briefly yielded negative interest rates in recent years.
+Added: Central banks in Europe and Japan pursued interest
+Added: rates below zero in recent years, and the Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve has not ruled out the possibility that
+Added: it may in the future adopt similar policies in the United States.
+Added: In the event that we are unable to complete our initial business
+Added: combination or make certain amendments to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our public stockholders are entitled
+Added: to receive their pro-rata share of the proceeds held in the Trust Account, plus any interest income not released to us, net of
+Added: taxes payable.
+Added: Negative interest rates could impact the per-share redemption amount that may be received by public stockholders.
+Added: may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our
+Added: securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.
+Added: cannot assure you that our securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq in the future or prior to our Business Combination.
+Added: In order to continue listing our securities on Nasdaq prior to our Business Combination, we must maintain certain financial, distribution
+Added: and stock price levels.
+Added: Generally, we must maintain a minimum amount in stockholders’ equity (generally $2,500,000) and
+Added: a minimum number of holders of our securities (generally 300 round-lot holders).
+Added: Additionally, in connection with our Business
+Added: Combination, we will be required to demonstrate compliance with Nasdaq’s initial listing requirements, which are more rigorous
+Added: than Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements, in order to continue to maintain the listing of our securities on Nasdaq.
+Added: For instance, our stock price would generally be required to be at least $4.00 per share and our stockholders’ equity would
+Added: generally be required to be at least $5.0 million.
+Added: We cannot assure you that we will be able to meet those initial listing requirements
+Added: at that time.
+Added: Nasdaq delists our securities from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities
+Added: exchange, we expect our securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market.
+Added: If this were to occur, we could face significant
+Added: material adverse consequences, including:
+Added: limited availability of market quotations for our securities;
+Added: liquidity for our securities;
+Added: determination that our common stock is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our common stock
+Added: to adhere to more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market
+Added: for our securities;
+Added: limited amount of news and analyst coverage;
+Added: decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.
+Added: National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating
+Added: the sale of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Our Units, Common Stock and Warrants
+Added: are listed on Nasdaq and are covered securities.
+Added: Although the states are preempted from regulating the sale of our securities,
+Added: the federal statute does allow the states to investigate companies if there is a suspicion of fraud, and, if there is a finding
+Added: of fraudulent activity, then the states can regulate or bar the sale of covered securities in a particular case.
+Added: not aware of a state having used these powers to prohibit or restrict the sale of securities issued by blank check companies,
+Added: other than the State of Idaho, certain state securities regulators view blank check companies unfavorably and might use these
+Added: powers, or threaten to use these powers, to hinder the sale of securities of blank check companies in their states.
+Added: we were no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities would not be covered securities and we would be subject to regulation in each
+Added: state in which we offer our securities.
+Added: connection with the Extension Meeting scheduled for November 24, 2020, if our stockholders approve an extension of the Combination
+Added: Period from December 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021, although the Company will continue to be listed on Nasdaq, the Company may not
+Added: be able to continue to meet the listing standards of Nasdaq.
+Added: On December 1, 2017, the SEC declared the Company’s IPO registration
+Added: statement effective and the Company’s securities became listed on Nasdaq.
+Added: Under NASDAQ listing rule IM-5101-2
+Added: (the “Listing Rule”), the Company is required to complete a business combination within 36 months of the effectiveness
+Added: of its IPO registration statement (i.e., by December 1, 2020) in order to remain listed on Nasdaq.
+Added: There is no assurance
+Added: that the Company will not receive a delisting letter from Nasdaq.
+Added: Upon receipt of any such delisting letter, the Company will
+Added: have the option to appeal Nasdaq’s determination.
+Added: To the extent that the Company receives a delisting letter, the Company
+Added: intends to appeal the Nasdaq delisting in order to permit the continued listing of the Company on Nasdaq so that the Company can
+Added: consummate an initial business combination by the Extended Date.
+Added: If the Company is not successful in its appeal to Nasdaq, the
+Added: Company will either (1) seek to have its securities quoted on the over-the-counter market, or (2) take steps to wind down the
+Added: See the Risk Factor “Nasdaq may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’
+Added: ability to make transactions in our securities and subject us to additional trading restrictions.” in our Annual Report
+Added: on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, which is incorporated by reference herein.
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