Risk Factors.
−Removed: Factors that could cause our actual results to
−Removed: differ materially from those in this report include the risk factors described in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
−Removed: As of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K for the period
−Removed: ended December 31, 2021 filed with the SEC, except as set forth below:
−Removed: A new 1% U.S.
−Removed: federal excise tax could be
−Removed: imposed on us in connection with redemptions.
−Removed: On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act
−Removed: of 2022 (the “IRA”) was signed into federal law.
−Removed: The IRA provides for, among other things, a new U.S.
−Removed: federal 1% excise tax
−Removed: on certain repurchases (including redemptions) of stock by publicly traded U.S.
−Removed: corporations, by certain U.S.
−Removed: subsidiaries of publicly
−Removed: traded non-U.S.
−Removed: corporations, by “covered surrogate foreign corporations” (as defined in the IRA) and by certain affiliates
−Removed: of the foregoing (each, a “covered corporation”).
−Removed: Because our securities are trading on the Nasdaq, we are a “covered
−Removed: corporation” for this purpose.
−Removed: The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation itself, not its shareholders from which
−Removed: shares are repurchased.
−Removed: The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value of the shares repurchased at the time of
−Removed: the repurchase.
−Removed: However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations are permitted to net the fair market value
−Removed: of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the same taxable year.
−Removed: In addition, certain
−Removed: exceptions apply to the excise tax.
−Removed: Department of Treasury has been given authority to provide regulations and other guidance
−Removed: to carry out, and to prevent the avoidance of the excise tax.
−Removed: The IRA applies only to repurchases that occur after December 31, 2022.
−Removed: If we complete a business combination after December
−Removed: 31, 2022, any redemption or other repurchase that occurs in connection with the business combination, or any other redemption or other
−Removed: repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022 may be subject to the excise tax.
−Removed: Whether and to what extent we would be subject to the
−Removed: excise tax would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of the redemptions and repurchases, (ii) the nature
−Removed: and amount of the equity issued in connection with the business combination (or otherwise issued not in connection with the business combination
−Removed: but issued within the same taxable year of the business combination), and (iii) the content of regulations and other guidance from the
+Added: that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this report include the risk factors described in our Form 10-K
+Added: for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: As of the date of this Report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed
+Added: in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC, except as set forth below:
+Added: federal excise tax could be imposed on us in connection with redemptions.
+Added: August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IRA”) was signed into federal law.
+Added: The IRA provides for, among
+Added: other things, a new U.S.
+Added: federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases (including redemptions) of stock by publicly traded U.S.
+Added: corporations,
+Added: by certain U.S.
+Added: subsidiaries of publicly traded non-U.S.
+Added: corporations, by “covered surrogate foreign corporations” (as defined
+Added: in the IRA) and by certain affiliates of the foregoing (each, a “covered corporation”).
+Added: Because our securities are trading
+Added: on the Nasdaq, we are a “covered corporation” for this purpose.
+Added: The excise tax is imposed on the repurchasing corporation
+Added: itself, not its shareholders from which shares are repurchased.
+Added: The amount of the excise tax is generally 1% of the fair market value
+Added: of the shares repurchased at the time of the repurchase.
+Added: However, for purposes of calculating the excise tax, repurchasing corporations
+Added: are permitted to net the fair market value of certain new stock issuances against the fair market value of stock repurchases during the
+Added: same taxable year.
+Added: In addition, certain exceptions apply to the excise tax.
+Added: Department of Treasury has been given authority
+Added: to provide regulations and other guidance to carry out, and to prevent the avoidance of the excise tax.
+Added: The IRA applies only to repurchases
+Added: that occur after December 31, 2022.
+Added: we complete a business combination after December 31, 2022, any redemption or other repurchase that occurs in connection with the business
+Added: combination, or any other redemption or other repurchase that occurs after December 31, 2022 may be subject to the excise tax.
+Added: and to what extent we would be subject to the excise tax would depend on a number of factors, including (i) the fair market value of
+Added: the redemptions and repurchases, (ii) the nature and amount of the equity issued in connection with the business combination (or otherwise
+Added: issued not in connection with the business combination but issued within the same taxable year of the business combination), and (iii)
+Added: the content of regulations and other guidance from the U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
−Removed: In addition, because the excise tax would be payable by us, and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics
−Removed: of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined.
−Removed: The foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand
−Removed: to complete any business combination and in our ability to complete any such business combination.
+Added: In addition, because the excise tax would be
+Added: payable by us, and not by the redeeming holder, the mechanics of any required payment of the excise tax have not been determined.
+Added: foregoing could cause a reduction in the cash available on hand to complete any business combination and in our ability to complete any
+Added: such business combination.
+Added: On March 22, 2023, the Company’s
+Added: stockholders redeemed 18,000,868 shares for a total of $184,845,836.
+Added: The Company determined that a liability for excise tax should
+Added: be recorded due to the redeemed shares.
+Added: As of March 31, 2023, the Company recorded a charge to stockholders’ deficit of $1,848,455 of excise tax
+Added: liability calculated as 1% of shares redeemed.
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