Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements
Landcadia
Holdings III, inc.
Balance
Sheets
September 30,
December 31,
2020
2019
(unaudited)
ASSETS
Current Assets
$ -
$ -
Total current assets
-
-
Deferred offering costs
377,200
-
Total Assets
$ 377,200
$ -
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts Payable
$ 215,450
$ -
Notes payable, affiliates
161,750
Total current liabilities
377,200
-
Total Liabilities
$ 377,200
$ -
Commitments
-
-
Stockholder's Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 authorized, no shares issued or outstanding
$ -
$ -
Common stock
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 380,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
-
-
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value 20,000,000 shares authorized, 14,375,000 and 6,943,125 issued and outstanding, respectively (1)
1,438
694
Additional paid-in capital
632
306
Retained earnings
-
-
Note receivable, affiliates
(2,070 )
(1,000 )
Total Stockholder's equity
-
-
Total liabilities and stockholder's equity
$ 377,200
$ -
(1) Includes an aggregate of 1,875,000 and 905,625 shares as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, that are
subject to forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters.
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
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Landcadia
Holdings III, Inc.
Statements
of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
2020
2019
2020
2019
General and administrative expenses
-
-
-
-
Net Income
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net Income per share
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding (1)
8,706,791
6,037,500
6,937,041
6,037,500
(1) Excludes an aggregate of 1,875,000 and 905,625 shares as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, that are subject to
forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters.
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
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Landcadia
Holdings III, Inc.
Statements
of CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Class
B Common Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Retained
Note
receivable,
Shares (1)
Amount
Capital
Earnings
affiliates
Total
Balance, December 31, 2019
6,943,125
$ 694
$ 306
$ -
$ (1,000 )
$ -
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
-
Balance, June 30, 2020 (unaudited)
6,943,125
694
306
-
(1,000 )
-
Class B shares issued
7,431,875
744
326
-
(1,070 )
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
-
Balance, September 30, 2020 (unaudited)
14,375,000
$ 1,438
$ 632
$ -
$ (2,070 )
$ -
Class
B Common Stock
Additional
Paid-in
Retained
Note
receivable,
Shares (1)
Amount
Capital
Earnings
affiliates
Total
Balance, December 31, 2018
6,943,125
$ 694
$ 306
$ -
$ (1,000 )
$ -
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
-
Balance, June 30, 2019 (unaudited)
6,943,125
694
306
-
(1,000 )
-
Net income
-
-
-
-
-
-
Balance, September 30, 2019 (unaudited)
6,943,125
$ 694
$ 306
$ -
$ (1,000 )
$ -
(1) Excludes an aggregate of 1,875,000 and 905,625 shares as of September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, that are subject to
forfeiture if the over-allotment option is not exercised by the underwriters.
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
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Landcadia
Holdings III, Inc.
Statements
of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Nine months ended September 30,
2020
2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$ -
$ -
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities
-
-
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
-
-
Cash flows from investing activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
-
-
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
-
-
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
-
-
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
-
-
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$ -
$ -
Non-cash financing activities:
Stock issuance
$ -
$ -
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these financial statements.
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Landcadia
Holdings III, Inc.
Notes
to Financial Statements
1. Nature of Business and Subsequent Event
Business
Landcadia Holdings III, Inc., (the “Company,”
“we,” “us” or “our”), was formed as Automalyst LLC, a Delaware limited liability company on
March 13, 2018 and converted into a Delaware corporation on August 24, 2020.
The Company has not had any significant operations
to date. The Company was formed to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or
similar business combination with one or more businesses (the “Business Combination”). The Company has not yet identified
a Business Combination for these purposes. There is no assurance that the Company’s plans to consummate a Business Combination
will be successful or successful within the target business acquisition period.
All activity through September 30, 2020 relates
to the Company’s formation and initial public offering of units (the “Public Offering”), which is described
b elow.
Sponsors
The Company’s
sponsors are TJF, LLC (“TJF”) and Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (“JFG” and together with TJF, the “Sponsors”).
TJF is wholly owned by Tilman J. Fertitta, the Company’s Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Subsequent Event
The Company intends
to finance its Business Combination in part with proceeds from its $500,000,000 Public Offering and a $12,000,000 private placement
(the “Private Placement”) of private placement warrants (the “Sponsor Warrants”), see Notes 4 and 5. The
registration statement for the Public Offering was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
on October 8, 2020. The Company consummated the Public Offering of 50,000,000 units (the “Units”) at $10.00 per
Unit on October 14, 2020, generating gross proceeds of $500,000,000. Simultaneously with the closing of the Public Offering,
the Company consummated the Private Placement of an aggregate of 8,000,000 Sponsor Warrants at a price of $1.50 per Sponsor Warrant,
generating proceeds of $12,000,000. Upon the closing of the Public Offering and Private Placement on October 14, 2020, $500,000,000
($10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale of the Units in the Public Offering and the Private Placement was placed
in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee (the “Trust
Account”). The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the prospectus, October 8, 2020, to
purchase additional units. If the over-allotment is exercised in full, proceeds from the Public Offering and Private Placement
will be $575,000,000 and $13,500,000, respectively.
We have evaluated subsequent events and transactions
that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date the financial statements were issued. The Company did not identify any
subsequent events that would have required adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements, other than those included herein.
Trust Account
The proceeds held in the Trust Account can only be
invested in permitted United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), having a maturity of 185 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.
The Company’s second amended and restated certificate
of incorporation (the “Charter”) provides that, other than the withdrawal of interest to pay tax obligations (less
up to $100,000 interest to pay dissolution expenses), none of the funds held in the Trust Account will be released until the earliest
of: (i) the completion of the Business Combination; (ii) the redemption of any shares of Class A common stock included
in the Units sold in the Public Offering (“Public Shares”) properly submitted in connection with a stockholder vote
to amend the Charter to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if
the Company does not complete the Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering (October 14,
2022) or to provide for redemption in connection with a Business Combination; or (iii) the redemption of the Public Shares
if the Company is unable to complete the Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, subject
to applicable law.
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Initial Business Combination
The Company’s management has broad discretion
with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Public Offering and private placement of the Sponsor Warrants,
although substantially all of the net proceeds are intended to be applied generally toward consummating a Business Combination.
There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete a Business Combination successfully. The Company must complete
one initial Business Combination having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80% of the value of the assets held in the Trust
Account (excluding deferred underwriting commissions and taxes payable on the interest earned on the Trust Account) at the time
of the Company’s signing a definitive agreement in connection with an initial Business Combination. The Company will only
complete a Business Combination if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities
of the target or otherwise acquires a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to registered as
an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
The Sponsors and the Company’s officers and
directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant to which they have agreed to (i) waive their redemption
rights with respect to their Class B shares (“Founder Shares”)| and Public Shares in connection with the completion
of the Business Combination, (ii) waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder Shares and Public Shares in
connection with a stockholder vote to approve an amendment to the Charter to modify the substance or timing of the Company’s
obligation to redeem 100% of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination within 24 months from the
closing of the Public Offering or to provide for redemption in connection with a Business Combination and (iii) waive their
rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to their Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete
a Business Combination within 24 months from the closing of the Public Offering, 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 a Business Combination
within the prescribed time frame; and (iv) vote any Founder Shares held by them and any Public Shares purchased during or
after the Public Offering (including in open market and privately-negotiated transactions) in favor of the Business Combination.
The Company, after signing a definitive agreement
for the Business Combination, will either (i) seek stockholder approval of the Business Combination at a meeting called for
such purpose in connection with which stockholders may seek to redeem their shares, regardless of whether they vote for or against
the Business Combination, for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account calculated
as of two business days prior to the consummation of the Business Combination, including interest earned on the Trust Account and
not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes, or (ii) provide stockholders with the opportunity to sell their shares
to the Company by means of a tender offer for an amount in cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount then on deposit
in the Trust Account calculated as of two business days prior to commencement of the tender offer, including interest earned on
the Trust Account and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes. The decision as to whether the Company will seek
stockholder approval of the Business Combination or will allow stockholders to sell their shares in a tender offer will be made
by the Company, solely in its discretion, and will be based on a variety of factors such as the timing of the transaction and whether
the terms of the transaction would otherwise require the Company to seek stockholder approval. If the Company seeks stockholder
approval, it will complete the Business Combination only if a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock voted are voted
in favor of the Business Combination. However, in no event will the Company redeem the Public Shares in an amount that would cause
its net tangible assets to be less than $5,000,001. In such case, the Company would not proceed with the redemption of the Public
Shares and the related Business Combination, and instead may search for an alternate Business Combination.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing redemption rights,
if the Company seeks stockholder approval of the Business Combination and it does not conduct redemptions in connection with the
Business Combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, the Charter provides that a public stockholder, together with any affiliate
of such stockholder or any other person with whom such stockholder is acting in concert or as a “group” (as defined
under Section 13 of the Exchange Act), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate
of 15% of the shares sold in the Public Offering, without the Company’s prior consent.
The Company will have 24 months from the closing
of the Public Offering to complete the Business Combination. If the Company does not complete the Business Combination within this
period of time, it shall (i) cease all operations except for the purposes of winding up; (ii) as promptly as reasonably
possible, but not more than ten business days thereafter, redeem the Public Shares for a per-share price, payable in cash, equal
to the aggregate amount then on deposit in the Trust Account, including interest earned on the funds held in the Trust Account
and not previously released to the Company to pay its taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses), divided
by the number of then outstanding Public Shares, and (iii) as promptly as reasonably possible following such redemption, subject
to the approval of the Company’s remaining stockholders and its board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each
case to the Company’s obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims to creditors and the requirements of other applicable
law. The Sponsors and the Company’s officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with the Company, pursuant
to which they have waived their rights to liquidating distributions from the Trust Account with respect to any Founder Shares held
by them if the Company fails to complete its Business Combination within 24 months of the closing of the Public Offering; however,
if the Sponsors, officers and directors acquire Public Shares in or after the Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating
distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares the Company does not complete the Business Combination
within the required time period. In the event of such distribution, it is possible that the per share value of the residual assets
remaining available for distribution (including Trust Account assets) will be less than the initial public offering price per Unit
in the Public Offering.
Pursuant to the letter agreement referenced above,
the Sponsors, officers and directors agreed that, if the Company submits the Business Combination to the Company’s public
stockholders for a vote, such parties will vote their Founder Shares and any Public Shares in favor of the Business Combination.
Fiscal Year End
The Company has a December 31 fiscal year-end.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
Our accompanying financial statements include the
accounts of the Company and have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
of America (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of these financial statements requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging growth company,”
as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities Act”), as modified
by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions
from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including,
but not limited to, not being required to comply with the 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 an election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition
period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies,
the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or
revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another public company which is neither
an emerging growth company nor an emerging growth company which has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult
or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
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. The Company did not have any cash equivalents
as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Deferred Offering Costs
The Company complies with the requirements of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification (“FASB ASC”) 340-10-S99-1 and SEC Staff Accounting
Bulletin Topic 5A-“Expenses of Offering”. Deferred offering costs were $377,200 as of September 30, 2020, and
consist of costs incurred for legal, accounting, and other costs incurred in connection with the formation and preparation of the
Public Offering. These costs were charged to capital upon the closing of the Public Offering.
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are $215,450
as of September 30, 2020, and primarily consist of costs incurred for the formation and preparation of the Public Offering
with corresponding amounts charged to deferred offering costs.
Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share is computed by dividing net income
applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding shares
of common stock subject to forfeiture by the Sponsors. In accordance with FASB ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share”, the Company
did not have any dilutive warrants, securities or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common
stock, as a result, diluted earnings per share is the same as basic earnings per share for the periods presented.
Income Taxes
The Company complies with the accounting and reporting
requirements of FASB ASC, 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires an asset and liability approach to financial accounting
and reporting for income taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are computed for differences between the financial statement
and tax bases of assets and liabilities that will result in future taxable or deductible amounts, based on enacted tax laws and
rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established,
when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30,
2020. FASB ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement
of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than
not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized
tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties at September 30, 2020.
The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payments, accruals or material deviation
from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. There was no
income tax provision for the period ended September 30, 2020.
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As of December 31, 2019 the Company was taxed
as a limited liability company, therefore all tax implications were the responsibility of its member.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently issued,
but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s financial
statements.
3. Stockholders’ Equity
On March 13, 2018, JFG, through a
subsidiary, purchased a 100% of the membership interest in the Company for $1,000. On August 24, 2020, TJF purchased a
51.7% membership interest in the Company for $1,070. Simultaneously, the Company converted from a limited liability company
to a corporation and its previously outstanding membership interests converted into shares of Class B common stock. The
total number of authorized shares of all classes of capital stock is 401,000,000, of which 380,000,000 shares are
Class A shares at par value $0.0001 per share; 20,000,000 shares are Class B shares at par value $0.0001 per share
(the “Founder Shares”); and 1,000,000 shares are preferred stock at par value $0.0001 per share. The Sponsors
held an aggregate of 11,500,000 Class B shares based on the proportional interest in the Company. Further, on
September 16, 2020, we conducted a 1:1.25 stock split of the Founder Shares so that a total of 14,375,000 Founder Shares
were issued and outstanding. As of September 16, 2020, JFG owned 6,943,125 Founder Shares and TJF owned 7,431,875 Founder
Shares. An aggregate of 1,875,000 Founder Shares are subject to forfeiture to the extent the underwriters do not exercise
their over-allotments option. The financial statements reflect the changes in stock retroactively for all periods
presented.
Following these transactions, the Company had $2,070
of invested capital, or $0.0001 per share. For further information on the Founder Shares, see Note 4.
4. Public Offering
Public Units
In the Public Offering, the Company sold
50,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit (the “Public Units”). Each Unit consists of one share of the
Company’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value and one-third of one redeemable warrant (each whole warrant is a
“Public Warrant”). Under the terms of the warrant agreement, the Company has agreed to use its best efforts to
file a new registration statement under the Securities Act no later than 15 business days following the completion of the
Business Combination covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants, to use
its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and to maintain a current prospectus relating to
those shares of Class A common stock until the Public Warrants expire or are redeemed. If a registration statement
covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective by the 60th
business day after the closing of the Business Combination, warrantholders may, until such time as there is an effective
registration statement and during any period when the Company will have failed to maintain an effective registration
statement, exercise warrants on a "cashless basis" in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities
Act or another exemption. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A common stock is at the time of any exercise of a
warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered
security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of
Public Warrants who exercise their Public 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, it will not be required to file or
maintain in effect a registration statement.
Each Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase
one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50 per share. Each Public Warrant will become exercisable on the later
of 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination or 12 months from the closing of the Public Offering. However, if the
Company does not complete the Business Combination on or prior to the 24-month period allotted to complete the Business Combination,
the warrants will expire at the end of such period. If the Company is unable to deliver registered shares of Class A common
stock to the holder upon exercise of Public Warrants issued in connection with the Units during the exercise period, there will
be no net cash settlement of these Public Warrants and the Public Warrants will expire worthless, unless they may be exercised
on a cashless basis in the circumstances described in the warrant agreement. Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company
may call the warrants for redemption: (i) in whole and not in part; (ii) at a price of $0.01 per warrant; (iii) upon
not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder;
and (iv) if, and only if, the reported closing price of the Class A common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for
any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption
to the warrant holders.
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Underwriting Commissions
In connection with the Public Offering, the Company
paid an underwriting discount of $10,000,000 ($0.20 per Unit sold) to the underwriters on October 14, 2020, with an additional
fee (“Deferred Discount”) of $17,500,000 ($0.35 per Unit sold) payable upon the Company’s completion of the Business
Combination. The Deferred Discount will become payable to the underwriters from the amounts held in the Trust Account solely in
the event the Company completes its Business Combination. See Note 5 for further information on underwriting commissions.
5. Commitments and Related Party Transactions
Over-allotment
In connection with the Public Offering, the Company
granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 7,500,000 additional Units to cover any over-allotment, at the initial
public offering price less the underwriting discounts and commissions. If the over-allotment is exercised, the Company will increase
the Public Units, Sponsor Warrants, underwriting commissions and Deferred Discount by the proportional amount of Units granted.
Founder Shares
The Founder Shares are identical to the Public Shares
except that the Founder Shares are subject to certain transfer restrictions and the holders of the Founder Shares will have the
right to elect all of the Company’s directors prior to the Business Combination. The Founder Shares will automatically convert
into shares of Class A common stock at the time of the Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment
pursuant to certain anti-dilution rights. The initial stockholders collectively own 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding
shares after the Public Offering. To the extent that the over-allotment option is not exercised in full, the Sponsors will forfeit
their pro rata share of 1,875,000 Founder Shares.
The initial stockholders have agreed not to transfer,
assign or sell any of their Founder Shares until one year after the completion of the Business Combination, or earlier if, subsequent
to the Business Combination, (i) the closing price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share
(as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within
any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Business Combination or (ii) the date on which the Company
completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction after the Business Combination that results in all
of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property
(the ‘‘Lock Up Period’’).
The Founder Shares will automatically convert into
shares of Class A common stock concurrently with or immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination 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 connection with the Business Combination, the number of shares of Class A common stock issuable
upon conversion of all Founder Shares will equal, in the aggregate, 20% of the total number of all shares of Class A common
stock outstanding after such conversion (after giving effect to any redemptions of shares of Class A common stock by public
stockholders), including the total number of shares of Class A common stock issued, or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion
or exercise of any equity-linked securities or rights issued or deemed issued, by the Company in connection with or in relation
to the consummation of the initial business combination, excluding any shares of Class A common stock or equity-linked securities
exercisable for or convertible into shares of Class A common stock issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the Business
Combination and any private placement-equivalent warrants issued to the Sponsors, officers or directors upon conversion of working
capital loans; provided that such conversion of Founder Shares will never occur on a less than one-for-one basis.
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Sponsor Warrants
In conjunction with the Public Offering, the Sponsors
purchased an aggregate of 8,000,000 Sponsor Warrants at a price of $1.50 per warrant ($12,000,000 in the aggregate) in the Private
Placement. A portion of the purchase price of the Sponsor Warrants was added to the proceeds from the Public Offering to be held
in the Trust Account such that at closing of the Public Offering, $500,000,000 was placed in the Trust Account.
Each Sponsor Warrant entitles the holder to purchase
one share of Class A common stock at $11.50 per share.The Sponsor Warrants (including the Class A common stock issuable
upon exercise of the Sponsor Warrants) are not transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of the Business
Combination and they are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers of the Sponsor Warrants or their permitted
transferees. If the Sponsor Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers of the Sponsor Warrants or their permitted
transferees, the Sponsor Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the warrants
included in the Units sold in the Public Offering. Otherwise, the Sponsor Warrants have terms and provisions that are identical
to those of the Public Warrants except that the Sponsor Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis. If the Company does not
complete the Business Combination, then the proceeds will be part of the liquidating distribution to the public stockholders and
the Sponsor Warrants issued to the Sponsors will expire worthless.
Registration Rights
The holders of the Founder Shares, Sponsor Warrants,
shares of Class A common stock issuable upon conversion of the Founder Shares, Sponsor Warrants or working capital loans will
be entitled to registration rights. These holders will be entitled to make up to three demands, excluding short form registration
demands, that the Company register such securities for sale under the Securities Act. In addition, these holders will have ‘‘piggy-back’’
registration rights to include their securities in other registration statements filed by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
JFG may not exercise its demand and “piggyback” registration rights after five (5) and seven (7) years; respectively
after the effective date of the registration statement relating to the Public Offering and may not exercise its demand rights on
more than one occasion. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Commissions
Jefferies LLC is the underwriter of the Public Offering,
and its indirect parent, JFG, beneficially owns 48.3% of the Founder Shares. Jefferies LLC received all of the underwriting discount
that was due at the closing of the Public Offering, and will receive the additional Deferred Discount payable from the Trust Account
upon completion of the Business Combination. See Note 4 for further information regarding underwriting commissions.
Administrative Services Agreement
The Company entered into an administrative services
agreement in which we will pay Fertitta Entertainment, Inc., (an affiliate of TJF) for office space, secretarial and administrative
services provided to members of our management team, in an amount not to exceed $20,000 per month commencing on the date of effectiveness
of the Public Offering and ending on the earlier of the completion of a Business Combination or liquidation.
Directors’ Payments
We expect to pay $100,000 to each of our independent
directors at the closing of a Business Combination for services rendered as board members prior to the completion of a Business
Combination.
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Sponsors’ Indemnification of the Trust Accounts
The Sponsors have agreed that they will be jointly
and severally liable to the Company if and to the extent any claims by a vendor for services rendered or products sold to the Company,
or a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount
of funds in the Trust Account to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per public share or (ii) the actual amount per public
share held in the Trust Account as of the date of the liquidation of the Trust Account due to reductions in the value of the trust
assets, in each case net of the interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, except as 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 the Public 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, the Sponsors will not be responsible
to the extent of any liability for such third party claims.
Sponsor Loans
On August 24, 2020 the Sponsors agreed to loan
the Company up to an aggregate of $300,000 by the issuance of unsecured promissory notes to cover expenses related to the Public
Offering. These loans will be payable without interest on the earlier of December 31, 2020 or the completion of the Public
Offering. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had $161,750 in notes payable, affiliates related to deferred offering costs
paid by the Sponsors. As of October 16, 2020, these amounts were repaid in full.
In addition, the Sponsors will not be prohibited
from loaning the Company funds in order to finance transaction costs in connection with the Business Combination. Up to $1,000,000
of these loans may be convertible into warrants of the post-Business Combination entity at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the
option of the lender. The warrants would be identical to the Sponsor Warrants. The terms of such loans have not been determined
and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. No agreement with the JFG or its affiliates will be entered into, and
no fees for services will be paid to the JFG or its affiliates prior to the effective date of the Public Offering, unless the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. determines that such payment would not be deemed underwriting compensation in connection
with the Public Offering. See Note 4 for the terms of the warrants.
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Landcadia
Holdings III, Inc.
Item 2. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of
the Company’s financial condition and results of operations of Landcadia Holdings III, Inc. (the “Company”)
should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report (the
“Quarterly Report”). Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This Quarterly Report includes
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning
future developments and their potential effects on us. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting us will
be those that we have anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which
are beyond our control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from
those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited
to, statements regarding our or our management team’s expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding
the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or
circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-lookin g statements. For
example, statements made relating to future business combinations, use of proceeds of past securities offerings, future loans
and conversions of warrants are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,”
“continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intends,”
“may,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “potential,”
“predict,” “project,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions may identify
forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Factors
that might cause or contribute to such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those set forth in the
Risk Factors section of the Company’s final prospectus for its initial public offering of units (the “Public
Offering”) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The following discussion should be read in
conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this report.
Overview
We are a blank
check company incorporated as a Delaware corporation and 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 (“Business Combination”). We consummated
the Public Offering on October 14, 2020 and are currently in the process of locating suitable targets for our Business Combination.
We intend to use the cash proceeds from our public offering and the private placement of warrants described below as well as additional
issuances, if any, of our capital stock, debt or a combination of cash, stock and debt to complete the Business Combination.
The Company’s management team is led by Tilman Fertitta,
our Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Richard Handler, our Co-Chairman and President. Mr. Fertitta is the sole
shareholder of TJF, LLC (“TJF”) and Mr. Handler is the Chief Executive Officer of Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
(“JFG”), and its largest operating subsidiary, Jefferies Group LLC, a global investment banking firm. The Company’s
sponsors are TJF and JFG (collectively, the “Sponsors”).
On March 27,
2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) into law. The CARES
Act includes several significant business tax provisions that, among other t hings, eliminates the taxable income limit
for certain net operating losses (“NOL”) and allows businesses to carryback NOLs arising in 2018, 2019, and 2020 to
the five prior years; suspends the excess business loss rules; accelerates refunds of previously generated corporate alternative
minimum tax credits; adjusts business interest limitations under IRC section 163(j) from 30% to 50%; and addresses other
technical corrections included in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax provisions. The Company is still evaluating the impact, if any,
of the CARES Act on its financial position,
results of operations and cash flows.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
On October 14, 2020 we consummated a $500,000,000 public
offering consisting of 50,000,000 units at a price of $10.00 per unit (“Unit”). Each Unit consists of one share of
the Company’s Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value (the “Class A Common Stock”) and one-third of
one redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”). Simultaneously, with the closing of the Public Offering, we consummated
the $12,000,000 private placement (“Private Placement”) of an aggregate of 8,000,000 private placement warrants (“Sponsor
Warrants”) at a price of $1.50 per warrant. Upon closing of the Public Offering and Private Placement on October 14,
2020, $500,000,000 in proceeds (including $17,500,000 of deferred underwriting commissions) from the public offering and private
placement was placed in a U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as
trustee. The remaining $12,000,000 held outside of trust was used to pay underwriting commissions of $10,000,000, loans to our
Sponsors, and deferred offering and formation costs. The Company granted the underwriters a 45-day option from the date of the
prospectus, October 8, 2020, to purchase additional units. If the over-allotment is exercised in full, proceeds from the Public
Offering and Private Placement will be $575,000,000 and $13,500,000, respectively.
Our working capital needs will be satisfied through the funds,
held outside of the U.S.-based trust account maintained by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as trustee
(the “Trust Account”), from the public offering. Interest on funds held in the Trust Account may be used to pay income
taxes and franchise taxes, if any. Our Sponsors may, but are not obligated to, loan us funds as may be required in connection with
the Business Combination. Up to $1,500,000 of these loans may be converted into warrants of the post business combination entity
at a price of $1.50 per warrant at the option of the lender and would be identical to the sponsor warrants.
Results of Operations
We have neither engaged in any significant
business operations nor generated any revenues to date. All activities to date relate to the Company’s formation and its
initial public offering and search for a suitable Business Combination. We generate non-operating income in the form of interest
income on cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities held in the Trust Account. We expect to incur increased expenses as
a result of being a public company (for legal, financial reporting, accounting and auditing compliance), as well as for due diligence
expenses as we locate a suitable Business Combination.
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements
in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited
financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company has identified the following
as its critical accounting policies:
Loss per Common Share
Basic loss per common share is computed
by dividing net income applicable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the
period. All shares of Class B common stock are assumed to convert to shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one
basis. Consistent with FASB ASC 480, shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, as well as their pro rata
share of undistributed trust earnings consistent with the two-class method, have been excluded from the calculation of loss per
common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Such shares, if redeemed, only participate in their pro
rata share of trust earnings. Diluted loss per share includes the incremental number of shares of common stock to be issued in
connection with the conversion of Class B common stock or to settle warrants, as calculated using the treasury stock method.
For the three and nine months ending September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not have any dilutive warrants, securities
or other contracts that could, potentially, be exercised or converted into common stock. As a result, diluted loss per common share
is the same as basic loss per common share for all periods presented. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020,
the Company reported no income or loss available to common shareholders.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Management does not believe that any recently
issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying financial
statements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements
as of September 30, 2020.
Contractual Obligations
As of September 30, 2020, we did not
have any long-term debt, capital or operating lease obligations.
The Company entered into an administrative services agreement
in which we will pay Fertitta Entertainment, Inc., (an affiliate of TJF) for office space, secretarial and administrative
services provided to members of our management team, in an amount not to exceed $20,000 per month commencing on the date of effectiveness
of the Public Offering and ending on the earlier of the completion of a Business Combination or liquidation.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk.
As of September 30, 2020, we were
not subject to any market or interest rate risk.
We have not engaged in any hedging activities
since our inception. We do not expect to engage in any hedging activities with respect to the market risk to which we are exposed.
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