UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
☒
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2021
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from
to
Commission file number: 001-40079
CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)
Delaware 85-1087461
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
110 East 59 th Street , New York , New York 10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (212) 938-5000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Act:
Title of Each Class: Trading Symbol(s) Name of Each Exchange on Which
Registered:
Units, each consisting of one share of Class A common stock and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant CFVIU The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share CFVI The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, exercisable for Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share CFVIW The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g)
of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a
well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not
required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405
of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company.
See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging
growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check
mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial
reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or
issued its audit report. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☒ No ☐
The aggregate market value of the units outstanding,
other than shares held by persons who may be deemed affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the closing price for the Class
A common stock on June 30, 2021, as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market was $ 292,220,000 .
As of March 24, 2022, there were 30,700,000 shares
of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 7,500,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share,
of the registrant issued and outstanding.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 1.
Business
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors
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Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
22
Item 2.
Properties
22
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
22
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
22
PART II
23
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
23
Item 6.
[Reserved]
23
Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
24
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
27
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
27
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
28
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedure
28
Item 9B.
Other Information
28
Item 9C.
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
28
PART III
29
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
29
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
34
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
35
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
37
Item 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services
40
PART IV
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Item 15.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
41
Item 16.
Form 10-K Summary
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Report (as defined below),
including, without limitation, statements under the heading “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations,” includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements can be identified by
the use of forward-looking terminology, including the words “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “potential,” “projects,”
“predicts,” “continue,” or “should,” or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable
terminology. There can be no assurance that actual results will not materially differ from expectations. Such statements include, but
are not limited to, any statements relating to our ability to consummate any acquisition or other business combination and any other statements
that are not statements of current or historical facts. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, but actual
results may differ materially due to various factors, including, but not limited to:
● our ability to complete the
Rumble Business Combination (as defined below) or any other initial business combination (as defined below);
● our success in retaining or
recruiting, or changes required in, our officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination;
● our officers and directors
allocating their time to other businesses and potentially having conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial
business combination, as a result of which they would then receive expense reimbursements;
● our potential ability to obtain
additional financing to complete our initial business combination, if necessary;
●
the ability of our officers and directors to generate a number of potential acquisition opportunities;
●
our pool of prospective target businesses;
● our public securities’
potential liquidity and trading;
● the lack of a market for our
securities;
● the use of proceeds not held
in the trust account or available to us from interest income on the trust account balance; or
● our financial performance.
The forward-looking statements
contained in this Report are based on our current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects
on us. Future developments affecting us may not 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. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize,
or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking
statements. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. For forward-looking statements relating to Rumble (as
defined below) and the Rumble Business Combination, please see the Rumble Registration Statement (as defined below).
Unless otherwise stated in
this Report, or the context otherwise requires, references to:
● “board of directors”
or “board” are to the board of directors of the Company;
● “Business Combination
Agreement,” are to the Business Combination Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 1, 2021, as it may be amended from
time to time, by and between the Company and Rumble;
● “Cantor”
are to Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, an affiliate of us, the sponsor and CF&Co. (as defined below);
● “CF&Co.”
are to Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., the representative of the underwriters in our initial public offering (as defined below);
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● “Charter” are to
the Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February
18, 2021;
● “Class A common stock”
are to our Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;
● “Class B common stock”
are to our Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share;
● “common
stock” are to our Class A common stock and our Class B common stock, collectively;
● “Continental” are
to Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, trustee of our trust account (as defined below) and warrant agent of our public warrants
(as defined below);
● “DGCL” are to the
Delaware General Corporation Law;
● “DWAC System” are
to the Depository Trust Company’s Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian System;
● “Exchange Act”
are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
● “FINRA” are to
the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority;
● “founder
shares” are to shares of our Class B common stock initially purchased by the sponsor in a private placement prior to
the initial public offering, and the shares of our Class A common stock issued upon the conversion thereof as provided elsewhere
in this Report;
● “FPA”
are to the forward purchase contract, dated February 18, 2021, between the Company and the sponsor;
● “FPS”
are to the 1,500,000 units and 375,000 shares of Class A common stock issuable pursuant to the FPA;
● “initial business combination”
are to a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or
more businesses;
● “initial public offering”
are to the initial public offering that was consummated by the Company on February 23, 2021;
●
“initial stockholders” are to the sponsor and any other holders of our founder shares prior to the initial public offering (or their permitted transferees);
● “Investment Company Act”
are to the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
● “JOBS Act” are
to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012;
● “management”
or our “management team” are to our officers;
● “Nasdaq” are to
the Nasdaq Stock Market;
● “PCAOB” are to
the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ;
● “private placement shares”
are to the shares of Class A common stock sold as part of the private placement units;
●
“private placement units” are to the units issued to the sponsor in a private placement simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering, which private placement units are identical to the units sold in the initial public offering, subject to certain limited exceptions as described in our Registration Statement (as defined below);
● “private
placement warrants” are to the warrants sold as part of the private placement units;
● “public shares”
are to shares of our Class A common stock sold as part of the units in the initial public
offering (whether they were purchased in the initial public offering or thereafter
in the open market);
● “public stockholders”
are to the holders of our public shares;
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● “public warrants”
are to our redeemable warrants sold as part of the units in the initial public offering
(whether they were purchased in the initial public offering or thereafter in the open
market);
● “Registration Statement”
are to the Form S-1 filed with the SEC on January 29, 2021, as amended;
● “Report” are to
this Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021;
● “Rumble” are to
Rumble Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario, Canada;
●
“Rumble Business Combination” are to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement;
● “Rumble Registration
Statement” are to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 in relation to the Rumble Business Combination, initially
filed with the SEC on February 14, 2022, as may be amended from time to time;
● “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”
are to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002;
● “SEC” are to the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission;
● “Securities Act”
are to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;
● “specified
future issuance” are to an issuance of a class of equity or equity-linked securities to specified purchasers, which may include
affiliates of Cantor, that we may determine to make in connection with financing our initial business combination, to the extent
permitted under applicable regulatory and contractual requirements related to those funds and accounts;
● “sponsor” are to
CFAC Holdings VI, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company which is 100% owned by Cantor;
● “trust account”
are to the trust account in which an amount of $300,000,000 ($10.00 per unit) from
the net proceeds of the sale of the units in the initial public offering and the sale of the private placement units was placed following
the closing of the initial public offering;
● “units” are to
the units sold in our initial public offering, which consist of one public share and one-fourth of one public warrant;
● “U.S. GAAP” are
to the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America;
● “warrants” are
to our redeemable warrants, which includes the public warrants as well as the private placement warrants to the extent they are
no longer held by the initial holders of the private placement warrants or their permitted transferees;
● “we,” “us,”
“Company” or “our Company” are to CF Acquisition Corp. VI ; and
● “Withum” are to
WithumSmith+Brown, PC, our independent registered public accounting firm.
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PART I
Item 1. Business.
Introduction
We
are a blank check company formed on April 17, 2020 as a Delaware corporation for the purpose of effecting an initial business combination.
Since our initial public offering, we have focused our search for an initial business combination on businesses that may provide significant
opportunities for attractive investor returns. Our efforts to identify a prospective target business are not limited to a particular industry
or geographic region, although we are focusing on a target in an industry where we believe our management team’s and founders’
expertise will provide us with a competitive advantage, including the financial services, healthcare, real estate services, technology
and software industries.
Our
management team consists of:
● Howard W. Lutnick, our Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, who joined Cantor in 1983 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cantor since 1992 and
as Chairman since 1996;
● Anshu Jain, our President,
who also serves as the President of Cantor, a position he has held since January 2017, and previously served as a senior executive of
Deutsche Bank, which firm he joined from Merrill Lynch in 1995, most recently in the position of Co-CEO from June 2012 to June 2015;
and
● Jane
Novak, our Chief Financial Officer, who joined Cantor in October 2017 and, since then, has served as the Global Head of Accounting Policy .
We,
the sponsor, and CF&Co. are all affiliates of Cantor. Cantor is a diversified company specializing in financial and real estate services
for customers operating in the global financial and commercial real estate markets, whose businesses include CF&Co., a leading independent
middle market investment bank and primary dealer; BGC Partners, Inc. (“BGC”), whose common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global
Select Market under the ticker symbol “BGCP”, a leading global financial technology and brokerage business primarily servicing
the global financial markets; and Newmark Group, Inc. (“Newmark”), whose Class A common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global
Select Market under the ticker symbol “NMRK”, a leading full-service commercial real estate services business. We believe
that the combination of our management team’s and our affiliates’ financial services, financial and real estate technology,
and real estate industry expertise and proven ability to grow businesses through acquisitions make us uniquely qualified to pursue acquisitions.
Past
performance of Cantor, its affiliates and our management team is not a guarantee either (i) that we will be able to identify a suitable
candidate for our initial business combination or (ii) of success with respect to any business combination we may consummate. You should
not rely on the historical performance record of Cantor, its affiliates, or our management team as indicative of our future performance.
Initial Public Offering
On February 23, 2021, we consummated
our initial public offering of 30,000,000 units. Each unit consists of one public share and one-fourth of one public warrant, with each
public warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one share of Class A common stock for $11.50 per whole share. The units were sold
at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $300,000,000.
Simultaneously with the closing
of the initial public offering, we completed the private sale of an aggregate of 700,000 private placement units to the sponsor at a purchase
price of $10.00 per private placement unit, generating gross proceeds of $7,000,000.
A total of $300,000,000, comprised
of $293,000,000 of the proceeds from the initial public offering and $7,000,000 of the proceeds of the sale of the private placement units,
was placed in the trust account maintained by Continental, acting as trustee.
We must complete our initial
business combination by February 23, 2023, 24 months from the closing of our initial public offering. If our initial business combination
is not consummated by February 23, 2023, then we will proceed to liquidate, and we will distribute all amounts in the trust account.
Our units, public shares and
public warrants are each traded on Nasdaq under the symbols “CFVIU,” “CFVI” and “CFVIW,” respectively.
Our units commenced public trading on February 19, 2021, and our public shares and public warrants commenced separate public trading on
April 12, 2021.
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Rumble Business Combination
On December 1, 2021, we entered
into the Business Combination Agreement with Rumble. Capitalized terms used in this section of the Report but not otherwise defined herein
have the meanings given to them in the Business Combination Agreement. Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement and by means of
an arrangement under Section 182 of the Business C orporations
Act (Ontario) (the “Arrangement”),
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement and a plan of arrangement (the “Plan of Arrangement”)
to be submitted to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List), upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the
Business Combination Agreement (the “Closing” and such transactions, the “Transactions”), in exchange for their
respective shares of capital stock of Rumble:
● For
each share of Rumble capital stock held by eligible electing Canadian shareholders of Rumble
(“Electing Shareholders”), the Electing Shareholder will receive a number of
exchangeable shares in an indirect, wholly owned Canadian subsidiary of the Company (the
“ExchangeCo Shares”) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the Price Per
Company Share (as defined below) by $10.00 (the “Company Exchange Ratio”), and
such Electing Shareholders shall concurrently subscribe for nominal value for a corresponding
number of shares of Class C common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (the
“Class C Common Stock”), a new class of voting, non-economic shares of common
stock of the Company to be created and issued in connection with the Closing; and
● For
each share of Rumble capital stock held by all other shareholders of Rumble (“Non-Electing
Shareholders”, and collectively with the Electing Shareholders, the “Rumble Shareholders”),
such Non-Electing Shareholder will receive a number of shares of Class A common stock equal
to the Company Exchange Ratio.
The
“Arrangement Consideration” means the sum of $3,150,000,000, plus the cash and cash equivalents balance
held by Rumble as of the Closing (net of outstanding indebtedness), plus the aggregate exercise price of all outstanding
options to purchase Rumble stock.
The
“Price Per Company Share” is obtained by dividing (x) the Arrangement Consideration by (y) the number of outstanding shares
of capital stock of Rumble (calculated on a fully-diluted basis in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement).
In
addition, under the Business Combination Agreement and the Arrangement, all outstanding options and warrants to purchase shares of Rumble
capital stock will be exchanged for a certain number of options and warrants to purchase Class A common stock, respectively, based
upon formulas set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, including earnout provisions for the options.
At
Closing, the Escrow Portion (as defined below) of the aggregate shares of Class A common stock, shares of Class C Common Stock and ExchangeCo
Shares issued in connection with the Arrangement to the Rumble Shareholders in exchange for their Rumble shares will be set aside in escrow
accounts (the “Forfeiture Escrow Accounts”, and the shares in the Forfeiture Escrow Accounts, the “Forfeiture Escrow
Shares”). “Escrow Portion” means the quotient of (a) 105,000,000 divided by (b) the Arrangement Consideration divided
by $10.00. The Forfeiture Escrow Shares will be held in escrow for five years after the Closing (such period, the “Escrow
Period”), at which time, if not earned and released to the Rumble Shareholders in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination
Agreement, such Forfeiture Escrow Shares will be released to the Company for cancellation. The Forfeiture Escrow Shares will be earned
and released by the Rumble Shareholders upon the closing price of the Class A common stock equaling or exceeding targets of $15.00 and
$17.50, respectively (with 50% released at each target, or if the latter target is reached first, 100%) for a period of 20 trading days
during any 30 consecutive trading day period during the Escrow Period. In addition, the Forfeiture Escrow Shares are subject to early
vesting in the event of a change of control transaction during the Escrow Period involving payments per share (including the Forfeiture
Escrow Shares vested) exceeding the same target levels set forth above.
Subject to payment of
the applicable exercise price of Exchanged Company Options, the holders thereof will receive corresponding Tandem Option Earnout Shares,
which will be treated substantially the same as the Forfeiture Escrow Shares.
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In
addition, for an aggregate purchase price of $1.0 million (the “Class D Investment”), upon the Closing and pursuant to a subscription
agreement to be entered into between Christopher Pavlovski, Rumble’s CEO and founder (“Mr. Pavlovski”) and the Company,
the Company will issue and sell to Mr. Pavlovski a number of shares of Class D common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class
D Common Stock”), a new class of non-economic shares of common stock of the Company carrying the right to multiple votes per share
to be created and issued in connection with the Closing, such that, taking into account the shares of Class A common stock (if any) and
Class C Common Stock to be issued to Mr. Pavlovski at Closing, upon Closing, Mr. Pavlovski will have 85% of the voting power of the Company
on a fully-diluted basis. Such shares of Class D Common Stock to be issued to Mr. Pavlovski are expected to be the only issued and outstanding
shares of Class D Common Stock.
Contemporaneously
with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into separate Subscription Agreements (the “Subscription
Agreements”) with a number of subscribers (each a “Subscriber”), including the sponsor, pursuant to which the Subscribers
agreed to purchase, and the Company agreed to sell to the Subscribers, an aggregate of 8.5 million shares of Class A common stock (the
“PIPE Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $85.0 million (the “PIPE
Investments”), with the sponsor’s Subscription Agreement accounting for up to $7.59 million of such aggregate PIPE Investments.
The closing of the sale of the PIPE Shares pursuant to the Subscription Agreements is contingent upon, among other customary closing conditions,
the substantially concurrent Closing.
Contemporaneously
with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, Rumble and certain Rumble Shareholders entered into a Shareholder
Support Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, the Rumble Shareholders party to such agreement agreed (i) to vote their Rumble
shares in favor of the Arrangement and other resolutions needed to consummate the Arrangement and the other Transactions, and, subject
to limited exceptions, to not transfer such shares, (ii) to waive, and not to exercise, any dissent rights for Rumble shares in connection
with the Arrangement, and (iii) to consent to the termination of certain existing agreements at Closing. The Rumble Shareholders party
to the Shareholder Support Agreement collectively have a sufficient number of votes to approve the Arrangement.
Contemporaneously
with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into a Sponsor Support Agreement with the sponsor and
Rumble, pursuant to which, among other things, the sponsor agreed (i) to vote its shares of the Company’s capital stock in favor
of the Business Combination Agreement and each of the Transaction Proposals, and to not transfer such shares, (ii) not to redeem any of
its shares of Company capital stock in connection with the Transactions, (iii) to waive its anti-dilution rights with respect to its shares
of Class B common stock under the Charter, and (iv) to subject (a) certain of its shares of Company capital stock and warrants to additional
transfer restrictions after Closing, (b) certain of its shares of Company capital stock to certain restrictions and potential forfeiture,
pending the satisfaction of certain earnout targets, and (c) certain of its shares of Company capital stock to certain restrictions and
potential forfeiture based on the available cash at Closing and then the satisfaction of certain earnout targets and other conditions
set forth in the Sponsor Support Agreement.
Concurrently
with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into a Share Repurchase Agreement with Mr. Pavlovski, pursuant
to which the Company agreed to repurchase from Mr. Pavlovski, upon the Closing, 1.1 million ExchangeCo Shares and redeem a corresponding
number of shares of Class C Common Stock, for a total purchase price of $11.0 million. The closing of the share repurchase is contingent
upon (and will take place immediately following), the Closing.
Concurrently
with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into separate Lock-Up Agreements (each a “Lock-Up
Agreement”) with a number of Rumble Shareholders pursuant to which the securities of the Company and ExchangeCo held by such holders
will be subject to customary transfer restrictions for a period of time following the Closing.
For
more information on the Rumble Business Combination and the agreements described above, please see the Forms 8-K filed by the Company
with the SEC on December 2, 2021 and the Rumble Registration Statement.
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Business Strategy
Our
acquisition and value creation strategy is to identify, acquire and, after our initial business combination, which would include the Rumble
Business Combination, help to build a company in an industry that complements the experience and expertise of our management team. Our
acquisition selection process leverages the network of contacts developed by our management team and those of the sponsor and its affiliates,
including relationships in the financial services, healthcare, real estate services, technology and software industries, comprising management
teams of public and private companies, investment bankers, private equity sponsors, venture capital investors, advisers, attorneys and
accountants that we believe should provide us with a number of business combination opportunities. We are deploying a proactive sourcing
strategy and are focusing on companies where we believe the combination of our operating experience, relationships, capital and capital
markets expertise can be catalysts to transform a target company and can help accelerate the target’s growth and performance. Following
our initial public offering, our management team began communicating with their network of relationships, including employees of Cantor
and its affiliates, to set forth the type of company that we want to target so that we could begin the process of locating, identifying,
pursuing and reviewing potential target companies and promising leads.
Our
management team and Cantor and its affiliates have experience in:
● sourcing, structuring, acquiring
and selling businesses;
● fostering relationships with
sellers, capital providers and target management teams;
● negotiating transactions favorable
to investors;
● executing transactions in multiple
geographies and under varying economic and financial market conditions;
● accessing the capital markets,
including financing businesses and helping companies transition to public ownership;
● operating companies, setting
and changing strategies, and identifying, monitoring and recruiting world-class talent;
● acquiring and integrating companies;
and
● developing and growing companies,
both organically and through acquisitions and strategic transactions and expanding the product range and geographic footprint of a number
of target businesses.
Investment Criteria
We
are seeking to acquire one or more businesses with an aggregate enterprise value of approximately $600 million to $1.5 billion or
more. We developed the following high level, non-exclusive investment criteria that we will use to screen for and evaluate target businesses.
We are seeking to acquire a business that (1) has sustainable competitive advantages, (2) generates, or has the near-term potential
to generate, predicable free cash flows, (3) would benefit from the capabilities of the sponsor and management team to improve its
operations and market position, (4) has an experienced and capable management team, (5) has the potential to grow both organically
and through additional acquisitions and (6) can be acquired at an attractive valuation to maximize potential returns to our stockholders.
While
we may pursue an acquisition opportunity in any business, industry, sector or geographical location, we are focusing on industries that
complement our management team’s background, and to capitalize on the ability of our officers and directors to identify and acquire
a business or businesses consistent with the experience of our management team and affiliates of the sponsor. We therefore are focusing
on potential target companies in the financial services, healthcare, real estate services, technology and software industries.
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These
criteria are not intended to be exhaustive. Any evaluation relating to the merits of a particular initial business combination may be
based, to the extent relevant, on these general guidelines as well as other considerations, factors and criteria that our management may
deem relevant. In the event that we decide to enter into our initial business combination with a target business that only meets some
but not all of the above criteria and guidelines, we will disclose that the target business does not meet all of the above criteria in
our stockholder communications related to our initial business combination, which, as discussed in this Report, would be in the form of
proxy solicitation materials or tender offer documents that we would file with the SEC.
Initial Business Combination
So long as we maintain a listing
for our securities on Nasdaq, we must complete one or more business combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80%
of the value of the assets held in the trust account (excluding taxes payable on the interest earned on the trust account) at the time
of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination. Our board of directors will make the determination
as to the fair market value of our initial business combination. If our board of directors is not able to independently determine the
fair market value of our initial business combination, we will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another
independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions with respect to the satisfaction of such criteria. While we consider it unlikely
that our board of directors will not be able to make an independent determination of the fair market value of our initial business combination,
it may be unable to do so if it is less familiar or experienced with the business of a particular target or if there is a significant
amount of uncertainty as to the value of a target’s assets or prospects. Additionally, pursuant to Nasdaq rules, any initial business
combination must be approved by a majority of our independent directors. If we are no longer listed on Nasdaq, we would not be required
to satisfy the above-referenced fair market value test.
We
may, at our option, pursue an Affiliated Joint Acquisition. We do not expect that we would pursue any such opportunity with another special
purpose acquisition company sponsored by Cantor. Any such parties would co-invest only if (i) permitted by applicable regulatory
and other legal limitations; (ii) we and Cantor considered a transaction to be mutually beneficial to us as well as the affiliated
entity; and (iii) other business reasons exist to do so, such as the strategic merits of including such co-investors, the need for
additional capital beyond the amount held in our trust account to fund the initial business combination and/or the desire to obtain committed
capital for closing the initial business combination.
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An
Affiliated Joint Acquisition may be effected through a co-investment with us in the target business at the time of our initial business
combination, or we could raise additional proceeds to complete the initial business combination by issuing to such parties a specified
future issuance. Any such Affiliated Joint Acquisition or specified future issuance would be in addition to, and would not include, the
FPS. The amount and other terms and conditions of any such specified future issuance would be determined at the time thereof. We are not
obligated to make any specified future issuance and may determine not to do so. This is not an offer for any specified future issuance.
Pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of our Class B common stock, any such specified future issuance would result in an adjustment
to the conversion ratio such that our initial stockholders and their permitted transferees, if any, would retain their aggregate percentage
ownership at 20% of the sum of the total number of all shares of common stock outstanding upon completion of the initial public offering
(not including the private placement shares) plus all shares issued in the specified future issuance, unless the holders of a majority
of the then-outstanding shares of Class B common stock agreed to waive such adjustment with respect to the specified future issuance
at the time thereof. We cannot determine at this time whether a majority of the holders of our Class B common stock at the time of
any such specified future issuance would agree to waive such adjustment to the conversion ratio. They may waive such adjustment due to
(but not limited to) the following: (i) closing conditions which are part of the agreement for our initial business combination;
(ii) negotiation with Class A stockholders on structuring an initial business combination; (iii) negotiation with parties
providing financing which would trigger the anti-dilution provisions of the Class B common stock; or (iv) as part of the Affiliated
Joint Acquisition. If such adjustment is not waived, the specified future issuance would not reduce the percentage ownership of holders
of our Class B common stock, but would reduce the percentage ownership of holders of our Class A common stock. If such adjustment
is waived, the specified future issuance would reduce the percentage ownership of holders of both classes of our common stock. The issuance
of the FPS will not result in such an adjustment to the conversion ratio of our Class B common stock.
We
anticipate structuring our initial business combination, such as the Rumble Business Combination, either (i) in such a way so that
the post-transaction company in which our public stockholders own shares will own or acquire 100% of the equity interests or assets of
the target business or businesses, or (ii) in such a way so that the post-transaction company owns or acquires less than 100% of
such interests or assets of the target business in order to meet certain objectives of the target management team or stockholders, or
for other reasons, including an Affiliated Joint Acquisition as described above. However, we will only complete an initial 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 register as an investment company under the Investment Company
Act. Even if the post-transaction company owns or acquires 50% or more of the voting securities of the target, our stockholders prior
to the initial business combination may collectively own a minority interest in the post-transaction company, depending on valuations
ascribed to the target and us in the initial business combination. For example, we could pursue a transaction in which we issue a substantial
number of new shares in exchange for all of the outstanding capital stock of a target. In this case, we would acquire a 100% controlling
interest in the target. However, as a result of the issuance of a substantial number of new shares, our stockholders immediately prior
to our initial business combination could own less than a majority of our outstanding shares subsequent to our initial business combination.
If less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or businesses are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company,
the portion of such business or businesses that is owned or acquired is what will be taken into account for purposes of Nasdaq’s
80% fair market value test. If the initial business combination involves more than one target business, the 80% fair market value test
will be based on the aggregate value of all of the transactions and we will treat the target businesses together as the initial business
combination for purposes of a tender offer or for seeking stockholder approval, as applicable. So long as we obtain and maintain a listing
for our securities on Nasdaq, we would be required to comply with such 80% rule.
We
do not believe we will need to raise additional funds in order to meet the expenditures required for operating our business. However,
if our estimates of the costs of identifying a target business, undertaking in-depth due diligence and negotiating an initial business
combination are less than the actual amount necessary to do so, we may have insufficient funds available to operate our business prior
to our initial business combination. Moreover, we may need to obtain additional financing either to complete our initial business combination
or because we become obligated to redeem a significant number of our public shares upon completion of our initial business combination,
in which case we may issue additional securities or incur debt in connection with such business combination. In addition, we are targeting
businesses with enterprise values that are greater than the net proceeds of our initial public offering, the sale of the private placement
units and the sale of the FPS, and, as a result, if any cash portion of the purchase price exceeds the amount available from the trust
account, net of amounts needed to satisfy redemptions by public stockholders, we may be required to seek additional financing to complete
such proposed initial business combination. We may also obtain financing prior to the closing of our initial business combination to fund
our working capital needs and transaction costs in connection with our search for and completion of our initial business combination.
There is no limitation on our ability to raise funds through the issuance of equity or equity-linked securities or through loans, advances
or other indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination, including pursuant to forward purchase agreements or backstop
arrangements into which we may enter. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would only complete such financing simultaneously
with the completion of our business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination because we do not have
sufficient funds available to us, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate the trust account. In addition, following our initial
business combination, if cash on hand is insufficient, we may need to obtain additional financing in order to meet our obligations.
For
more information regarding the PIPE Shares to be issued and the PIPE Investments to be made in connection with the Rumble Business Combination,
please see “Rumble Business Combination” above.
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Our Business Combination
Process
In
evaluating prospective business combinations, we conduct a thorough due diligence review that encompasses, among other things, a review
of historical and projected financial and operating data, meetings with management and their advisors (if applicable), on-site inspection
of facilities and assets to the extent possible, discussion with customers and suppliers, document reviews, as well as a review of financial,
operational, legal and other information which will be made available to us and which we deem appropriate. We utilize our expertise and
the sponsor’s expertise in analyzing companies and evaluating operating projections, financial projections and determining the appropriate
return expectations.
We
are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a business that is affiliated with Cantor or its affiliates or the
sponsor or our officers or directors, including an Affiliated Joint Acquisition. While Rumble is not affiliated with the sponsor or our
officers or directors, in the event we do not consummate the Rumble Business Combination and we seek to complete our initial business
combination with a business that is affiliated with Cantor or its affiliates or the sponsor, or our officers or directors, we, or a committee
of independent directors, will obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly
renders valuation opinions that our initial business combination is fair to our stockholders from a financial point of view. The sponsor
has committed, pursuant to the FPA, to purchase, in a private placement for gross proceeds of $15,000,000 to occur concurrently with the
consummation of our initial business combination, 1,500,000 of our units on substantially the same terms as the sale of units in the initial
public offering at $10.00 per unit, and 375,000 shares of Class A common stock. The funds from the sale of the FPS will be used as part
of the consideration to the sellers in the initial business combination; any excess funds from this private placement will be used for
working capital in the post-transaction company. This commitment is independent of the percentage of stockholders electing to redeem their
public shares and provides us with a minimum funding level for the initial business combination.
Cantor
is the beneficial owner of founder shares and/or private placement units by virtue of its ownership of the sponsor and members of our
management team may indirectly own such securities. Either the sponsor will transfer up to 10,000 founder shares to each of our independent
directors or we will pay cash fees to such directors, at our discretion. Because of such ownership and interests, Cantor and our officers
and directors may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular target business is an appropriate business with which
to effectuate our initial business combination. Further, each of our officers and directors may have a conflict of interest with respect
to evaluating a particular business combination if the retention or resignation of any such officers and directors were to be included
by a target business as a condition to any agreement with respect to our initial business combination.
All
of our officers are employed by Cantor or its affiliates. Cantor is continuously made aware of potential business opportunities, one or
more of which we may desire to pursue for an initial business combination. While Cantor does not have any duty to offer acquisition opportunities
to us, Cantor may become aware of a potential transaction that is an attractive opportunity for us, which Cantor may decide to share with
us.
The
sponsor, our officers, our directors, Cantor and their affiliates may participate in the formation of, or become an officer or director
of, any other blank check company prior to completion of our initial business combination. In particular, certain of our executive officers
and directors also serve as executive officers or directors of other special purpose acquisition companies sponsored by Cantor as set
forth below, each of which is focused on searching for businesses that may provide significant opportunities for attractive investor returns
in industries similar to the industries in which our search is focused. As a result, the sponsor and our officers or directors could have
conflicts of interest in determining whether to present business combination opportunities to us or to any other blank check company with
which they may become involved.
Each
of our officers and directors presently has, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary, contractual or other obligations
or duties to one or more other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination
opportunity. The Charter provides that we renounce our interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any director or officer unless
such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of our company, such opportunity
is one we are legally and contractually permitted to undertake and would otherwise be reasonable for us to pursue, and to the extent the
director or officer is permitted to refer that opportunity to us without violating another legal obligation. Accordingly, if any of our
officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for one or more entities to which he or she
has fiduciary, contractual or other obligations or duties, he or she will honor these obligations and duties to present such business
combination opportunity to such entities first, and only present it to us if such entities reject the opportunity and he or she determines
to present the opportunity to us.
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Our Management Team
Members
of our management team are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters but they intend to devote as much of their
time as they deem necessary to our affairs until we have completed our initial business combination. The amount of time that any member
of our management team will devote in any time period will vary based on whether a target business has been selected for our initial business
combination and the current stage of the business combination process.
We
believe our management team’s operating and transaction experience and relationships with companies will provide us with a substantial
number of potential business combination targets, such as Rumble. Over the course of their careers, the members of our management team
have developed a broad network of contacts and corporate relationships in various industries. This network has grown through the activities
of our management team sourcing, acquiring and financing businesses, our management team’s relationships with sellers, financing
sources and target management teams and the experience of our management team in executing transactions under varying economic and financial
market conditions.
Status as a Public
Company
We
believe our structure makes us an attractive business combination partner to target businesses. As a public company, we offer a target
business an alternative to the traditional initial public offering through a merger or other business combination with us. Following an
initial business combination, we believe the target business would have greater access to capital and additional means of creating management
incentives that are better aligned with stockholders’ interests than it would as a private company. A target business can further
benefit by augmenting its profile among potential new customers and vendors and aid in attracting talented employees. In a business combination
transaction with us, the owners of the target business may, for example, exchange their shares of stock in the target business for shares
of Class A common stock (or shares of a new holding company) or for a combination of shares of Class A common stock and cash,
allowing us to tailor the consideration to the specific needs of the sellers.
Although
there are various costs and obligations associated with being a public company, we believe target businesses will find this method a more
expeditious and cost effective method to becoming a public company than the typical initial public offering. The typical initial public
offering process takes a significantly longer period of time than the typical business combination transaction process, and there are
significant expenses in the initial public offering process, including underwriting discounts and commissions, marketing and road show
efforts that may not be present to the same extent in connection with an initial business combination with us.
Furthermore,
once a proposed initial business combination is completed, the target business will have effectively become public, whereas an initial
public offering is always subject to the underwriters’ ability to complete the offering, as well as general market conditions, which
could delay or prevent the offering from occurring or could have negative valuation consequences. Following an initial business combination,
we believe the target business would then have greater access to capital and an additional means of providing management incentives consistent
with stockholders’ interests and the ability to use its shares as currency for acquisitions. Being a public company can offer further
benefits by augmenting a company’s profile among potential new customers and vendors and aid in attracting talented employees.
While
we believe that our structure and our management team’s backgrounds will make us an attractive business partner, some potential
target businesses may view our status as a blank check company, such as our lack of an operating history and our ability to seek stockholder
approval of any proposed initial business combination, negatively.
We
are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the JOBS Act. As such,
we are eligible to 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 auditor attestation
requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic
reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and
stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. If some investors find our securities less attractive as
a result, there may be a less active trading market for our securities and the prices of our securities may be more volatile.
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In
addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition
period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an
“emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply
to private companies. We intend to take advantage of the benefits of this extended transition period.
We
will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following February 23, 2026,
(b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large
accelerated filer, which means the market value of our Class A common stock that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million
as of the prior June 30, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities
during the prior three-year period. References herein to “emerging growth company” will have the meaning associated with it
in the JOBS Act.
Additionally,
we are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in Rule 10(f)(1) of Regulation S-K. Smaller reporting companies may take advantage
of certain reduced disclosure obligations, including, among other things, providing only two years of audited financial statements. We
will remain a smaller reporting company until the last day of the fiscal year in which (1) the market value of our common stock held by
non-affiliates exceeds $250 million as of the prior June 30, or (2) our annual revenues exceed $100 million during such
completed fiscal year and the market value of our common stock held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the prior June 30.
In
addition, only holders of our founder shares have the right to vote on the election of directors prior to the consummation of our initial
business combination. As a result, Nasdaq considers us to be a “controlled company” within the meaning of Nasdaq corporate
governance standards. Under Nasdaq corporate governance standards, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election
of directors is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with
certain corporate governance requirements. We have utilized, and will continue to utilize, these exemptions.
Financial Position
With
funds available for an initial business combination in the amount of $300,000,000, based on the balance of our trust account as of December
31, 2021, we offer a target business, such as Rumble, a variety of options such as creating a liquidity event for its owners, providing
capital for the potential growth and expansion of its operations or strengthening its balance sheet by reducing its debt or leverage ratio.
Because we are able to complete our initial business combination using our cash, debt or equity securities, or a combination of the foregoing,
we have the flexibility to use the most efficient combination that will allow us to tailor the consideration to be paid to the target
business to fit its needs and desires. However, other than with respect to the PIPE Investments for the Rumble Business Combination, we
have not taken any steps to secure any third party financing and there can be no assurance any additional third party financing will be
available to us.
Effecting Our Initial
Business Combination
We
are not presently engaged in, and we will not engage in, any operations other than the pursuit of our business combination, at which point
we will engage in the business of the target we acquire in our initial business combination. We intend to effectuate our initial business
combination using cash from the proceeds of the (i) initial public offering, (ii) private placement of the private placement units, (iii)
$15,000,000 FPA, (iv) sale of our securities in connection with our initial business combination (pursuant to forward purchase contracts
or any backstop agreements we may enter into following the consummation of the initial public offering or otherwise), (v) shares issued
to the owners of the target, (vi) debt issued to bank or other lenders or the owners of the target, or (vii) a combination of the foregoing.
We may seek to complete our initial business combination with a company or business that may be financially unstable or in its early stages
of development or growth, which would subject us to the numerous risks inherent in such companies and businesses.
If
our initial business combination is paid for using equity or debt securities, or not all of the funds released from the trust account
are used for payment of the consideration in connection with our initial business combination or used for redemptions of our Class A
common stock, we may apply the balance of the cash released to us from the trust account, as well as the $15,000,000 from the FPA, for
general corporate purposes, including for maintenance or expansion of operations of the post-transaction company, the payment of principal
or interest due on indebtedness incurred in completing our initial business combination, to fund the purchase of other companies or for
working capital.
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addition to the transactions contemplated by the FPA, we may seek to raise additional funds through a private offering of debt or equity
securities in connection with the completion of our initial business combination (which may include a specified future issuance), and
we may effectuate our initial business combination using the proceeds of such offering rather than using the amounts held in the trust
account. In addition, we are targeting businesses larger than we could acquire with the net proceeds of our initial public offering, the
sale of the private placement units as well as the $15,000,000 from the FPA, and may as a result be required to seek additional financing
to complete such proposed initial business combination. Subject to compliance with applicable securities laws, we would expect to complete
such financing only simultaneously with the completion of our initial business combination. In the case of an initial business combination
funded with assets other than the trust account assets, our proxy materials or tender offer documents disclosing the initial business
combination would disclose the terms of the financing and, only if required by law, we would seek stockholder approval of such financing.
There are no prohibitions on our ability to raise funds privately, including pursuant to any specified future issuance, or through loans
in connection with our initial business combination. At this time, other than the FPA and the Subscription Agreements, we are not a party
to any arrangement or understanding with any third party with respect to raising any additional funds through the sale of securities or
otherwise.
Sources of Target
Businesses
Target
business candidates are brought to our attention from various unaffiliated sources, including investment bankers and investment professionals.
Target businesses are also brought to our attention by such unaffiliated sources as a result of being solicited by us by calls or mailings.
These sources introduce us to target businesses in which they think we may be interested on an unsolicited basis, since many of these
sources will have read the prospectus of our initial public offering and know what types of businesses we are targeting. Our officers
and directors, as well as the sponsor and its affiliates, have brought, and may bring, to our attention target business candidates that
they become aware of through their business contacts as a result of formal or informal inquiries or discussions they may have. In addition,
we have received a number of proprietary deal flow opportunities that would not otherwise necessarily be available to us as a result of
the business relationships of our officers and directors and the sponsor and its affiliates.
We
may also contact targets that any of the other special purpose acquisition companies sponsored by Cantor had considered if we become aware
that such targets are interested in a potential initial business combination with us and such transaction would be attractive to our stockholders.
While
we have not and do not anticipate engaging the services of professional firms or other individuals that specialize in business acquisitions
on any formal basis, we may engage these firms or other individuals in the future, in which event we may pay a finder’s fee, consulting
fee, advisory fee or other compensation to be determined in an arm’s length negotiation based on the terms of the transaction. We
will engage a finder only to the extent our management determines that the use of a finder may bring opportunities to us that may not
otherwise be available to us or if finders approach us on an unsolicited basis with a potential transaction that our management determines
is in our best interest to pursue. Payment of finder’s fees is customarily tied to completion of a transaction, in which case any
such fee will be paid out of the funds held in the trust account. In no event, however, will the sponsor or any of our existing officers
or directors, or any entity with which the sponsor or officers are affiliated, be paid any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting
fee, monies in respect of any payment of a loan or other compensation by the company prior to, or in connection with any services rendered
for any services they render in order to effectuate, the completion of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction
that it is) other than as described herein. Some of our officers and directors may enter into employment or consulting agreements with
the post-transaction company following our initial business combination. The presence or absence of any such fees or arrangements will
not be used as a criterion in our selection process of an initial business combination candidate.
We
are not prohibited from pursuing an initial business combination with a business that is affiliated with Cantor or its affiliates or the
sponsor or our officers or directors, including an Affiliated Joint Acquisition. While Rumble is not affiliated with the sponsor, its
affiliates or our officers or directors, in the event we do not consummate the Rumble Business Combination and we seek to complete our
initial business combination with an initial business combination target that is affiliated with the sponsor, its affiliates, or our officers
or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, would obtain an opinion from an independent investment banking firm or another
independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions that such an initial business combination is fair to our stockholders from a
financial point of view. We are not required to obtain such an opinion in any other context.
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Each
of our officers and directors presently has, and any of them in the future may have additional, fiduciary, contractual or other obligations
or duties to one or more other entities pursuant to which such officer or director is or will be required to present a business combination
opportunity to such entities. Our officers and directors also may become aware of business opportunities which may be appropriate for
presentation to us and the other entities to which they owe certain fiduciary, contractual or other duties. Accordingly, if any of our
officers or directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for one or more entities to which he or she
has fiduciary, contractual or other obligations or duties, he or she will honor these obligations and duties to present such business
combination opportunity to such entities first, and only present it to us if such entities reject the opportunity and he or she determines
to present the opportunity to us. These conflicts may not be resolved in our favor and a potential target business may be presented to
another entity prior to its presentation to us. The Charter provides that we renounce our interest in any corporate opportunity offered
to any director or officer unless (i) such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director
or officer of our company, (ii) such opportunity is one we are legally and contractually permitted to undertake and would otherwise
be reasonable for us to pursue and (iii) the director or officer is permitted to refer the opportunity to us without violating another
legal obligation.
Selection of a Target
Business and Structuring of our Initial Business Combination
So
long as we maintain a listing for our securities on Nasdaq, we must complete one or more business combinations having an aggregate fair
market value of at least 80% of the value of the assets held in the trust account (excluding taxes payable on the interest earned on the
trust account) at the time of our signing a definitive agreement in connection with our initial business combination. The fair market
value of our initial business combination will be determined by our board of directors based upon one or more standards generally accepted
by the financial community, such as discounted cash flow valuation, a valuation based on trading multiples of comparable public businesses
or a valuation based on the financial metrics of merger and acquisition transactions of comparable businesses. If our board of directors
is not able to independently determine the fair market value of our initial business combination, we will obtain an opinion from an independent
investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions with respect to the satisfaction of such
criteria. While we consider it unlikely that our board of directors will not be able to make an independent determination of the fair
market value of our initial business combination, it may be unable to do so if it is less familiar or experienced with the business of
a particular target or if there is a significant amount of uncertainty as to the value of a target’s assets or prospects. We do
not intend to purchase multiple businesses in unrelated industries in conjunction with our initial business combination. Subject to this
requirement, our management will have virtually unrestricted flexibility in identifying and selecting one or more prospective target businesses,
although we will not be permitted to effectuate our initial business combination with another blank check company or a similar company
with nominal operations.
In
any case, we will only complete an initial business combination in which we own or acquire 50% or more of the outstanding voting securities
of the target or otherwise acquire a controlling interest in the target sufficient for it not to be required to register as an investment
company under the Investment Company Act. If we own or acquire less than 100% of the equity interests or assets of a target business or
businesses, the portion of such business or businesses that are owned or acquired by the post-transaction company is what will be taken
into account for purposes of Nasdaq’s 80% fair market value test. There is no basis for our investors to evaluate the possible merits
or risks of any target business with which we may ultimately complete our initial business combination.
To
the extent we effect our initial business combination with a company or business that may be financially unstable or in its early stages
of development or growth we may be affected by numerous risks inherent in such company or business. Although our management will endeavor
to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular target business, we cannot assure you that we will properly ascertain or assess all significant
risk factors.
In
evaluating prospective business targets, we have conducted, and, if applicable, will conduct, a thorough due diligence review, which encompasses
and may encompass, among other things, meetings with incumbent management and employees, document reviews, interviews of customers and
suppliers, inspection of facilities, as well as a review of financial and other information that is made available to us.
We have engaged CF&Co.,
an affiliate of the sponsor, pursuant to a business combination marketing agreement as an advisor in connection with our initial business
combination to assist us in holding meetings with our stockholders to discuss
any potential initial business combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce us to potential investors that are interested
in purchasing our securities and assist us with our press releases and public filings in connection with our initial business combination .
We will pay CF&Co. a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of the initial business combination as described elsewhere in
this Report. We have also engaged CF&Co. as a financial advisor and placement agent in connection with the Rumble Business Combination
and have agreed to pay CF&Co. a customary financial advisory fee and placement agent fee in an amount that constitutes a market standard
financial advisory or placement agent fee for comparable transactions. In the event the Rumble Business Combination is not consummated,
we may engage CF&Co, or another affiliate of the sponsor, as a financial advisor in connection with our initial business combination
and/or placement agent for any securities offering to occur concurrently with our initial business combination and pay such affiliate
a customary financial advisory and/or placement agent fee in an amount that constitutes a market standard financial advisory or placement
agent fee for comparable transactions. Furthermore, we may acquire a target company that has engaged CF&Co., or another affiliate
of the sponsor, as a financial advisor, and such target company may pay such affiliate a financial advisory fee in connection with our
initial business combination.
Any
costs incurred with respect to the identification and evaluation of a prospective target business with which our initial business combination
is not ultimately completed will result in our incurring losses and will reduce the funds we can use to complete another business combination.
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Lack of Business Diversification
For
an indefinite period of time after the completion of our initial business combination, the prospects for our success may depend entirely
on the future performance of a single business. Unlike other entities that have the resources to complete business combinations with multiple
entities in one or several industries, it is probable that we will not have the resources to diversify our operations and mitigate the
risks of being in a single line of business. In addition, we have focused our search for an initial business combination in a single industry.
By completing our initial business combination with only a single entity, our lack of diversification may:
● subject us to negative economic,
competitive and regulatory developments, any or all of which may have a substantial adverse impact on the particular industry in which
we operate after our initial business combination, and
● cause us to depend on the marketing
and sale of a single product or limited number of products or services.
Limited Ability to
Evaluate the Target’s Management Team
Although we closely scrutinize
the management of a prospective target business, including the management of Rumble, when evaluating the desirability of effecting our
initial business combination with that business and will continue to do so if the Rumble Business Combination is not consummated and we
seek other business combination opportunities, our assessment of the target business’ management may not prove to be correct. In
addition, the future management may not have the necessary skills, qualifications or abilities to manage a public company. Furthermore,
other than with respect to the Rumble Business Combination, the future role of members of our management team, if any, in the target business
cannot presently be stated with any certainty. The determination as to whether any of the members of our management team will remain with
the combined company will be made at the time of our initial business combination. While it is possible that one or more of our directors
will remain associated in some capacity with us following our initial business combination, it is unlikely that any of them will devote
their full efforts to our affairs subsequent to our initial business combination. If the Rumble Business Combination is consummated, none
of our directors are expected to remain with the Company after consummation of the Rumble Business Combination. Moreover, we cannot assure
you that members of our management team will have significant experience or knowledge relating to the operations of the particular target
business.
We
cannot assure you that any of our key personnel will remain in senior management or advisory positions with the combined company. If the
Rumble Business Combination is consummated, none of our key personnel are expected to remain with the Company after consummation of the
Rumble Business Combination. The determination as to whether any of our key personnel will remain with any other potential combined company,
if the Rumble Business Combination is not consummated, will be made at the time of our initial business combination.
Stockholders May Not
Have the Ability to Approve Our Initial Business Combination
We
may conduct redemptions without a stockholder vote pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC. However, we will seek stockholder approval
if it is required by applicable law or stock exchange rule (as is the case with the Rumble Business Combination), or, if the Rumble Business
Combination is not consummated, we may decide to seek stockholder approval for business or other legal reasons. Presented in the table
below is a graphic explanation of the types of initial business combinations we may consider and whether stockholder approval is currently
required under Delaware law for each such transaction.
Type of Transaction
Whether Stockholder
Approval is Required
Purchase of assets
No
Purchase of stock of target not involving a merger with the company
No
Merger of target into a subsidiary of the company
No
Merger of the company with a target
Yes
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So
long as we maintain a listing for our securities on Nasdaq, stockholder approval would be required for our initial business combination
if, for example:
● we issue shares of Class A
common stock that will be equal to or in excess of 20% of the number of shares of our Class A common stock then outstanding (other
than in a public offering);
● any of our directors, officers
or substantial stockholders (as defined by Nasdaq rules) has a 5% or greater interest (or such persons collectively have a 10% or greater
interest), directly or indirectly, in the target business or assets to be acquired or otherwise and the present or potential issuance
of common stock could result in an increase in outstanding shares of common stock or voting power of 5% or more; or
● the issuance or potential issuance
of common stock will result in our undergoing a change of control.
Permitted Purchases
of our Securities
If
we seek stockholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with our initial business
combination pursuant to the tender offer rules, our initial stockholders, directors, officers, advisors or any their respective affiliates
may purchase shares or public warrants in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market either prior to or following the completion
of our initial business combination. There is no limit on the number of shares our initial stockholders, directors, officers, advisors
or any of their respective affiliates may purchase in such transactions, subject to compliance with applicable law and Nasdaq rules. However,
they have no current commitments, plans or intentions to engage in such transactions and have not formulated any terms or conditions for
any such transactions.
In
the event our initial stockholders, directors, officers, advisors or any of their respective affiliates determine to make any such purchases
at the time of a stockholder vote relating to our initial business combination, such purchases could have the effect of influencing the
vote necessary to approve such transaction. If they engage in such transactions, they will be restricted from making any such purchases
when they are in possession of any material non-public information not disclosed to the seller or if such purchases are prohibited by
Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Such a purchase may include a contractual acknowledgement that such stockholder, although still the
record holder of our shares, is no longer the beneficial owner thereof and therefore agrees not to exercise its redemption rights. We
do not currently anticipate that such purchases, if any, would constitute a tender offer subject to the tender offer rules under the Exchange
Act or a going-private transaction subject to the going-private rules under the Exchange Act; however, if the purchasers determine at
the time of any such purchases that the purchases are subject to such rules, the purchasers will comply with such rules. Any such purchases
will be reported pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act to the extent such purchasers are subject to such reporting
requirements. None of the funds held in the trust account will be used to purchase shares or public warrants in such transactions prior
to completion of our initial business combination.
The
purpose of any such purchases of shares could be to vote such shares in favor of the initial business combination and thereby increase
the likelihood of obtaining stockholder approval of the initial business combination or to satisfy a closing condition in an agreement
with a target that requires us to have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash at the closing of our initial business combination,
where it appears that such requirement would otherwise not be met. The purpose of any such purchases of public warrants could be to reduce
the number of public warrants outstanding or to vote such warrants on any matters submitted to the warrant holders for approval in connection
with our initial business combination. Any such purchases of our securities may result in the completion of our initial business combination
that may not otherwise have been possible. In addition, if such purchases are made, the public “float” of our shares of Class A
common stock or warrants may be reduced and the number of beneficial holders of our securities may be reduced, which may make it difficult
to maintain or obtain the quotation, listing or trading of our securities on a national securities exchange.
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The
sponsor, our officers, directors, advisors and/or any of their respective affiliates anticipate that they may identify the stockholders
with whom the sponsor, our officers, directors, advisors or any of their respective affiliates may pursue privately negotiated purchases
by either the stockholders contacting us directly or by our receipt of redemption requests submitted by stockholders following our mailing
of proxy materials in connection with our initial business combination. To the extent that the sponsor, our officers, directors, advisors
or any of their respective affiliates enter into a private purchase, they would identify and contact only potential selling stockholders
who have expressed their election to redeem their shares for a pro rata share of the trust account or vote against our initial business
combination, whether or not such stockholder has already submitted a proxy with respect to our initial business combination. Such persons
would select the stockholders from whom to acquire shares based on the number of shares available, the negotiated price per share and
such other factors as any such person may deem relevant at the time of purchase. The price per share paid in any such transaction may
be different than the amount per share a public stockholder would receive if it elected to redeem its shares in connection with our initial
business combination. The sponsor, our officers, directors, advisors or any of their respective affiliates will purchase shares only if
such purchases comply with Regulation M under the Exchange Act and the other federal securities laws.
Any
purchases by the sponsor, our officers, directors and/or any of their respective affiliates who are affiliated purchasers under Rule 10b-18
under the Exchange Act will only be made to the extent such purchases are able to be made in compliance with Rule 10b-18, which is a safe
harbor from liability for manipulation under Section 9(a)(2) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act. Rule 10b-18 has certain technical requirements
that must be complied with in order for the safe harbor to be available to the purchaser. The sponsor, our officers, directors, advisors
and/or any of their respective affiliates will not make purchases of common stock if the purchases would violate Section 9(a)(2) or Rule
10b-5 of the Exchange Act. Any such purchases will be reported pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act to the extent
such purchases are subject to such reporting requirements.
Redemption Rights
for Public Stockholders upon Completion of our Initial Business Combination
We
will provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their shares of Class A common stock upon
the completion of our initial business combination 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 us to pay our taxes, divided by the number of then outstanding public
shares, subject to the limitations described herein. As of December 31, 2021, the amount in the trust account was approximately $10.00
per public share. The sponsor and our officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have
agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to any founder shares and any public shares held by them in connection with the completion
of our initial business combination.
Manner of Conducting
Redemptions
We
will provide our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their shares of Class A common stock upon
the completion of our 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 we will seek stockholder approval of a proposed
initial business combination or conduct a tender offer will be made by us, solely in our 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 us to seek stockholder approval under
applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement. Under Nasdaq rules, asset acquisitions and stock purchases would not typically require
stockholder approval while direct mergers with our company where we do not survive and any transactions where we issue more than 20% of
our outstanding common stock or seek to amend the Charter would require stockholder approval. If we structure an initial business combination
with a target company in a manner that requires stockholder approval, we will not have discretion as to whether to seek a stockholder
vote to approve the proposed initial business combination. We may conduct redemptions without a stockholder vote pursuant to the tender
offer rules of the SEC unless stockholder approval is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirements or we choose to
seek stockholder approval for business or other legal reasons. So long as we obtain and maintain a listing for our securities on Nasdaq,
we will be required to comply with such rules.
If
a stockholder vote is not required and we do not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, we will, pursuant
to the Charter:
●
conduct the redemptions pursuant to Rule 13e-4 and Regulation 14E of the Exchange Act, which regulate issuer tender offers, and
●
file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing our initial business combination which contain substantially the same financial and other information about the initial business combination and the redemption rights as is required under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies.
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In
the event we conduct redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules, our offer to redeem will remain open for at least 20 business days,
in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act, and we will not be permitted to complete our initial business combination until
the expiration of the tender offer period. In addition, the tender offer will be conditioned on public stockholders not tendering more
than a specified number of public shares which are not purchased by the sponsor, which number will be based on the requirement that we
may only redeem our public shares so long as our net tangible assets are at least $5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon consummation
of our initial business combination and after payment of underwriters’ fees and commissions (so that we are not subject to the SEC’s
“penny stock” rules) or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement which may be contained in the agreement relating
to our initial business combination. If public stockholders tender more shares than we have offered to purchase, we will withdraw the
tender offer and not complete the initial business combination.
If,
however, stockholder approval of the transaction is required by applicable law or stock exchange listing requirement, or we decide to
obtain stockholder approval for business or other legal reasons, we will, pursuant to the Charter:
●
conduct the redemptions in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, which regulates the solicitation of proxies, and not pursuant to the tender offer rules, and
●
file proxy materials with the SEC.
In
the event that we seek stockholder approval of our initial business combination, we will distribute proxy materials and, in connection
therewith, provide our public stockholders with the redemption rights described above upon completion of the initial business combination.
If
we seek stockholder approval, we will complete our initial business combination only if a majority of the outstanding shares of common
stock are voted in favor of the initial business combination. A quorum for such meeting will consist of the holders present in person
or by proxy of shares of outstanding capital stock of the company representing a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares
of capital stock of the company entitled to vote at such meeting. Our initial stockholders will count toward this quorum and pursuant
to the letter agreement, the sponsor and our officers and directors have agreed to vote their founder shares, private placement shares
and any public shares purchased during or after our initial public offering (including in open market and privately negotiated transactions)
in favor of our initial business combination. For purposes of seeking approval of the majority of our outstanding shares of common stock
voted, non-votes will have no effect on the approval of our initial business combination once a quorum is obtained. As a result, in addition
to our initial stockholders’ founder shares and private placement shares, we would need only 10,900,001,
or 36.3%, of the 30,000,000 public shares sold in our initial public offering to be voted in favor of an initial business combination
(assuming all outstanding shares are voted) in order to have our initial business combination approved. We intend to give approximately
30 days (but not less than 10 days nor more than 60 days) prior written notice of any such meeting, if required, at which a vote shall
be taken to approve our initial business combination. These quorum and voting thresholds, and the voting agreements of our initial stockholders,
may make it more likely that we will consummate our initial business combination. Each public stockholder may elect to redeem its public
shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed business combination.
The
Charter provides that we may only redeem our public shares so long as our net tangible assets are at least $5,000,001 either immediately
prior to or upon consummation of our initial business combination and after payment of underwriters’ fees and commissions (so that
we are not subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules) or any greater net tangible asset or cash requirement which may
be contained in the agreement relating to our initial business combination. For example, the proposed initial business combination may
require: (i) cash consideration to be paid to the target or its owners, (ii) cash to be transferred to the target for working
capital or other general corporate purposes or (iii) the retention of cash to satisfy other conditions in accordance with the terms
of the proposed initial business combination. In the event the aggregate cash consideration we would be required to pay for all shares
of Class A common stock that are validly submitted for redemption plus any amount required to satisfy cash conditions pursuant to
the terms of the proposed initial business combination exceed the aggregate amount of cash available to us, we will not complete the initial
business combination or redeem any shares, and all shares of Class A common stock submitted for redemption will be returned to the
holders thereof.
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Limitation on Redemption
upon Completion of our Initial Business Combination if we Seek Stockholder Approval
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if we seek stockholder approval of our initial business combination and we do not conduct redemptions in connection with
our initial 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 seeking redemption rights with respect to more than an aggregate of 15%
of the shares sold in our initial public offering (the “Excess Shares”). We believe this restriction will discourage stockholders
from accumulating large blocks of shares, and subsequent attempts by such holders to use their ability to exercise their redemption rights
against a proposed initial business combination as a means to force us or our management to purchase their shares at a significant premium
to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. Absent this provision, a public stockholder holding more than an aggregate
of 15% of the shares sold in our initial public offering could threaten to exercise its redemption rights if such holder’s shares
are not purchased by us or our management at a premium to the then-current market price or on other undesirable terms. By limiting our
stockholders’ ability to redeem no more than 15% of the shares sold in our initial public offering without our prior consent, we
believe we will limit the ability of a small group of stockholders to unreasonably attempt to block our ability to complete our initial
business combination, particularly in connection with an initial business combination with a target that requires as a closing condition
that we have a minimum net worth or a certain amount of cash. However, we would not be restricting our stockholders’ ability to
vote all of their shares (including Excess Shares) for or against our initial business combination.
Tendering Stock
Certificates in Connection with Redemption Rights
We
may require our public stockholders seeking to exercise their redemption rights, whether they are record holders or hold their shares
in “street name,” to either tender their certificates to our transfer agent prior to the date set forth in the tender offer
materials mailed to such holders, or up to two business days prior to the vote on the proposal to approve the initial business combination
in the event we distribute proxy materials, or to deliver their shares to the transfer agent electronically using the DWAC System, at
the holder’s option. The proxy materials that we will furnish to holders of our public shares in connection with our initial business
combination will indicate whether we are requiring public stockholders to satisfy such delivery requirements. Accordingly, a public stockholder
would have up to two business days prior to the vote on the initial business combination if we distribute proxy materials to tender its
shares if it wishes to seek to exercise its redemption rights. Given the relatively short exercise period, it is advisable for stockholders
to use electronic delivery of their public shares.
There
is a nominal cost associated with the above-referenced tendering process and the act of certificating the shares or delivering them through
the DWAC System. The transfer agent will typically charge the tendering broker $80.00 and it would be up to the broker whether or not
to pass this cost on to the redeeming holder. However, this fee would be incurred regardless of whether or not we require holders seeking
to exercise redemption rights to tender their shares. The need to deliver shares is a requirement of exercising redemption rights regardless
of the timing of when such delivery must be effectuated.
The
foregoing is different from the procedures used by many blank check companies. In order to perfect redemption rights in connection with
their business combinations, many blank check companies would distribute proxy materials for the stockholders’ vote on an initial
business combination, and a holder could simply vote against a proposed initial business combination and check a box on the proxy card
indicating such holder was seeking to exercise his or her redemption rights. After the initial business combination was approved, the
company would contact such stockholder to arrange for him or her to deliver his or her certificate to verify ownership. As a result, the
stockholder then had an “option window” after the completion of the initial business combination during which he or she could
monitor the price of the company’s stock in the market. If the price rose above the redemption price, he or she could sell his or
her shares in the open market before actually delivering his or her shares to the company for cancellation. As a result, the redemption
rights, to which stockholders were aware they needed to commit before the stockholder meeting, would become “option” rights
surviving past the completion of the initial business combination until the redeeming holder delivered its certificate. The requirement
for physical or electronic delivery prior to the meeting ensures that a redeeming holder’s election to redeem is irrevocable once
the initial business combination is approved.
Any
request to redeem such shares, once made, may be withdrawn with our consent at any time up to the date of the stockholder meeting set
forth in our proxy materials. Furthermore, if a holder of a public share delivered its certificate in connection with an election of redemption
rights and subsequently decides prior to the applicable date not to elect to exercise such rights, such holder may simply request that
the transfer agent return the certificate (physically or electronically). It is anticipated that the funds to be distributed to holders
of our public shares electing to redeem their shares will be distributed promptly after the completion of our initial business combination.
If
our initial business combination is not approved or completed for any reason, then our public stockholders who elected to exercise their
redemption rights would not be entitled to redeem their shares for the applicable pro rata share of the trust account. In such case, we
will promptly return any certificates delivered by public holders who elected to redeem their shares.
If the Rumble Business Combination
is not completed, we may continue to try to complete an initial business combination with a different target until February 23, 2023.
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Redemption of Public
Shares and Liquidation if no Initial Business Combination
The
Charter provides that we will have until February 23, 2023 to consummate a business combination. If we are unable to complete our initial
business combination within such time period, we 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 our 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 our remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject
in each case to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There
will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire worthless if we fail to complete
our initial business combination within the allotted time period.
The
sponsor and our officers and directors have entered into a letter agreement with us, pursuant to which they have waived their rights to
liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect to any founder shares or private placement shares held by them if we fail
to complete our initial business combination by February 23, 2023. However, if the sponsor or our officers or directors acquire public
shares in or after our initial public offering, they will be entitled to liquidating distributions from the trust account with respect
to such public shares if we fail to complete our initial business combination within the allotted time period.
The
sponsor and our officers and directors have agreed, pursuant to a written agreement with us, that they will not propose any amendment
to the Charter (i) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection with our initial business
combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination by February 23, 2023 or (ii) with
respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination activity, unless we provide
our public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their shares of Class A common stock upon approval of any such amendment 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 our taxes divided by the number of then outstanding public shares.
However, we may only redeem our public shares so long as our net tangible assets are at least $5,000,001 either immediately prior to or
upon consummation of our initial business combination and after payment of underwriters’ fees and commissions (so that we are not
subject to the SEC’s “penny stock” rules). If this optional redemption right is exercised with respect to an excessive
number of public shares such that we cannot satisfy the net tangible asset requirement (described above), we would not proceed with the
amendment or the related redemption of our public shares at such time.
If
we do not consummate the Rumble Business Combination or any other initial business combination by February 23, 2023, we expect that all
costs and expenses associated with implementing our plan of dissolution, as well as payments to any creditors, will be funded from any
amounts held outside the trust account, together with the $1,750,000 loan committed by the sponsor, although we cannot assure you that
there will be sufficient funds for such purpose. We will depend on sufficient interest being earned on the proceeds held in the trust
account to pay any tax obligations we may owe. However, if those funds are not sufficient to cover the costs and expenses associated with
implementing our plan of dissolution, to the extent that there is any interest accrued in the trust account not required to pay taxes
on interest income earned on the trust account balance, we may request the trustee to release to us an additional amount of up to $100,000
of such accrued interest to pay those costs and expenses.
If
we were to expend all of the net proceeds of our initial public offering and the sale of the private placement units, other than the proceeds
deposited in the trust account, and without taking into account interest, if any, earned on the trust account, the per-share redemption
amount received by stockholders upon our dissolution would be approximately $10.00 per share. The proceeds deposited in the trust account
could, however, become subject to the claims of our creditors which would have higher priority than the claims of our public stockholders.
We cannot assure you that the actual per-share redemption amount received by stockholders will not be substantially less than $10.00.
Under Section 281(b) of the DGCL, our plan of dissolution must provide for all claims against us to be paid in full or make provision
for payments to be made in full, as applicable, if there are sufficient assets. These claims must be paid or provided for before we make
any distribution of our remaining assets to our stockholders. While we intend to pay such amounts, if any, we cannot assure you that we
will have funds sufficient to pay or provide for all creditors’ claims.
Although
we will seek to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities with which we do business execute
agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust account for the benefit
of our public stockholders, there is no guarantee that they will execute such agreements or even if they execute such agreements that
they would be prevented from bringing claims against the trust account including but not limited to fraudulent inducement, breach of fiduciary
responsibility or other similar claims, as well as claims challenging the enforceability of the waiver, in each case in order to gain
an advantage with respect to a claim against our assets, including the funds held in the trust account. If any third party refuses to
execute an agreement waiving such claims to the monies held in the trust account, our management will perform an analysis of the alternatives
available to it and will only enter into an agreement with a third party that has not executed a waiver if management believes that such
third party’s engagement would be significantly more beneficial to us than any alternative. Examples of possible instances where
we may engage a third party that refuses to execute a waiver include the engagement of a third party consultant whose particular expertise
or skills are believed by management to be significantly superior to those of other consultants that would agree to execute a waiver or
in cases where management is unable to find a service provider willing to execute a waiver. Withum, our independent registered public
accounting firm, and the underwriters of the initial public offering, did not, or will not, execute agreements with us waiving such claims
to the monies held in the trust account.
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addition, there is no guarantee that such entities will agree to waive any claims they may have in the future as a result of, or arising
out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with us and will not seek recourse against the trust account for any reason. The sponsor
has agreed that it will be liable to us if and to the extent any claims by a third party (other than our independent registered public
accounting firm) for services rendered or products sold to us, or a prospective target business with which we have entered into a written
letter of intent, confidentiality or similar agreement or business combination agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the trust account
to below the lesser of (i) $10.00 per public share and (ii) the actual amount per public share held in the trust account as of the
date of the liquidation of the trust account, if less than $10.00 per share due to reductions in the value of the trust assets, less taxes
payable from interest, provided that such liability will not apply to any claims by a third party or prospective target business who executed
a waiver of any and all rights to the monies held in the trust account (whether or not such waiver is enforceable) nor will it apply to
any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the initial public offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities under
the Securities Act. However, we have not asked the sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations, nor have we independently
verified whether the sponsor has sufficient funds to satisfy its indemnity obligations and believe that the sponsor’s only assets
are securities of our company. Therefore, we cannot assure you that the sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. None of our
officers or directors will indemnify us for claims by third parties including, without limitation, claims by vendors and prospective target
businesses.
In
the event that the proceeds in the trust account are reduced below (i) $10.00 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 value of the trust assets,
in each case net of the amount of interest which may be withdrawn to pay taxes, and the sponsor asserts that it is unable to satisfy its
indemnification obligations or that it has no indemnification obligations related to a particular claim, our independent directors would
determine whether to take legal action against the sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations. While we currently expect that
our independent directors would take legal action on our behalf against the sponsor to enforce its indemnification obligations to us,
it is possible that our independent directors in exercising their business judgment may choose not to do so if, for example, the cost
of such legal action is deemed by the independent directors to be too high relative to the amount recoverable or if the independent directors
determine that a favorable outcome is not likely. We have not asked the sponsor to reserve for such indemnification obligations and we
cannot assure you that the sponsor would be able to satisfy those obligations. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that due to claims of
creditors the actual value of the per-share redemption price will not be less than $10.00 per public share.
We
will seek to reduce the possibility that the sponsor will have to indemnify the trust account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring
to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities with which we do business execute agreements with
us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to monies held in the trust account. The sponsor will also not be liable
as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the initial public offering against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act. We have access to the amounts held outside of the trust account ($25,000 as of December 31, 2021) with which
to pay any such potential claims (including costs and expenses incurred in connection with our liquidation, currently estimated to be
no more than approximately $100,000). In the event that we liquidate and it is subsequently determined that the reserve for claims and
liabilities is insufficient, stockholders who received funds from our trust account could be liable for claims made by creditors.
Under
the DGCL, stockholders may be held liable for claims by third parties against a corporation to the extent of distributions received by
them in a dissolution. The pro rata portion of our trust account distributed to our public stockholders upon the redemption of our public
shares in the event we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the initial public offering
may be considered a liquidating distribution under Delaware law. If the corporation complies with certain procedures set forth in Section
280 of the DGCL intended to ensure that it makes reasonable provision for all claims against it, including a 60-day notice period during
which any third-party claims can be brought against the corporation, a 90-day period during which the corporation may reject any claims
brought, and an additional 150-day waiting period before any liquidating distributions are made to stockholders, any liability of stockholders
with respect to a liquidating distribution is limited to the lesser of such stockholder’s pro rata share of the claim or the amount
distributed to the stockholder, and any liability of the stockholder would be barred after the third anniversary of the dissolution.
Furthermore,
if the pro rata portion of our trust account distributed to our public stockholders upon the redemption of our public shares in the event
we do not complete our initial business combination within 24 months from the closing of the initial public offering is not considered
a liquidating distribution under Delaware law and such redemption distribution is deemed to be unlawful (potentially due to the imposition
of legal proceedings that a party may bring or due to other circumstances that are currently unknown), then pursuant to Section 174 of
the DGCL, the statute of limitations for claims of creditors could then be six years after the unlawful redemption distribution, instead
of three years, as in the case of a liquidating distribution. If we are unable to complete our initial business combination by February
23, 2023, we 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 our 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 our remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject in each case to our
obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. Accordingly, it is our
intention to redeem our public shares as soon as reasonably possible following February 23, 2023 and, therefore, we do not intend to
comply with those procedures. As such, our stockholders could potentially be liable for any claims to the extent of distributions received
by them (but no more) and any liability of our stockholders may extend well beyond the third anniversary of such date.
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Because
we will not be complying with Section 280 of the DGCL, Section 281(b) of the DGCL requires us to adopt a plan, based on facts known to
us at such time that will provide for our payment of all existing and pending claims or claims that may be potentially brought against
us within the subsequent 10 years. However, because we are a blank check company, rather than an operating company, and our operations
will be limited to searching for prospective target businesses to acquire, the only likely claims to arise would be from our vendors (such
as lawyers, investment bankers, etc.) or prospective target businesses. As described above, pursuant to the obligation contained in our
underwriting agreement, we will seek to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities with which
we do business execute agreements with us waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held in the trust
account. As a result of this obligation, the claims that could be made against us are significantly limited and the likelihood that any
claim that would result in any liability extending to the trust account is remote. Further, the sponsor may be liable if no waiver against
the trust account is executed, only to the extent necessary to ensure that the amounts in the trust account are not reduced below (i)
$10.00 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 value of the trust assets, in each case net of the amount of interest withdrawn to pay taxes and
will not be liable as to any claims under our indemnity of the underwriters of the initial public offering against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act. In the event that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party,
the sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any liability for such third-party claims.
If
we file a bankruptcy petition or an involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, the proceeds held in the
trust account could be subject to applicable bankruptcy law, and may be included in our bankruptcy estate and subject to the claims of
third parties with priority over the claims of our stockholders. To the extent any bankruptcy claims deplete the trust account, we cannot
assure you we will be able to return $10.00 per share to our public stockholders. Additionally, if we file a bankruptcy petition or an
involuntary bankruptcy petition is filed against us that is not dismissed, any distributions received by stockholders could be viewed
under applicable debtor/creditor and/or bankruptcy laws as either a “preferential transfer” or a “fraudulent conveyance.”
As a result, a bankruptcy court could seek to recover some or all of the amounts received by our stockholders. Furthermore, our board
of directors may be viewed as having breached its fiduciary duty to our creditors and/or may have acted in bad faith, thereby exposing
itself and our company to claims of punitive damages, by paying public stockholders from the trust account prior to addressing the claims
of creditors. We cannot assure you that claims will not be brought against us for these reasons.
Our
public stockholders will be entitled to receive funds from the trust account only upon the earlier to occur of: (i) the completion
of our initial business combination, (ii) the redemption of any public shares properly tendered in connection with a stockholder
vote to amend any provisions of the Charter (A) to modify the substance or timing of our obligation to allow redemption in connection
with our initial business combination or to redeem 100% of our public shares if we do not complete our initial business combination by
February 23, 2023 or (B) with respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-initial business combination
activity, and (iii) the redemption of all of our public shares if we are unable to complete our business combination by February
23, 2023, subject to applicable law. In no other circumstances will a stockholder have any right or interest of any kind to or in the
trust account. In the event we seek stockholder approval in connection with our initial business combination, a stockholder’s voting
in connection with the initial business combination alone will not result in such stockholder’s redemption of its shares for an
applicable pro rata share of the trust account. Such stockholder must have also exercised its redemption rights as described above. These
provisions of the Charter, like all provisions of the Charter, may be amended with a stockholder vote.
Competition
In
identifying, evaluating and selecting a target business for our initial business combination, we have encountered, and if the Rumble Business
Combination is not consummated, we may encounter intense competition from other entities having a business objective similar to ours,
including other blank check companies, private equity groups and leveraged buyout funds, public companies and operating businesses seeking
strategic business combinations, including affiliates of the sponsor. Many of these entities are well established and have extensive experience
identifying and effecting business combinations directly or through affiliates. Moreover, many of these competitors possess greater financial,
technical, human and other resources than we do. Our ability to acquire larger target businesses will be limited by our available financial
resources. This inherent limitation gives others an advantage in pursuing the initial business combination of a target business. Furthermore,
our obligation to pay cash in connection with our public stockholders who exercise their redemption rights may reduce the resources available
to us for our initial business combination and our outstanding warrants, and the future dilution they potentially represent, may not be
viewed favorably by certain target businesses. Either of these factors may place us at a competitive disadvantage in successfully negotiating
an initial business combination if the Rumble Business Combination is not consummated.
Facilities
Our
executive offices are located at 110 East 59 th Street, New York, NY 10022, and our telephone number is (212) 938-5000.
The cost for our use of this space is included in the $10,000 per month fee we pay to the sponsor for office space, administrative and
shared personnel support services. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
Employees
We
currently have three executive officers. These individuals are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our matters but
they devote as much of their time as they deem necessary to our affairs until we have completed our initial business combination. The
amount of time our officers devote in any time period varies based on the stage of the initial business combination process we are in.
We do not intend to have any full time employees prior to the completion of our initial business combination.
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Periodic Reporting
and Financial Information
We
have registered our units, public shares and public warrants under the Exchange Act and have reporting obligations, including the requirement
that we file annual, quarterly and current reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, our annual reports
will contain financial statements audited and reported on by our independent registered public accountants.
We
will provide stockholders with audited financial statements of the prospective target business as part of the tender offer materials or
proxy solicitation materials sent to stockholders to assist them in assessing the target business. In all likelihood, these financial
statements will need to be prepared in accordance with, or reconciled to, U.S. GAAP, or the International Financial Reporting Standards,
as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, depending on the circumstances, and the historical financial statements may
be required to be audited in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. These financial statement requirements may limit the pool of
potential targets we may conduct an initial business combination with because some targets may be unable to provide such financial statements
in time for us to disclose such financial statements in accordance with federal proxy rules and complete our initial business combination
within the prescribed time frame. We cannot assure you that any particular target business identified by us as a potential business combination
candidate will have financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP or that the potential target business will be able to prepare
its financial statements in accordance with the requirements outlined above. To the extent that these requirements cannot be met, we may
not be able to acquire the proposed target business. While this may limit the pool of potential business combination candidates, we do
not believe that this limitation will be material.
We
will be required to evaluate our internal control procedures for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act. Only in the event we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer or an accelerated filer will we be required to have our internal
control procedures audited. A target company may not be in compliance with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding adequacy
of their internal controls. The development of the internal controls of any such entity to achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act may increase the time and costs necessary to complete any such business combination. We have filed a Registration Statement on Form
8-A with the SEC to voluntarily register our securities under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. As a result, we are subject to the rules
and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act. We have no current intention of filing a Form 15 to suspend our reporting or other
obligations under the Exchange Act prior or subsequent to the consummation of our initial business combination.
We
will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of (1) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following February 23, 2026,
(b) in which we have total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion, or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large
accelerated filer, which means the market value of our shares of Class A common stock that are held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million
as of the prior June 30, and (2) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during
the prior three-year period.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
As a smaller reporting company,
we are not required to include risk factors in this Report. However, below is a partial list of material risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could have a material effect on the Company and its operations:
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We are a blank check company with no revenue or basis to evaluate our ability to select a suitable business target.
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We may not be able to select an appropriate target business or businesses and complete our initial business combination in the prescribed time frame.
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Our expectations around the performance of a prospective target business or businesses may not be realized.
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We may not be successful in retaining or recruiting required officers, key employees or directors following our initial business combination.
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Our officers and directors may have difficulties allocating their time between the Company and other businesses and may potentially have conflicts of interest with our business or in approving our initial business combination.
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If we do not consummate the Rumble Business Combination, we may not be able to obtain additional financing to complete our initial business combination or reduce the number of stockholders requesting redemption.
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If we do not consummate the Rumble Business Combination, we may issue our shares to investors in connection with our initial business combination at a price that is less than the prevailing market price of our shares at that time.
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You may not be given the opportunity to choose the initial business target or to vote on the initial business combination.
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Our warrants and the FPS are being accounted for as a liability and are being recorded at fair value upon issuance with changes in fair value each period reported in earnings, which may have an adverse effect on the market price of our securities.
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Trust account funds may not be protected against third party claims or bankruptcy.
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An active market for our public securities’ may not develop and you will have limited liquidity and trading.
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Our financial performance following a business combination may be negatively affected by their lack an established record of revenue, cash flows and experienced management.
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We have identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. If we are unable to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results in a timely manner, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and materially and adversely affect our business and operating results.
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Members of our management team and board of directors have significant experience as founders, board members, officers, executives or employees of other companies. Certain of those persons have been, may be, or may become, involved in litigation, investigations or other proceedings, including related to those companies or otherwise. The defense or prosecution of these matters could be time-consuming and could divert our management’s attention, and may have an adverse effect on us, which may impede our ability to consummate an initial business combination.
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If the Rumble Business Combination is not consummated, there may be more competition to find an attractive target for an initial business combination, which could increase the costs associated with completing our initial business combination and may result in our inability to find a suitable target.
●
Changes in the market for directors and
officers liability insurance could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to negotiate and complete an initial business
combination.
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We may attempt to simultaneously complete business combinations with multiple prospective targets, which may hinder our ability to complete our initial business combination and give rise to increased costs and risks that could negatively impact our operations and profitability.
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We have engaged CF&Co. as a financial advisor and placement agent in connection with the Rumble Business Combination and have agreed to pay CF&Co. a customary financial advisory fee and placement agent fee in an amount that constitutes a market standard financial advisory or placement agent fee for comparable transactions. In the event we do not consummate the Rumble Business Combination, we may engage CF&Co. or one of its affiliates to provide additional services to us, which may include acting as a financial advisor in connection with an initial business combination or as placement agent in connection with a related financing transaction. CF&Co. is entitled to receive a business combination marketing fee that will be released from the trust account only upon a completion of an initial business combination. These financial incentives may cause CF&Co. to have potential conflicts of interest in rendering any such additional services to us.
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We may attempt to complete our initial business combination with a private company (including Rumble) about which little information is available, which may result in a business combination with a company that is not as profitable as we suspected, if at all.
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Since our initial stockholders will lose their
entire investment in us if our initial business combination is not
completed (other than with respect to any public
shares they may acquire during or after our initial public offering), and because the sponsor and our officers and directors may profit
substantially even under circumstances in which our public stockholders would experience losses in connection with their investment, a
conflict of interest may arise in determining whether a particular business combination target is appropriate for our initial business
combination.
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Changes in laws or regulations or how such laws or regulations are interpreted or applied, or a failure to comply with any laws or regulations, may adversely affect our business, including our ability to negotiate and complete our initial business combination, and results of operations.
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The value of the founder shares following completion of our initial business combination is likely to be substantially higher than the nominal price paid for them, even if the trading price of our common stock at such time is substantially less than $10.00 per share.
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Resources could be wasted in researching acquisitions that are not completed (including the Rumble Business Combination), which could materially adversely affect subsequent attempts to locate and acquire or merge with another business. If we have not completed our initial business combination within the required time period, our public stockholders may receive only approximately $10.00 per share, or less than such amount in certain circumstances, on the liquidation of our trust account and our warrants will expire worthless.
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Our ability to consummate an initial business combination, including the Rumble Business Combination, may be adversely affected by economic uncertainty and volatility in the financial markets, including as a result of the military conflict in Ukraine.
For the complete list of risks
relating to our operations, see the section titled “Risk Factors” contained in our Registration Statement and the additional
risk factors previously disclosed in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 as filed
with the SEC on May 14, 2021. For risks relating to Rumble and the Rumble Business Combination, please see the Rumble Registration
Statement filed with the SEC.
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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
Not applicable.
Item 2. Properties.
Our
executive offices are located at 110 East 59 th Street, New York, NY 10022, and our telephone number is (212) 938-5000.
The cost for our use of this space is included in the $10,000 per month fee we pay to the sponsor for office space, administrative and
shared personnel support services. We consider our current office space adequate for our current operations.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
To the knowledge of our management
team, there is no litigation currently pending or contemplated against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such
or against any of our property.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common
Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
(a)
Market Information
Our units, public shares and
public warrants are each traded on Nasdaq under the symbols “CFVIU,” “CFVI” and “CFVIW,” respectively.
Our units commenced public trading on February 19, 2021, and our public shares and public warrants commenced separate public trading on
April 12, 2021.
(b)
Holders
On March 24, 2022, there were
two (2) holders of record of our units, one (1) holder of record of our Class A common stock, three (3) holders of record of our Class
B common stock and one (1) holder of record of our warrants.
(c)
Dividends
We have not paid any cash
dividends on our common stock to date and do not intend to pay cash dividends prior to the completion of our initial business combination.
The payment of cash dividends in the future will be dependent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general
financial condition subsequent to completion of our initial business combination. The payment of any cash dividends subsequent to our
initial business combination will be within the discretion of our board of directors at such time. In addition, our board of directors
is not currently contemplating and does not anticipate declaring any stock dividends in the foreseeable future. Further, if we incur any
indebtedness in connection with our initial business combination, our ability to declare dividends may be limited by restrictive covenants
we may agree to in connection therewith.
(d)
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans.
None.
(e)
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
None.
(f)
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
None.
(g)
Use of Proceeds from the Initial Public Offering
On February
23, 2021 , the Company consummated its initial public offering of 30,000,000 units. Each unit consists of one public share and one-fourth
of one public warrant, with each whole public warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one public share for $11.50 per
share. The units were sold at a price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds to the Company of $ 300,000,000 .
A total of $300,000,000 of
the proceeds from the initial public offering and the sale of the private placement units (which amount includes $10,500,000 of business
combination marketing fees payable to CF&Co. for certain services to be provided in connection with our initial business combination),
was placed in a U.S.-based trust account at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., maintained by Continental, acting as trustee. The proceeds held
in the trust account may be invested by the trustee only in U.S. government securities with a maturity of 185 days or less or in money
market funds investing solely in U.S. government treasury obligations and meeting certain conditions under Rule 2a-7 under the Investment
Company Act.
Item 6. Reserved.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
References to the “Company,”
“us,” “our” or “we” refer to CF Acquisition Corp. VI .
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited
financial statements and related notes included herein.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than
statements of historical fact included in this Report including, without limitation, statements under this “Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy
and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward- looking statements. When used in this Report, words such
as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions,
as they relate to us or the Company’s management, identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based
on the beliefs of management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management.
Actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by the forward- looking statements as a result of certain factors detailed
in our filings with the SEC. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on the Company’s
behalf are qualified in their entirety by this paragraph.
The following discussion and
analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes
thereto contained elsewhere in this Report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Overview
We are a blank check company
incorporated in Delaware on April 17, 2020 for the purpose of effecting an initial business combination. Our sponsor is CFAC Holdings
VI, LLC.
Although we are not limited
to a particular industry or sector for purpose of consummating an initial business combination, we are focusing our search on companies
operating in the financial services, healthcare, real estate services, technology and software industries. We are an early stage and emerging
growth company and, as such, subject to all of the risks associated with early stage and emerging growth companies.
Our Registration Statement
for our initial public offering became effective on February 18, 2021. On February 23, 2021, we consummated the initial public offering
of 30,000,000 units, at a purchase price of $10.00 per unit, generating gross proceeds of $300,000,000. Each unit consists of one share
of Class A common stock and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class
A common stock at a price of $11.50. Each warrant will become exercisable 30 days after the completion of the initial business combination
and will expire 5 years after the completion of the initial business combination, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
Simultaneously with the closing
of our initial public offering, we consummated the sale of 700,000 units at a price of $10.00 per private placement unit to the sponsor
in a private placement, generating gross proceeds of $7,000,000.
Following the closing of the
initial public offering and sale of private placement units on February 23, 2021, an amount of $300,000,000 ($10.00 per unit) from the
net proceeds of the sale of the units in the initial public offering and the sale of the private placement units was placed in a trust
account located in the United States at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., with Continental acting as trustee, which may be invested only in
U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act, with a maturity of 185 days
or less or in any open-ended investment company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by us meeting the conditions of
paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4) of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by us, until the earlier of: (i) the completion
of an initial business combination and (ii) the distribution of the trust account, as described below.
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We have until February 23,
2023 (24 months from the closing of the initial public offering), or a later date approved by our stockholders in accordance with the
Charter, to consummate an initial business combination (the “Combination Period”). If we are unable to complete an initial
business combination by the end of the Combination Period, we 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 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 our remaining stockholders and our board of directors, dissolve and liquidate, subject
in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) to our obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of
other applicable law. There will be no redemption rights or liquidating distributions with respect to our warrants, which will expire
worthless if we fail to complete an initial business combination within the Combination Period.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
As of both December 31, 2021
and 2020, we had $25,000 of cash in our operating account. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had a working capital deficit of approximately
$2,516,000 and $157,000, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we had approximately $23,000 of interest income from the
trust account available to pay taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses).
Our liquidity needs through
December 31, 2021 have been satisfied through a contribution of $25,000 from the sponsor in exchange for the issuance of the founder shares,
a loan of approximately $151,000 from the sponsor pursuant to a promissory note (the “Pre-IPO Note”), the proceeds from the
consummation of the private placement with the sponsor not held in the trust account, and the Sponsor Loan (as defined below). We fully
repaid the Pre-IPO Note upon completion of the initial public offering. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection
with an initial business combination, the sponsor has committed up to $1,750,000 to be provided to us to fund our expenses relating to
investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements after the initial public offering and prior to our
initial business combination (the “Sponsor Loan”). If the Sponsor Loan is insufficient, the sponsor or an affiliate of the
sponsor, or certain of our officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide us additional loans. As of December 31, 2021
and 2020, there was approximately $949,000 and $0 outstanding, respectively, under the Sponsor Loan.
Based on the foregoing, management
believes that we will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from the sponsor to meet our needs through the earlier of
the consummation of an initial business combination or one year from the date of this Report. Over this time period, we will be using
these funds for paying existing accounts payable, identifying and evaluating prospective target businesses, 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 initial business combination.
Results of Operations
Our entire activity from inception
through December 31, 2021 related to our formation, the preparation for the initial public offering, and since the closing of the initial
public offering, to locating and completing a suitable initial business combination. We have neither engaged in any operations nor generated
any revenues to date. We will not generate any operating revenues until after completion of our initial business combination. We will
generate non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments 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.
For the year ended December
31, 2021 we had a net loss of approximately $17,908,000, which consisted of approximately $10,418,000 of loss from the change in fair
value of warrant liability, approximately $4,453,000 of loss from the change in fair value of FPS liability, approximately $2,756,000
of general and administrative expenses, approximately $202,000 of franchise tax expense, and approximately $102,000 of administrative
expenses paid to the sponsor, partially offset by approximately $23,000 of interest income on investments held in the trust account.
For the
period from inception to December 31, 2020, we had a net loss of approximately $1,300, which consisted of approximately $1,300 of general
and administrative expenses.
Contractual Obligations
Business Combination Marketing Agreement
We engaged CF&Co., an
affiliate of the sponsor, as an advisor in connection with the initial business combination to assist us in holding meetings with our
stockholders to discuss any potential initial business combination and
the target business’ attributes, introduce us to potential investors that are interested in purchasing our securities and assist
us with our press releases and public filings in connection with the initial business combination. We will pay CF&Co. a cash fee for
such services upon the consummation of the initial business combination in an amount of $10,500,000, which is equal to 3.5% of the gross
proceeds of the initial public offering.
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Related Party Loans
In order to finance transaction
costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, the sponsor has committed up to $1,750,000 in the Sponsor Loan to be
provided to us to fund expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements, including
$10,000 per month for office space, administrative and shared personnel support services that will be paid to the sponsor, after the initial
public offering and prior to our initial business combination. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had borrowed approximately $949,000
and $0, respectively, under the Sponsor Loan.
The sponsor pays expenses
on our behalf and we reimburse the sponsor for such expenses paid on our behalf. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, we had accounts payable
outstanding to the sponsor for such expenses paid on our behalf of approximately $557,000 and $106,000, respectively.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We have identified the following
as our critical accounting polices:
Use of Estimates
The preparation of our financial
statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities, income and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, in our consolidated
financial statements. These accounting estimates require the use of assumptions about matters, some of which are highly uncertain at the
time of estimation. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable
under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments, and we evaluate these estimates on an ongoing basis.
To the extent actual experience differs from the assumptions used, our consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations,
consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity (deficit) and consolidated statements of cash flows could be materially affected.
We believe that the following accounting policies involve a higher degree of judgment and complexity.
Going Concern
In connection with our going
concern considerations in accordance with guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern , we have until February 23,
2023 to consummate an initial business combination. Our mandatory liquidation date, if an initial business combination is not consummated,
raises substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. our financial statements included in this Report do not include
any adjustments related to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities should we be unable to continue
as a going concern. In the event of a mandatory liquidation, within ten business days, we will 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 taxes (less up to $100,000 of interest to pay dissolution expenses),
divided by the number of then outstanding public shares.
Emerging Growth Company
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. We have 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, we, as an emerging growth company,
can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard.
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Warrant and FPS Liability
We account for our outstanding
public warrants and private placement warrants and the FPS in accordance with guidance in ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts
in Entity’s Own Equity , under which the warrants and the FPS do not meet the criteria for equity classification and must be
recorded as liabilities. As both the public and private placement warrants and the FPS meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815,
Derivatives and Hedging , they are measured at fair value at inception and at each reporting date in accordance with the guidance
in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement , with any subsequent changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of operations
in the period of change.
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible Redemption
We account for our Class A
common stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity .
Shares of Class A common stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and measured at fair value.
Shares of conditionally redeemable Class A common stock (including shares of Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that
are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control)
are classified as temporary equity. At all other times, shares of Class A common stock are classified as stockholders’ equity. All
of the public shares feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence
of uncertain future events. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 30,000,000 and 0 shares of Class A common stock
subject to possible redemption, respectively, are presented as temporary equity outside of the stockholders’ equity section of our
consolidated balance sheets. We recognize any subsequent changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying
value of redeemable shares of Class A common stock to the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Immediately upon the closing
of the initial public offering, we recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount value of redeemable Class A common
stock. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security. The change in the
carrying value of redeemable shares of Class A common stock also resulted in charges against Additional paid-in capital and Accumulated
deficit.
Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock
We comply with the accounting
and disclosure requirements of ASC 260, Earnings Per Share . Net loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net loss
applicable to stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the applicable periods. We apply the
two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of Class A common stock is excluded
from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
We have not considered the
effect of the warrants to purchase an aggregate of 7,675,000 shares of Class A common stock sold in the initial public offering and the
concurrent private placement in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the
treasury stock method. As a result, diluted earnings per share of common stock is the same as basic earnings per share of common stock
for the periods presented.
See Note 2—Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements in Part IV, Item 15 of this Report for additional information
regarding these critical accounting policies and other significant accounting policies.
Factors That May Adversely Affect Our Results of Operations
Our results of operations
and our ability to complete an initial business combination, including the Rumble 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 our control. Our business
could be impacted by, among other things, downturns in the financial markets or in economic conditions, increases in oil prices, inflation,
increases in interest rates, supply chain disruptions, declines in consumer confidence and spending, the ongoing effects of the COVID-19
pandemic, including resurgences and the emergence of new variants, and geopolitical instability, such as the military conflict in the
Ukraine. We cannot at this time fully predict the likelihood of one or more of the above events, their duration or magnitude or the extent
to which they may negatively impact our business and our ability to complete an initial business combination, including the Rumble Business
Combination.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2021,
we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and did
not have any commitments or contractual obligations.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
about Market Risk.
We are a smaller reporting
company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information otherwise required under this
item.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data.
Reference is made to pages
F-1 through F-27 comprising a portion of this Report, which are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and
with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer (together, the “Certifying
Officers”), we carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures
as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based on the foregoing, our Certifying Officers concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, due solely to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting
related to the accounting for complex financial instruments. As a result, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure
that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management
believes that the financial statements included in this Report present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, result
of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
Disclosure controls and procedures
are controls and other procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under
the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to
be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Certifying
Officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management has identified
a material weakness in internal controls related to the accounting for complex financial instruments. While we have processes to identify
and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements, we plan to continue to enhance our system of evaluating and implementing the
accounting standards that apply to our financial statements, including through enhanced analyses by our personnel and third-party professionals
with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. The elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished over time,
and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Controls
over Financial Reporting
Management assessed the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set
forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control – Integrated Framework
(2013 Framework).
Based on this assessment,
management believes that, as of December 31, 2021, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective. This Report does not
include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm due to our status as an emerging growth company under
the JOBS Act.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial
Reporting
There were no changes in our
internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most
recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting, other than as described herein.
In light of the above material
weakness, we plan to enhance our processes to identify and appropriately apply applicable accounting requirements to better evaluate and
understand the nuances of the complex accounting standards that apply to our financial statements. Our plans at this time include providing
enhanced access to accounting literature, research materials and documents and increased communication among our personnel and third-party
professionals with whom we consult regarding complex accounting applications. The elements of our remediation plan can only be accomplished
over time, and we can offer no assurance that these initiatives will ultimately have the intended effects.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
Item
9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and
Corporate Governance.
Directors and Executive Officers
As of the date of this Report,
our directors and officers are as follows:
Name
Age
Position
Howard W. Lutnick
60
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Anshu Jain
58
President and Director
Jane Novak
57
Chief Financial Officer
Douglas Barnard
61
Director
Harry J. Elam, Jr.
65
Director
Natasha Cornstein
47
Director
Steven Bisgay
54
Director
The experience of our directors
and executive officers is as follows:
Howard W. Lutnick has
been our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since April 2020 Mr. Lutnick is
also the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cantor. Mr. Lutnick joined Cantor in 1983 and has served as Chief Executive Officer of
Cantor since 1992 and as Chairman since 1996 . Mr. Lutnick’s company, CF Group Management, Inc. (“CFGM”), is the
managing general partner of Cantor. Mr. Lutnick is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of BGC Partners, Inc. and its Chief Executive
Officer, positions in which he has served from June 1999 to the present. In addition, Mr. Lutnick has served as Chairman of Newmark Group,
Inc. since 2016. Mr. Lutnick served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of CF Finance Acquisition Corp. (“Cantor SPAC I”) from October 2015
until consummation of its business combination with GCM Grosvenor, Inc. (“GCM Grosvenor”) in
November 2020, CF Finance Acquisition Corp. II (“Cantor SPAC II”) from September 2019 until consummation of its
business combination with View, Inc. (“View”) in March 2021, CF Finance Acquisition Corp. III (“Cantor SPAC III”)
from January 2020 until consummation of its business combination with AEye, Inc. (“AEye”) in August 2021 ,
and CF Acquisition Corp. V (“Cantor SPAC V”) from April 2020 until consummation of its business combination with Satellogic,
Inc. (“Satellogic”) in January 2022 . Mr. Lutnick also serves
as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CF Acquisition Corp. IV (“Cantor SPAC IV”) since January 2020, CF Acquisition
Corp. VII (“Cantor SPAC VII”) since July 2020 and CF Acquisition Corp. VIII (“Cantor SPAC VIII”) since July 2020.
Mr. Lutnick has also served as a director of Satellogic since January 2022. Mr. Lutnick is
a member of the Board of Directors of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, the Board of Directors of the Partnership
for New York City, the Board of Directors of the Horace Mann School, and the Board of Overseers of The Hoover Institution .
In addition, Mr. Lutnick has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of each of Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust, Inc. (formerly
known as Rodin Global Property Trust, Inc.) and Rodin Income Trust, Inc. since February 2017 and as President of Rodin Income Trust, Inc.
since January 2018. We believe that Mr. Lutnick is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors due to his extensive
investment, management and public company experience.
Anshu Jain has
been our President since October 2020 and our director since February 2021. Mr. Jain is also the President of Cantor, a position he has
held since January 2017. Mr. Jain directs strategy, vision and operational foundation across Cantor’s businesses. Mr.
Jain also served as the President of Cantor SPAC I, from January 2018, and a director of Cantor SPAC I, from December 2018,
until in each case consummation of its business combination with GCM Grosvenor in November 2020, as the President of Cantor SPAC
II, from September 2019, and a director of Cantor SPAC II, from August 2020, until in each case consummation of its business
combination with View in March 2021, as the President of Cantor SPAC III, from March 2020, and a director of Cantor SPAC III,
from November 2020, until in each case consummation of its business combination with AEye in August 2021, and as the President
of Cantor SPAC V, from September 2020, and a director of Cantor SPAC V, from January 2021, until, in each case consummation of its business
combination with Satellogic in January 2022 . Mr. Jain also serves as the President
of Cantor SPAC IV since September 2020 and a director of Cantor SPAC IV since December 2020, as the President of Cantor SPAC VIII since
January 2021 and a director of Cantor SPAC VIII since March 2021, as the President of Cantor SPAC VII since January 2021 and as a director
of Cantor SPAC VII since December 2021 . Mr. Jain was Co-CEO of Deutsche Bank from June 2012 to June 2015. Between February 2016
and March 2017, Mr. Jain was an advisor to Social Finance Inc. and consultant to Deutsche Bank from July 2015 to January 2016. He was
also a member of Deutsche Bank’s Management Board from 2009 to 2015 and Deutsche Bank’s Group Executive Committee from 2002
to 2015 and previously led Deutsche Bank’s team advising the UK Treasury on financial stability. Mr. Jain joined Deutsche Bank from
Merrill Lynch in 1995. Mr. Jain sat on the Board of Directors of the Institute of International Finance from 2012 to 2015 and previously
was a member of the Financial Services Forum and served on the International Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Mr.
Jain is a trustee of Chance to Shine, a leading UK based sports charity whose mission is to spread the power of cricket throughout schools
and communities. Mr. Jain also serves on the MIT Sloan Finance Group Advisory Board. Mr. Jain received his Bachelor’s degree in
Economics, with honors, from the University of Delhi and his MBA in Finance, Beta Gamma Sigma, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
We believe that Mr. Jain is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors due to his extensive investment and management experience.
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Jane
Novak has been our Chief Financial Officer since July 2021. Ms. Novak joined Cantor in October 2017 and, since then, has served as
the Global Head of Accounting Policy. In this role, Ms. Novak provides guidance to Cantor and its affiliates on complex accounting matters,
including, among other things, compliance with U.S. GAAP, IFRS, and SEC pronouncements, establishing formal accounting policies, reviewing
SEC filings, leading new accounting standards implementation and monitoring standard-setting activities. Ms. Novak has also served as
the Chief Financial Officer of Cantor SPAC IV and Cantor SPAC VIII since July 2021 and Cantor SPAC VII since November 2021. Ms. Novak
also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Cantor SPAC III from July 2021 until consummation of its business combination with
AEye in August 2021 and as Chief Financial Officer of Cantor SPAC V from July 2021 until consummation of its business combination
with Satellogic in January 2022 . Prior to joining Cantor, Ms. Novak worked for
a number of financial services institutions over the prior 20 years, including Annaly Capital Management from February 2016 to September
2017, holding accounting policy, financial reporting and SEC reporting positions of progressive responsibility. Ms. Novak began her career
in the audit practice at Deloitte’s New York office, serving financial services clients. Ms. Novak graduated summa cum laude from
Brooklyn College, CUNY, with a B.S. in Accounting. Ms. Novak holds an active CPA license from the State of New York and is a member of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants .
Douglas R. Barnard has
been our director since February 2021. Mr. Barnard has served on the Board of Managers at Prophet Asset Management, a registered
investment advisor with over $2 billion under management since July 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Barnard was the Chief Financial
Officer and Executive Managing Director of Cantor from July 2006 until his retirement in April 2015. As Chief Financial Officer of Cantor,
Mr. Barnard was responsible for Cantor’s global financial and management accounting, regulatory reporting, treasury and risk
functions and also served as a member of multiple boards and committees at the company. Prior to joining Cantor in July 2006, Mr. Barnard
served as the Chief Administrative Officer for Dover Management LLC, an investment management firm, where he oversaw all compliance, finance
and administrative functions. Prior to his tenure with Dover, Mr. Barnard held the position of Managing Director and Controller of
the Americas Region at Deutsche Bank AG, where he oversaw all regional financial control during a period of rapid expansion, including
the integration of Bankers Trust Corporation. He also served as Chief Financial Officer for Deutsche’s Asia-Pacific Region
based in their Singapore office. Previously, Mr. Barnard was Vice President and Investment Banking Controller at Goldman Sachs &
Co., joining the bank from Deloitte Haskins & Sells. Mr. Barnard earned a BBA in public accounting from Pace University in 1982.
He was a certified public accountant and a past member of the Financial Management Division of the Securities Industry Association, the
Connecticut Society of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. Current and prior affiliations include the National Forest Foundation
and the Corporate Cares Gala supporting the American Cancer Society. We believe that Mr. Barnard is qualified to serve as a member
of our board due to his extensive accounting and management experience.
Harry J. Elam, Jr. has
been our director since February 2021. Harry Elam is the 16th President of Occidental College in Los Angeles. He is responsible for the
effective operation of the liberal arts college with 2,050 students and 200 faculty. Prior to coming to Occidental, from 2010 through
2020, Mr. Elam served as the Freeman-Thornton Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Stanford University where he oversaw
the policies, procedures, and operations of the undergraduate education program for the university. Harry Elam was a faculty member at
Stanford from 1990-2020. Mr. Elam is a leader on issues of diversity and inclusion. Mr. Elam is the author and co-editor of
seven books, including the award-winning The Past as Present in the Drama of August Wilson (University of Michigan Press,
2006), and dozens of journal articles and book chapters. Mr. Elam was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as
well as the College of Fellows of the American Theatre. The Association for Theatre in Higher Education awarded him its highest recognition,
the Distinguished Scholar Award, and he is the recipient of the Career Achievement Award from the American Society for Theatre Research.
In addition to his scholarly work, Mr. Elam has directed theatrical productions professionally for more than 25 years. Mr. Elam
has also served as a director of the Rose Hills Foundation since September 2020, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting
partner nonprofits who serve the Southern California community and in particular, low-income, vulnerable individuals and families. Mr. Elam
has an A.B. from Harvard College and a Ph.D. from University of California Berkeley. We believe that Mr. Elam is qualified to serve
as a member of our board due to his extensive management and board experience.
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Natasha Cornstein has
served as our director since February 2022. Ms. Cornstein has extensive executive and management experience in operations, marketing
and communications encompassing strategic planning, creative development, public relations and corporate communications, interactive marketing,
media planning and buying, and database /direct-marketing. Since January 2015, Ms. Cornstein has served as the Chief Executive
Officer of Blushington, LLC, a beauty services and retail business. She led the national expansion of the brand and their pivot from
a brick and mortar beauty services business to a technology driven beauty education platform. Ms. Cornstein is a passionate advocate
for nurturing women in business and was recently named as a Beauty United Mentor for women of color. In 2020, she was named to the Glossy
50 list of the top 50 executives in the beauty industry in their leadership category. From 2012 to 2014, Ms. Cornstein served
as Director of Brand Management for CIRCA, where she led the company’s re-branding initiatives across traditional and digital platforms
and served as the brand’s spokesperson during their international expansion. Prior to that, from 2003 to 2012, Ms. Cornstein
served as Vice President of Client Services and Media Relations at Pinnacle Management Corp, a boutique athlete representation firm specializing
in NBA and international basketball players. Ms. Cornstein is the Founder of the Beauty & Wellness Forum that brought together
100+ CEOs of beauty & wellness companies to collaborate during COVID-19, and is also the Co-founder of the Courts of Dreams Foundation,
a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring outdoor basketball courts in underserved neighborhoods in New York City. Ms.
Cornstein has also served as a director of Cantor SPAC VII since December 2021 and served as a director of Cantor SPAC V from January
2021 until consummation of its initial business combination with Satellogic in January 2022 . Ms. Cornstein is a graduate of
the CORO Fellows program in Public Affairs and earned a B.A. in Latin American Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. We
believe that Ms. Cornstein is qualified to serve as a member of our board due to her extensive experience in business management.
Steven
Bisgay has served as our director since July 2021. Mr. Bisgay is currently the Chief Financial Officer of BGC Partners, Inc., a position
he has held since January 2020. Mr. Bisgay joined Cantor in February 2015. From that time until August 2020, and from January 2021 to
present, Mr. Bisgay served as the Chief Financial Officer of Cantor. Mr. Bisgay continues to oversee overlapping functions of BGC’s
and Cantor’s businesses such as bondholder, lender, and rating agency relations. Mr. Bisgay also held various offices at and provided
services to other affiliates of Cantor until December 2019, including as the Chief Financial Officer of Cantor SPAC I from October 2015
and as a director of Cantor SPAC I from December 2018, until December 2019 and as a director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of
two publicly non-traded REITs, Rodin Income Trust, Inc. and Cantor Fitzgerald Income Trust, Inc. (formerly known as Rodin Global Property
Trust, Inc.), beginning in 2016. Mr. Bisgay has also served as a director of Cantor SPAC IV and Cantor SPAC VIII since July 2021 and as
a director of Cantor SPAC VII since December 2021. Mr. Bisgay served as a director of Cantor SPAC V from July 2021 until consummation
of its business combination with Satellogic in January 2022. Prior to his time
at Cantor, Mr. Bisgay was Chief Financial Officer at KCG Holdings, Inc., a market-making firm focused on client trading solutions, liquidity
services and market-making technologies, after serving as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Head of Business Development,
Group Controller, and Director of Internal Audit at Knight Capital Group, Inc. and as a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.
Mr. Bisgay received a B.S. in Accounting from Binghamton University and a M.B.A. from Columbia University. Mr. Bisgay also is registered
with FINRA, holds a Series 27 Financial and Operations Principal license and is a Certified Public Accountant. We believe that Mr. Bisgay
is qualified to serve as a member of our board of directors due to his extensive accounting and management experience.
Number and Terms of
Office of Officers and Directors
Our
board of directors consists of six directors. Holders of our founder shares have the right to elect all of our directors prior to consummation
of our initial business combination and holders of our public shares will not have the right to vote on the election of directors during
such time. These provisions of the Charter may only be amended if approved by at least 90% of our common stock voting at a stockholder
meeting. Approval of our initial business combination will require the affirmative vote of a majority of our board directors, including
Mr. Lutnick. Our board of directors is divided into two classes with only one class of directors being elected in each year and each
class (except for those directors appointed prior to our first annual meeting of stockholders) serving a two-year term. In accordance
with Nasdaq corporate governance requirements, we are not required to hold an annual meeting until one year after our first fiscal year
end following our listing on Nasdaq. The term of office of the first class of directors, consisting of Mr. Jain, Mr. Bisgay and Ms. Cornstein,
will expire at our first annual meeting of stockholders. The term of office of the second class of directors, consisting of Mr. Lutnick,
Mr. Barnard and Mr. Elam, will expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders. We may not hold an annual meeting of stockholders
until after we consummate our initial business combination. Subject to the terms of any preferred stock, any or all of the directors may
be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of
all then outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single
class; provided, however, that prior to the consummation of our initial business combination, any or all of the directors may be removed
from office, for cause or not for cause, only by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding
founder shares. Subject to any other special rights applicable to the stockholders, including holders of preferred stock, whenever any
director shall have been elected by the holders of any class of stock voting separately as a class, such director may be removed and the
vacancy filled only by the holders of that class of stock voting separately as a class. Vacancies caused by any such removal and not filled
by the stockholders at the meeting at which such removal shall have been made, or any vacancy caused by the death or resignation of any
director or for any other reason, and any newly created directorship resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors,
may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, and in any case, prior
to the consummation of our initial business combination, by a majority of the holders of our founder shares, and any director so elected
to fill any such vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until
his or her earlier resignation or removal.
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Our
officers are appointed by the board of directors and serve at the discretion of the board of directors, rather than for specific terms
of office. Our board of directors is authorized to appoint persons to the offices set forth in our bylaws as it deems appropriate. Our
bylaws provide that our officers may consist of a Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Managing
Directors, Managing Directors, President, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretaries and such other offices as may be
determined by the board of directors.
Committees of the
Board of Directors
Our
board of directors has two standing committees: an audit committee and a compensation committee. Subject to phase-in rules and certain
limited exceptions, Nasdaq rules and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act require that the audit committee of a listed company be comprised
solely of independent directors. Each committee operates under a charter that has been approved by our board and has the composition and
responsibilities described below.
Audit Committee
We
have established an audit committee of the board of directors. Mr. Barnard, Mr. Elam and Ms. Cornstein serve as members of our audit committee,
and Mr. Barnard chairs the audit committee. Under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we are required to have at least
three members of the audit committee, all of whom must be independent, subject to certain phase-in provisions. Mr. Barnard, Mr. Elam and
Ms. Cornstein each meet the independent director standard under Nasdaq listing standards and under Rule 10-A-3(b) (1) of the
Exchange Act.
Each
member of the audit committee is financially literate and our board of directors has determined that Mr. Barnard qualifies as an “audit
committee financial expert” as defined in applicable SEC rules.
We
have adopted an audit committee charter, which details the principal functions of the audit committee, including:
●
the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us;
●
pre-approving all audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by us, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;
●
setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent registered public accounting firm, including but not limited to, as required by applicable laws and regulations;
●
setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;
●
obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent registered public accounting firm describing (i) the independent registered public accounting firm’s internal quality-control procedures, (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues and (iii) all relationships between the independent registered public accounting firm and us to assess the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence;
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reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and
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reviewing with management, the independent registered public accounting firm, and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.
Compensation Committee
We
have established a compensation committee of the board of directors. Mr. Barnard, Mr. Elam and Ms. Cornstein serve as members of our compensation
committee. Under the Nasdaq listing standards and applicable SEC rules, we generally would be required to have at least two members of
the compensation committee, all of whom must be independent, subject to certain limited exceptions set forth under the rules of Nasdaq.
Mr. Barnard, Mr. Elam and Ms. Cornstein are each independent and Mr. Barnard chairs the compensation committee.
We
have adopted a compensation committee charter, which details the principal functions of the compensation committee, including:
●
reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, if any is paid by us, evaluating our Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of our Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;
●
reviewing and approving on an annual basis the compensation, if any is paid by us, of all of our other officers;
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reviewing on an annual basis our executive compensation policies and plans;
●
implementing and administering our incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;
●
assisting management in complying with our proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;
●
approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for our officers and employees;
●
if required, producing a report on executive compensation to be included in our annual proxy statement; and
●
reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.
The
charter also provides that the compensation committee may, in its sole discretion, retain or obtain the advice of a compensation consultant,
legal counsel or other adviser and will be directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of any such
adviser. However, before engaging or receiving advice from a compensation consultant, external legal counsel or any other adviser, the
compensation committee will consider the independence of each such adviser, including the factors required by Nasdaq and the SEC.
Director Nominations
We
do not have a standing nominating committee though we intend to form a corporate governance and nominating committee as and when required
to do so by law or Nasdaq rules. In accordance with Rule 5605 of the Nasdaq rules, a majority of the independent directors may recommend
a director nominee for selection by the board of directors. The board of directors believes that the independent directors can satisfactorily
carry out the responsibility of properly selecting or approving director nominees without the formation of a standing nominating committee.
The directors who participate in the consideration and recommendation of director nominees are Mr. Barnard, Mr. Elam, and Ms. Cornstein.
In accordance with Rule 5605 of the Nasdaq rules, each of Mr. Barnard, Mr. Elam and Ms. Cornstein is independent. As there is no standing
nominating committee, we do not have a nominating committee charter in place.
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The board of directors also considers director
candidates recommended for nomination by our stockholders during such times as they are seeking proposed nominees to stand for election
at the next annual meeting of stockholders (or, if applicable, a special meeting of stockholders). Our stockholders that wish to nominate
a director for election to our board of directors should follow the procedures set forth in our bylaws. However, prior to our initial
business combination, holders of our public shares will not have the right to recommend director candidates for nomination to our board
of directors.
We
have not formally established any specific, minimum qualifications that must be met or skills that are necessary for directors to possess.
In general, in identifying and evaluating nominees for director, the board of directors considers educational background, diversity of
professional experience, knowledge of our business, integrity, professional reputation, independence, wisdom, and the ability to represent
the best interests of our stockholders.
Code of Ethics
We
have adopted a Code of Ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees. We have filed a copy of our Code of Ethics and our
audit and compensation committee charters as exhibits to the Registration Statement. You are able to review these documents by accessing
our public filings at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov . In addition, a copy of the Code of Ethics will be provided
without charge upon request from us. We intend to disclose any amendments to or waivers of certain provisions of our Code of Ethics in
a Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Except
as described below, none of our officers or directors has received any cash compensation for services rendered to us. Except as described
below, to date, no compensation of any kind, including any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee or monies in respect of any
payment of a loan, has been or will be paid by us to our officers and directors, or, other than as described herein, to the sponsor or
any affiliate of the sponsor or officers, prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate, the consummation
of our initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is). However, either the sponsor will transfer up to
10,000 founder shares to each of our independent directors or we will pay cash fees to such directors, at our discretion. In February
2021, the sponsor transferred 10,000 founder shares to each of Mr. Barnard and Mr. Elam. In connection with her appointment as a director
of the Company, the Company agreed to pay Ms. Cornstein $5,000 a month, payable in arrears, with the last payment paid pro rata upon consummation
of our initial business combination. We pay an amount equal to $10,000 per month to the sponsor for office space, administrative and shared
personnel support services. In addition, our officers and directors will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations.
Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to the sponsor, our officers or directors, or our or
their affiliates. Any such payments prior to an initial business combination will be made using funds held outside the trust account.
Other than quarterly audit committee review of such payments, we do not have nor do we expect to have any additional controls in place
governing our reimbursement payments to our directors and officers for their out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with identifying
and consummating an initial business combination. We have engaged CF&Co., an affiliate of the sponsor, pursuant to a business combination
marketing agreement as an advisor in connection with our initial business combination to assist us in
holding meetings with our stockholders to discuss any potential initial business combination and the target business’ attributes,
introduce us to potential investors that are interested in purchasing our securities and assist us with our press releases and public
filings in connection with our initial business combination . We will pay CF&Co. a cash fee for such services upon the consummation
of the initial business combination as described elsewhere in this Report. We have also engaged CF&Co. as a financial advisor and
placement agent in connection with the Rumble Business Combination and have agreed to pay CF&Co. a customary financial advisory fee
and placement agent fee in an amount that constitutes a market standard financial advisory or placement agent fee for comparable transactions.
In the event the Rumble Business Combination is not consummated, we may engage CF&Co, or another affiliate of the sponsor, as a financial
advisor in connection with our initial business combination and/or placement agent for any securities offering to occur concurrently with
our initial business combination and pay such affiliate a customary financial advisory and/or placement agent fee in an amount that constitutes
a market standard financial advisory or placement agent fee for comparable transactions. Furthermore, we may acquire a target company
that has engaged CF&Co., or another affiliate of the sponsor, as a financial advisor, and such target company may pay such affiliate
a financial advisory fee in connection with our initial business combination.
If
we do not consummate the Rumble Business Combination, after the completion of our initial business combination, directors or members of
our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting or management fees from the combined company. All of these fees will be
fully disclosed to stockholders, to the extent then known, in the tender offer materials or proxy solicitation materials furnished to
our stockholders in connection with a proposed initial business combination. We have not established any limit on the amount of such fees
that may be paid by the combined company to our directors or members of management. It is unlikely the amount of such compensation will
be known at the time of the proposed initial business combination, because the directors of the post-combination business will be responsible
for determining officer and director compensation. Any compensation to be paid to our officers will be determined, or recommended to the
board of directors for determination, either by a compensation committee constituted solely by independent directors or by a majority
of the independent directors on our board of directors.
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We
do not intend to take any action to ensure that members of our management team maintain their positions with us after the consummation
of our initial business combination, although if we do not consummate the Rumble Business Acquisition, it is possible that some or all
of our officers and directors may negotiate employment or consulting arrangements to remain with us after our initial business combination.
The existence or terms of any such employment or consulting arrangements to retain their positions with us may influence our management’s
motivation in identifying or selecting a target business but we do not believe that the ability of our management to remain with us after
the consummation of our initial business combination will be a determining factor in our decision to proceed with any potential business
combination. We are not party to any agreements with our officers and directors that provide for benefits upon termination of employment.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The following table sets forth
information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March 24, 2022 based on information obtained from the persons
named below, with respect to the beneficial ownership of common stock, by:
●
each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our outstanding common stock;
●
each of our executive officers and directors that beneficially owns our common stock; and
●
all our executive officers and directors as a group.
In the table below, percentage
ownership is based on 38,200,000 shares of our common stock, consisting of (i) 30,700,000 shares of our Class A common stock and (ii)
7,500,000 shares of our Class B common stock, issued and outstanding as of March 24, 2022.
On all matters to be voted upon, except for the election of directors of the board, holders of the shares of Class A common stock and
shares of Class B common stock vote together as a single class. Currently, all of the shares of Class B common stock are convertible into
Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis.
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Unless otherwise indicated,
we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially
owned by them. The following table does not reflect record or beneficial ownership of the private placement warrants as these warrants
are not exercisable within 60 days of the date of this Report.
Class A Common Stock
Class B Common Stock
Approximate
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Approximate
Percentage
of Class
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
Approximate
Percentage
of Class
Percentage
of Outstanding
Common Stock
CFAC Holdings VI, LLC(2)(3)
700,000
2.3 %
7,480,000
99.7 %
21.4 %
Howard W. Lutnick(2)(3)
700,000
2.3 %
7,480,000
99.7 %
21.4 %
Anshu Jain
—
—
—
—
—
Jane Novak
—
—
—
—
—
Douglas Barnard
—
—
10,000
*
*
Harry J. Elam, Jr.
—
—
10,000
*
*
Natasha Cornstein
—
—
—
—
—
Steven Bisgay
—
—
—
—
—
All executive officers and directors as a group (7 individuals)
700,000
2.3 %
7,500,000
100 %
21.5 %
* less than 1%
(1) Unless otherwise noted, the business
address of each of the following entities or individuals is c/o CF Acquisition Corp. VI, 110 East 59 th Street, New York,
NY 10022.
(2) Interests shown consist of founder
shares, classified as shares of Class B common stock, which shares are convertible into shares of Class A common stock on a
one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment, as described in Exhibit 4.5 “Description of Registered Securities,” and with respect
to the interests held after the initial public offering, 700,000 private placement shares. Excludes shares issuable pursuant to the FPA,
as such shares may not be voted or disposed of by the sponsor within 60 days of the date of this Report.
(3) The sponsor is the record holder
of such shares. Cantor is the sole member of the sponsor. CFGM is the managing general partner of Cantor. Mr. Lutnick, our Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, is the trustee of CFGM’s sole stockholder. As such, each of Cantor, CFGM and Mr. Lutnick may
be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the common stock held directly by the sponsor. Each such entity or person disclaims any beneficial
ownership of the reported shares other than to the extent of any pecuniary interest they may have therein, directly or indirectly. Excludes
shares issuable pursuant to the FPA, as such shares may not be voted or disposed of by the sponsor within 60 days of the date of this
Report.
The
sponsor and our officers and directors are deemed to be our “promoters” as such term is defined under the federal securities
laws.
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Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity
Compensation Table
None.
Changes in Control
For more information on the
Rumble Business Combination, see “Item 1. Business”.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions, and Director Independence
In
April 2020, the sponsor purchased an aggregate of 20,125,000 founder shares for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000 . In
October 2020, the sponsor returned to us, at no cost, an aggregate of 5,750,000 founder shares, which we cancelled, and in January 2021,
the sponsor returned to us, at no cost, an aggregate of 5,750,000 founder shares, which we cancelled resulting in an aggregate of 8,625,000
founder shares outstanding and held by the sponsor . In addition, in February
2021, the sponsor transferred 10,000 founder shares to each of Mr. Douglas Barnard and Mr. Harry J. Elam, Jr., two of our independent
directors . On February 23, 2021, 1,125,000 founder shares were forfeited by the sponsor so
that the founder shares represent 20% of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares after the initial public offering (not including
the private placement shares ), resulting in an aggregate of 7,500,000 founder shares outstanding
and held by the sponsor and independent directors of the Company. The founder shares (including the Class A common stock
issuable upon conversion thereof in connection with our initial business combination) may not, subject to certain limited exceptions,
be transferred, assigned or sold by the holder for a period of time as set forth in the letter agreement among us, the sponsor and our
directors and officers.
The sponsor has committed,
pursuant to the FPA, to purchase, in a private placement for gross proceeds of $15,000,000 to occur concurrently with the consummation
of our initial business combination, 1,500,000 of our units and 375,000 shares of Class A common stock. The funds from the sale
of the FPS may be used as part of the consideration to the sellers in the initial business combination or for working capital in the post-transaction
company. This commitment is independent of the percentage of stockholders electing to redeem their public shares and provides us with
a minimum funding level for the initial business combination.
The sponsor, pursuant to a
written agreement, purchased an aggregate of 700,000 private placement units for a purchase price of $10.00 per unit in a private placement
that occurred simultaneously with the closing of the initial public offering.
The private placement units
and the units issuable pursuant to the FPA are identical to the units sold in the initial public offering except that the private placement
warrants included therein and the warrants underlying the units issuable pursuant to the FPA (i) so long as they are held by the
sponsor or its permitted transferees, will not be redeemable by us, (ii) may not (including the Class A common stock issuable
upon exercise of these warrants), subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the sponsor until 30 days
after the completion of our initial business combination, (iii) so long as they are held by the sponsor or its permitted transferees,
may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis, (iv) will be entitled to registration rights and (v) for so long as they
are held by the sponsor, will not be exercisable more than five years from the effective date of the Registration Statement in accordance
with FINRA Rule 5110(g). The private placement units (including the private placement shares, the private placement warrants and the shares
of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise thereof) and the units issuable pursuant to the FPA (including the shares of Class A
common stock and the warrants underlying such units, and the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of such warrants)
may not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the holder until 30 days after the completion of our
initial business combination.
If any of our officers or
directors becomes aware of a business combination opportunity which is suitable for one or more entities to which he or she has fiduciary,
contractual or other obligations or duties, he or she will honor these obligations and duties to present such business combination opportunity
to such entities first, and only present it to us if such entities reject the opportunity and he or she determines to present the opportunity
to us. These conflicts may not be resolved in our favor and a potential target business may be presented to another entity prior to its
presentation to us. The Charter provides that we renounce our interest in any corporate opportunity offered to any director or officer
unless (i) such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of our company,
(ii) such opportunity is one we are legally and contractually permitted to undertake and would otherwise be reasonable for us to
pursue and (iii) the director or officer is permitted to refer the opportunity to us without violating another legal obligation.
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We are not prohibited from
pursuing an initial business combination with a business that is affiliated with the sponsor, its affiliates, or our officers or directors,
including an Affiliated Joint Acquisition. In the event we seek to complete our initial business combination with a business that is affiliated
with the sponsor, its affiliates or our officers or directors, we, or a committee of independent directors, will obtain an opinion from
an independent investment banking firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions that our initial business
combination is fair to our stockholders from a financial point of view. Any such Affiliated Joint Acquisition or specified future issuance
would be in addition to, and would not include, the FPS.
Other than as described below,
no compensation of any kind, including any finder’s fee, reimbursement, consulting fee or monies in respect of any payment of a
loan, will be paid by us to the sponsor, our officers and directors, or any affiliate of the sponsor or officers, prior to, or in connection
with any services rendered in order to effectuate, the consummation of an initial business combination (regardless of the type of transaction
that it is). In February 2021, the sponsor transferred 10,000 founder shares
to each of Mr. Douglas Barnard and Mr. Harry J. Elam, Jr., two of our independent directors . In connection with her appointment
as a director of the Company, the Company agreed to pay Ms. Cornstein $5,000 a month, payable in arrears, with the last payment paid pro
rata upon consummation of the Company’s initial business combination. Upon election of any additional independent director, either
the sponsor will transfer up to 10,000 founder shares to such director or we will pay cash to such director, at our discretion.
In addition, the sponsor,
our officers and directors, or any of their respective affiliates, will be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection
with activities on our behalf such as identifying potential target businesses and performing due diligence on suitable business combinations.
Our audit committee will review on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to the sponsor or our officers or directors or our or
their affiliates and will determine which expenses and the amount of expenses that will be reimbursed. There is no cap or ceiling on the
reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such persons in connection with activities on our behalf.
Prior to the closing of the
initial public offering, the sponsor agreed to loan us up to $300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the initial public offering.
This loan was non-interest bearing, unsecured and was due at the earlier of September 30, 2021 or the closing of the initial public
offering. The loan was repaid upon the closing of the initial public offering out of the estimated $750,000 of offering proceeds that
was allocated to the payment of offering expenses (other than underwriting commissions).
On February 19, 2021, we began
paying an amount equal to $10,000 per month to the sponsor for office space, administrative and shared personnel support services.
Upon completion of our initial business combination or our liquidation, we will cease paying these monthly fees. Accordingly, in the event
the consummation of our initial business combination takes the maximum 24 months, the sponsor will be paid a total of $240,000 ($10,000
per month) and will be entitled to be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket expenses.
We have engaged CF&Co.,
an affiliate of the sponsor, pursuant to a business combination marketing agreement as an advisor in connection with our initial business
combination to assist us in holding meetings with our stockholders to discuss
any potential initial business combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce us to potential investors that are interested
in purchasing our securities and assist us with our press releases and public filings in connection with our initial business combination .
We will pay CF&Co. a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of the initial business combination as described elsewhere in
this Report. We have also engaged CF&Co. as a financial advisor and placement agent in connection with the Rumble Business Combination
and have agreed to pay CF&Co. a customary financial advisory fee and placement agent fee in an amount that constitutes a market standard
financial advisory or placement agent fee for comparable transactions. In the event the Rumble Business Combination is not consummated,
we may engage CF&Co, or another affiliate of the sponsor, as a financial advisor in connection with our initial business combination
and/or placement agent for any securities offering to occur concurrently with our initial business combination and pay such affiliate
a customary financial advisory and/or placement agent fee in an amount that constitutes a market standard financial advisory or placement
agent fee for comparable transactions. Furthermore, we may acquire a target company that has engaged CF&Co., or another affiliate
of the sponsor, as a financial advisor, and such target company may pay such affiliate a financial advisory fee in connection with our
initial business combination.
In order to finance transaction
costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, the sponsor has committed $1,750,000 to be provided to us to fund our
expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements after the initial public offering
and prior to our initial business combination. In addition, the sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor or certain of our officers and
directors may, but are not obligated to, loan us additional funds as may be required. If we complete an initial business combination,
we would repay such loaned amounts. Otherwise, such loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the trust account. In the event
that our initial business combination does not close, we may use a portion of the working capital held outside the trust account to repay
such loaned amounts but no proceeds from our trust account would be used to repay such loaned amounts. The terms of such additional loans
by the sponsor, its affiliates and our officers and directors, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect
to such loans. We do not expect to seek loans from parties other than the sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor as we do not believe
third parties will be willing to loan such funds and provide a waiver against any and all rights to seek access to funds in our trust
account.
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If we do not consummate the
Rumble Business Combination, after our initial business combination, members of our management team who remain with us may be paid consulting,
management or other fees from the combined company with any and all amounts being fully disclosed to our stockholders, to the extent then
known, in the tender offer or proxy solicitation materials, as applicable, furnished to our stockholders. It is unlikely the amount of
such compensation will be known at the time of distribution of such tender offer materials or at the time of a stockholder meeting held
to consider our initial business combination, as applicable, as it will be up to the directors of the post-combination business to determine
executive and director compensation.
We have entered into a registration
rights agreement with respect to the private placement units, the private placement shares, the private placement warrants, the FPS and
the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the foregoing and upon conversion of the founder shares.
We paid the underwriters an
aggregate of $6,000,000 (or $0.20 per unit) in underwriting discounts and commissions in connection with the initial public offering.
No commissions were paid on any units sold pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option. We also paid $100,000 to Odeon Capital
Group, LLC for acting as the “qualified independent underwriter” in the initial public offering.
We have engaged CF&Co.
as an advisor in connection with our business combination, pursuant to the business combination marketing agreement entered into in connection
with the initial public offering. We will pay CF&Co. a cash fee for such services upon the consummation of our initial business combination
in an amount equal to $10,500,000, which is equal to 3.5% of the gross proceeds of the initial public offering. As a result, CF&Co.
will not be entitled to such fee unless we consummate our initial business combination.
Related Party Policy
Prior to our initial public
offering, we had not yet adopted a formal policy for the review, approval or ratification of related party transactions. Accordingly,
the transactions discussed above were not reviewed, approved or ratified in accordance with any such policy.
We have adopted a code of
ethics requiring us to avoid, wherever possible, all conflicts of interests, except under guidelines or resolutions approved by our board
of directors (or the appropriate committee of our board) or as disclosed in our public filings with the SEC. Under our code of ethics,
conflict of interest situations will include any financial transaction, arrangement or relationship (including any indebtedness or guarantee
of indebtedness) involving the Company. A copy of the code of ethics that we adopted was filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.
In addition, our audit committee,
pursuant to a written charter that we adopted prior to the consummation of the initial public offering, is responsible for reviewing and
approving related party transactions to the extent that we enter into such transactions. An affirmative vote of a majority of the members
of the audit committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present will be required in order to approve a related party transaction.
A majority of the members of the entire audit committee will constitute a quorum. Without a meeting, the unanimous written consent of
all of the members of the audit committee will be required to approve a related party transaction. A copy of the audit committee charter
that we adopted prior to the consummation of the initial public offering was filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We also
require each of our directors and officers to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire that elicits information about
related party transactions.
These procedures are intended
to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a conflict of interest on the
part of a director, employee or officer.
To further minimize conflicts
of interest, we have agreed not to consummate an initial business combination with an entity that is affiliated with any of the sponsor
or officers or directors unless we, or a committee of independent directors, have obtained an opinion from an independent investment banking
firm or another independent firm that commonly renders valuation opinions that our initial business combination is fair to our stockholders
from a financial point of view. Furthermore, there will be no finder’s fees, reimbursement, consulting fee, non-cash payments,
monies in respect of any payment of a loan or other compensation paid by us to the sponsor, our officers or directors, or any affiliate
of the sponsor or our officers prior to, or in connection with any services rendered in order to effectuate, the consummation of our initial
business combination (regardless of the type of transaction that it is) other than the following payments, none of which will be made
from the proceeds of the initial public offering held in the trust account prior to the completion of our initial business combination:
●
Repayment to the sponsor for office space, administrative and shared personnel support services, in an amount equal to $10,000 per month;
●
Either the sponsor will transfer up to 10,000 founder shares to each of our independent directors or we will pay cash fees to such directors, at our discretion;
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●
Reimbursement for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred related to identifying, investigating and completing an initial business combination;
●
Repayment of loans, including the $1,750,000 loan commitment made by the sponsor for working capital, which may be made by the sponsor or an affiliate of the sponsor or certain of our officers and directors to finance transaction costs in connection with an intended initial business combination, the terms of which have not been determined nor have any written agreements been executed with respect thereto (provided that in no event will any loans provided by the sponsor be convertible into our securities); and
●
Payment to CF&Co. of its underwriting discount, business combination marketing fee, fees for any financial advisory, placement agency or other similar investment banking services CF&Co. may provide to our company in the future, including in connection with the closing of our initial business combination, and reimbursement of CF&Co. for any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it in connection with the performance of such services.
Our audit committee will review
on a quarterly basis all payments that were made to the sponsor, our officers or directors, or our or their affiliates.
Director Independence
So
long as we maintain a listing for our securities on Nasdaq, a majority of our board of directors generally must be independent, subject
to certain limited exceptions set forth under the rules of Nasdaq. We rely on the “controlled company” exception to such requirement
of Nasdaq. An “independent director” is defined generally as a person other than an officer or employee of the company or
its subsidiaries or any other individual having a relationship which in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere
with the director’s exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. Our board of directors
has determined that each of Mr. Barnard, Mr. Elam and Ms. Cornstein is an “independent director” as defined in the Nasdaq
listing standards and applicable SEC rules.
Item 14 . Principal Accountant Fees and
Services.
The following is a summary
of fees paid or to be paid to Withum, for services rendered.
Audit Fees
Audit fees consist of fees
billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our year-end financial statements, reviews of our quarterly financial statements
and services that are normally provided by our independent registered public accounting firm in connection with regulatory filings. The
aggregate fees billed by Withum for audit fees, inclusive of required filings with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2021 and for
the period from April 17, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, and of services rendered in connection with our initial public offering,
totaled, $61,285 and $31,930, respectively.
Audit-Related Fees
Audit-related fees consist
of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to performance of the audit or review of our year-end financial
statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services that are not required by statute
or regulation and consultation concerning financial accounting and reporting standards. We did not pay Withum any audit-related fees for
both the year ended December 31, 2021 and for the period from April 17, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020.
Tax Fees
Tax fees consist of fees billed
for professional services relating to tax compliance, tax planning and tax advice. We did not pay Withum any tax fees for both the year
ended December 31, 2021 and for the period from April 17, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020.
All Other Fees
All other fees consist of
fees billed for all other services. We did not pay Withum any other fees for both the year ended December 31, 2021 and for the period
from April 17, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020.
Pre-Approval Policy
Our audit committee was formed
upon the consummation of our initial public offering. As a result, the audit committee did not pre-approve all of the foregoing services,
although any services rendered prior to the formation of our audit committee were approved by our board of directors. Since the formation
of our audit committee, and on a going-forward basis, the audit committee has and will pre-approve all auditing services and permitted
non-audit services to be performed for us by our auditors, including the fees and terms thereof (subject to the de minimis exceptions
for non-audit services described in the Exchange Act which are approved by the audit committee prior to the completion of the audit).
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a) The following documents are filed
as part of this Report:
(1) Financial Statements
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-2
Financial Statements:
Consolidated Balance Sheets
F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations
F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-7
(2) Financial Statement Schedules
All financial statement schedules
are omitted because they are not applicable or the amounts are immaterial and not required, or the required information is presented in
the financial statements and notes beginning on F-1 on this Report.
(3) Exhibits
We hereby file as part of
this Report the exhibits listed in the attached Exhibit Index. Exhibits which are incorporated herein by reference can be accessed on
the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.
Not applicable.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
F-2
Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 and for the Period from April 17, 2020 (Inception) through December 31, 2020
F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 and for the Period from April 17, 2020 (Inception) through December 31, 2020
F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2021 and for the Period from April 17, 2020, 2020 (Inception) through December 31, 2020
F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
F-7
F- 1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors
of
CF Acquisition Corp. VI
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets of CF Acquisition Corp. VI (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related consolidated statements
of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the period from
April 17, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”).
In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December
31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2021 and the period from April
17, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Restatement of Financial Statements
As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements,
the financial statement as of February 23, 2021 has been restated to correct certain misstatements.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been
prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, if the Company
is unable to raise additional funds to alleviate liquidity needs and complete a business combination by February 23, 2023 then the Company
will cease all operations except for the purpose of liquidating. The liquidity condition and date for mandatory liquidation and subsequent
dissolution raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans in regard to
these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome
of this uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and
are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the
standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged
to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits we are required to obtain an understanding
of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal
control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond
to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/ WithumSmith+Brown, PC
We have served as the Company's auditor since
2020.
New York, New York
March 24, 2022
PCAOB ID Number 100
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CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
Assets:
Current Assets:
Cash
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
Prepaid expenses
482,069
-
Total current assets
507,069
25,000
Deferred offering costs associated with the initial public offering
-
180,805
Other assets
64,562
-
Cash equivalents held in Trust Account
300,023,016
-
Total Assets
$ 300,594,647
$ 205,805
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit):
Current Liabilities:
Accrued expenses
$ 1,316,833
$ 76,294
Payables to related party
557,123
105,805
Sponsor loan - promissory notes
949,154
-
Franchise tax payable
200,000
-
Total Current Liabilities
3,023,110
182,099
Warrant liability
19,954,232
-
FPS liability
4,452,968
-
Total Liabilities
27,430,310
182,099
Commitments and Contingencies
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption, 30,000,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at redemption value of $ 10.00 per share as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively
300,000,000
-
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit):
Preferred stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding as of both December 31, 2021 and, 2020
-
-
Class A common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 160,000,000 shares authorized; 700,000 shares issued and outstanding (excluding 30,000,000 shares subject to possible redemption) as of December 31, 2021 and no shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2020
70
-
Class B common stock, $ 0.0001 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 7,500,000 and 8,625,000 (1) shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2021 and, 2020, respectively
750
863
Additional paid-in capital
160,975
24,137
Accumulated deficit
( 26,997,458 )
( 1,294 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
( 26,835,663 )
23,706
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
$ 300,594,647
$ 205,805
(1) This number has been retroactively adjusted to reflect cancellations
of 5,750,000 shares of Class B common stock in October 2020 and 5,750,000 shares of Class B common stock in January 2021. On
February 23, 2021, 1,125,000 shares of Class B common stock were forfeited by the Sponsor (see Note 6).
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended
December 31,
For the
Period from
April 17,
2020
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2021
2020
General and administrative costs
$ 2,756,496
$ 1,294
Administrative expenses - related party
102,143
-
Franchise tax expense
201,515
-
Loss from operations
( 3,060,154 )
( 1,294 )
Interest income on investments held in Trust Account
23,016
-
Changes in fair value of warrant liability
( 10,418,045 )
-
Changes in fair value of FPS liability
( 4,452,968 )
-
Net loss
$ ( 17,908,151 )
$ ( 1,294 )
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding:
Class A - Public shares
25,643,836
-
Class A - Private placement
598,356
-
Class B - Common stock
7,500,000
7,500,000 (1)
Basic and diluted net loss per share:
Class A - Public shares
$ ( 0.53 )
$ -
Class A - Private placement
$ ( 0.53 )
$ -
Class B - Common stock
$ ( 0.53 )
$ ( 0.00 )
(1) This number has been retroactively
adjusted to reflect the cancellations of 5,750,000 shares of Class B common stock in October 2020 and 5,750,000 shares of Class B common
stock in January 2021. On February 23, 2021, 1,125,000 shares of Class B common stock were forfeited by the Sponsor (see Note
6).
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
For the Year Ended December 31, 2021 and for
the Period from April 17, 2020
(Inception) through December 31, 2020
Common Stock
Total
Class A
Class B
Additional
Paid-In
Accumulated
Stockholders ’
Equity
Shares
Amount
Shares (1)
Amount
Capital
Deficit
(Deficit)
Balance – April 17, 2020 (Inception)
-
$ -
-
$ -
$ -
$ -
$ -
Issuance of Class B common stock to Sponsor
-
-
8,625,000
863
24,137
-
25,000
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 1,294 )
( 1,294 )
Balance – December 31, 2020
-
$ -
8,625,000
$ 863
$ 24,137
$ ( 1,294 )
$ 23,706
Sale of Class A common stock to Sponsor in private placement
700,000
70
-
-
6,782,493
-
6,782,563
Forfeiture of Class B common stock by Sponsor at $ 0.0001 par value
-
-
( 1,125,000 )
( 113 )
113
-
-
Accretion for redeemable shares of Class A common stock to redemption value
-
-
-
-
( 6,806,743 )
( 9,088,013 )
( 15,894,756 )
Stock-based compensation
-
-
-
-
160,975
-
160,975
Net loss
-
-
-
-
-
( 17,908,151 )
( 17,908,151 )
Balance – December 31, 2021
700,000
$ 70
7,500,000
$ 750
$ 160,975
$ ( 26,997,458 )
$ ( 26,835,663 )
(1) This number has been retroactively
adjusted to reflect the cancellations of 5,750,000 shares of Class B common stock in October 2020 and 5,750,000 shares of Class B common
stock in January 2021. On February 23, 2021, 1,125,000 shares of Class B common stock were forfeited by the Sponsor (see Note 6).
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended
December 31,
For the
Period from
April 17,
2020
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2021
2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss
$ ( 17,908,151 )
$ ( 1,294 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
General and administrative expenses paid by related party
355,844
-
Interest income on investments held in Trust Account
( 23,016 )
-
Changes in fair value of warrant liability
10,418,045
-
Stock-based compensation
160,975
-
Changes in fair value of FPS liability
4,452,968
-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Other assets
470,673
-
Accrued expenses
1,240,539
1,294
Payables to related party
451,318
-
Franchise tax payable
200,000
-
Deferred offering costs associated with the initial public offering
180,805
-
Net cash provided by operating activities
-
-
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash deposited to Trust Account
( 300,000,000 )
-
Net cash used in investing activities
( 300,000,000 )
-
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of Class B common stock
-
25,000
Proceeds from related party – Sponsor loan
949,154
-
Proceeds received from initial public offering
300,000,000
-
Proceeds received from private placement
7,000,000
-
Offering costs paid
( 6,424,856 )
-
Payment of related party payable
( 1,524,298 )
-
Net cash provided by financing activities
300,000,000
25,000
Net change in cash
-
25,000
Cash - beginning of the period
25,000
-
Cash - end of the period
$ 25,000
$ 25,000
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:
Deferred offering costs included in accrued expenses
$ -
$ 75,000
Offering costs paid with note payable to Sponsor
$ 45,346
$ 105,805
Prepaid expenses paid with payables to related party
$ 1,017,304
$ -
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of these consolidated financial statements.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 1—Description of Organization, Business Operations
and Basis of Presentation
CF Acquisition Corp. VI
(the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on April 17, 2020. 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 “Business Combination”). On December 6, 2021, 1000045707 Ontario Inc., an Ontario corporation
and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and 1000045728 Ontario Inc., an Ontario corporation and an indirect, wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company were incorporated (collectively referred to as the “subsidiaries”). The subsidiaries were incorporated
for the purposes of consummating the Transactions (as defined below).
Although the Company is
not limited in its search for target businesses to a particular industry or sector for the purpose of consummating a Business Combination,
the Company intends to focus its search on companies operating in the financial services, healthcare, real estate services, technology
and software industries. 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 December 31, 2021, the Company had not commenced
operations. All activity through December 31, 2021 relates to the Company’s formation, the initial public offering (the “Initial
Public Offering”) described below, and the Company’s efforts toward locating and completing a suitable Business Combination.
The Company will not generate any operating revenues until after the completion of its initial Business Combination, at the earliest.
The Company has generated non-operating income in the form of interest income on investments in money market funds that invest in U.S.
Treasury Securities and cash equivalents from the proceeds derived from the Initial Public Offering, and recognized changes in the fair
value of the warrant liability and FPS (as defined below) liability as other income (expense).
The Company’s sponsor is CFAC Holdings VI,
LLC (the “Sponsor”). The registration statement for the Initial Public Offering was declared effective by the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 18, 2021. On February 23, 2021, the Company consummated the Initial Public
Offering of 30,000,000 units (each, a “Unit” and with respect to the shares of Class A common stock included in the Units
sold, the “Public Shares”), at a purchase price of $ 10.00 per Unit, generating gross proceeds of $ 300,000,000 , which is described
in Note 3. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-fourth of one redeemable warrant. Each whole warrant entitles
the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at a price of $11.50. Each warrant will become exercisable 30 days after the
completion of the Business Combination and will expire 5 years after the completion of the Business Combination, or earlier upon redemption
or liquidation.
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Company consummated the sale of 700,000 units (the “Private Placement Units”) at a price of $ 10.00 per
Private Placement Unit to the Sponsor in a private placement, generating gross proceeds of $ 7,000,000 , which is described in Note 4. The
proceeds of the Private Placement Units were deposited into the Trust Account (as defined below) and will be used to fund the redemption
of the Public Shares subject to the requirements of applicable law (see Note 4).
Offering costs amounted to approximately $ 6,600,000 ,
consisting of $ 6,100,000 of underwriting fees and approximately $ 500,000 of other costs.
Following the closing of the Initial Public Offering
and sale of Private Placement Units on February 23, 2021, an amount of $ 300,000,000 ($ 10.00 per Unit) from the net proceeds of the sale
of the Units in the Initial Public Offering and the sale of the Private Placement Units (see Note 4) was placed in a trust account (the
“Trust Account”) located in the United States at UMB Bank, N.A., with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company
acting as trustee, which may be invested only in U.S. government securities, within the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), with a maturity of 185 days or less or in any open-ended investment
company that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting the conditions of paragraphs (d)(2), (d)(3) and (d)(4)
of Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act, as determined by the Company, until the earlier of: (i) the completion of a Business Combination
and (ii) the distribution of the Trust Account, as described below.
Initial Business Combination - The Company’s
management has broad discretion with respect to the specific application of the net proceeds of the Initial Public Offering and the sale
of Private Placement Units, 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 or more initial Business Combinations having an aggregate fair market value of at least 80 % of the assets held in the
Trust Account (excluding taxes payable on income earned on the Trust Account) at the time of the agreement to enter into the initial Business
Combination. However, 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 register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company will provide the holders of the Public
Shares (the “public stockholders”) with the opportunity to redeem all or a portion of their Public Shares upon the completion
of a Business Combination either (i) in connection with a stockholder meeting called to approve the Business Combination or (ii) by means
of a tender offer. The decision as to whether the Company will seek stockholder approval of a Business Combination or conduct a tender
offer will be made by the Company, solely in its discretion. The public stockholders will be entitled to redeem their Public Shares for
a pro rata portion of the amount then in the Trust Account (initially $ 10.00 per Public Share). The per share amount to be distributed
to public stockholders who redeem the Public Shares will not be reduced by the Marketing Fee (as defined below in Note 4). There will
be no redemption rights upon the completion of a Business Combination with respect to the Company’s warrants. The Company will proceed
with a Business Combination if the Company has net tangible assets of at least $ 5,000,001 either immediately prior to or upon such consummation
of a Business Combination and a majority of the shares voted are voted in favor of the Business Combination. If a stockholder vote is
not required by law and the Company does not decide to hold a stockholder vote for business or other legal reasons, the Company will,
pursuant to its amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as may be amended, the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”),
conduct the redemptions pursuant to the tender offer rules of the SEC and file tender offer documents with the SEC prior to completing
a Business Combination. If, however, stockholder approval of the Business Combination is required by law, or the Company decides to obtain
stockholder approval for business or legal reasons, the Company will offer to redeem shares in conjunction with a proxy solicitation pursuant
to the proxy rules and not pursuant to the tender offer rules. Additionally, each public stockholder may elect to redeem their Public
Shares irrespective of whether they vote for or against the proposed Business Combination. If the Company seeks stockholder approval in
connection with a Business Combination, the initial stockholders (as defined below) have agreed to vote their Founder Shares (as defined
below in Note 4), their Private Placement Shares and any Public Shares purchased during or after the Initial Public Offering in favor
of a Business Combination. In addition, the initial stockholders have agreed to waive their redemption rights with respect to their Founder
Shares and any Public Shares held by the initial stockholders in connection with the completion of a Business Combination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation 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 Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), will be restricted from redeeming its shares with respect to more than an aggregate
of 15 % or more of the Class A common stock sold in the Initial Public Offering, without the prior consent of the Company.
The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and
directors (the “initial stockholders”) have agreed not to propose an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation (i) that would affect the substance or timing of the Company’s obligation to allow redemption in connection with its
initial Business Combination or to redeem 100 % of the Public Shares if the Company does not complete a Business Combination or (ii) with
respect to any other provision relating to stockholders’ rights or pre-business combination activity, unless the Company provides
the public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem their Public Shares in conjunction with any such amendment.
On December 1, 2021, the Company entered into
a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Rumble, Inc. (“Rumble”). Pursuant
to the Business Combination Agreement and by means of an arrangement under Section 182 of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario)
(the “Arrangement”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Business Combination Agreement and a plan of arrangement
(the “Plan of Arrangement”) to be submitted to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List), upon the closing of
the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Closing” and such transactions, the “Transactions”),
in exchange for their respective shares of capital stock of Rumble:
● For each share of Rumble capital stock held by eligible electing
Canadian shareholders of Rumble (“Electing Shareholders”), the Electing Shareholder will receive a number of exchangeable
shares in an indirect, wholly owned Canadian subsidiary of the Company (the “ExchangeCo Shares”) equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing the Price Per Company Share (as defined below) by $10.00 (the “Company Exchange Ratio”), and such Electing Shareholders
shall concurrently subscribe for nominal value for a corresponding number of shares of Class C common stock of the Company, par value
$0.0001 per share (the “Class C Common Stock”), a new class of voting, non-economic shares of common stock of the Company
to be created and issued in connection with the Closing; and
● For each share of Rumble capital stock held by all other
shareholders of Rumble (“Non-Electing Shareholders”, and collectively with the Electing Shareholders, the “Rumble Shareholders”),
such Non-Electing Shareholder will receive a number of shares of Class A common of the Company stock equal to the Company Exchange Ratio.
The “Arrangement
Consideration” means the sum of $ 3,150,000,000 , plus the cash and cash equivalents balance held by Rumble as of
the Closing (net of outstanding indebtedness), plus the aggregate exercise price of all outstanding options to purchase
Rumble stock. The “Price Per Company Share” is obtained by dividing (x) the Arrangement Consideration by (y) the number of
outstanding shares of capital stock of Rumble (calculated on a fully-diluted basis in accordance with the Business Combination Agreement).
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CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In addition, under the
Business Combination Agreement and the Arrangement, all outstanding options and warrants to purchase shares of Rumble capital stock will
be exchanged for a certain number of options and warrants to purchase shares of Class A common stock of the Company, respectively, based
upon formulas set forth in the Business Combination Agreement, including earnout provisions for the options.
At Closing, the Escrow
Portion (as defined below) of the aggregate shares of Class A common stock, shares of Class C Common Stock and ExchangeCo Shares issued
in connection with the Arrangement to the Rumble Shareholders in exchange for their Rumble shares will be set aside in escrow accounts
(the “Forfeiture Escrow Accounts”, and the shares in the Forfeiture Escrow Accounts, the “Forfeiture Escrow Shares”).
“Escrow Portion” means the quotient of (a) 105,000,000 divided by (b) the Arrangement Consideration divided
by $10.00. The Forfeiture Escrow Shares will be held in escrow for five years after the Closing (such period, the “Escrow
Period”), at which time, if not earned and released to the Rumble Shareholders in accordance with the terms of the Business Combination
Agreement, such Forfeiture Escrow Shares will be released to the Company for cancellation. The Forfeiture Escrow Shares will be earned
and released by the Rumble Shareholders upon the closing price of the Class A common stock of the Company equaling or exceeding targets
of $15.00 and $17.50, respectively (with 50% released at each target, or if the latter target is reached first, 100%) for a period of
20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period during the Escrow Period. In addition, the Forfeiture Escrow Shares are subject
to early vesting in the event of a change of control transaction during the Escrow Period involving payments per share (including the
Forfeiture Escrow Shares vested) exceeding the same target levels set forth above.
Subject to payment of
the applicable exercise price of Exchanged Company Options, the holders thereof will receive corresponding Tandem Option Earnout Shares,
which will be treated substantially the same as the Forfeiture Escrow Shares.
In addition, for an aggregate
purchase price of $ 1.0 million (the “Class D Investment”), upon the Closing and pursuant to a subscription agreement to be
entered into between Christopher Pavlovski, Rumble’s CEO and founder (“Mr. Pavlovski”) and the Company, the Company
will issue and sell to Mr. Pavlovski a number of shares of Class D common stock, par value $ 0.001 per share (the “Class D Common
Stock”), a new class of non-economic shares of common stock of the Company carrying the right to multiple votes per share to be
created and issued in connection with the Closing, such that, taking into account the shares of Class A common stock (if any) and Class
C Common Stock to be issued to Mr. Pavlovski at Closing, upon Closing, Mr. Pavlovski will have 85 % of the voting power of the Company
on a fully-diluted basis. Such shares of Class D Common Stock to be issued to Mr. Pavlovski are expected to be the only issued and outstanding
shares of Class D Common Stock.
Contemporaneously with
the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into separate Subscription Agreements (the “Subscription
Agreements”) with a number of subscribers (each a “Subscriber”), including the Sponsor, pursuant to which the Subscribers
agreed to purchase, and the Company agreed to sell to the Subscribers, an aggregate of 8.5 million shares of Class A common stock of the
Company (the “PIPE Shares”), for a purchase price of $ 10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $ 85.0 million (the
“PIPE Investments”), with the Sponsor’s Subscription Agreement accounting for up to $ 7.59 million of such aggregate
PIPE Investments. The closing of the sale of the PIPE Shares pursuant to the Subscription Agreements is contingent upon, among other customary
closing conditions, the substantially concurrent Closing.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Concurrently with the
execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the Company entered into a Share Repurchase Agreement with Mr. Pavlovski, pursuant to
which the Company agreed to repurchase from Mr. Pavlovski, upon the Closing, 1.1 million ExchangeCo Shares and redeem a corresponding
number of shares of Class C Common Stock, for a total purchase price of $ 11.0 million. The closing of the share repurchase is contingent
upon (and will take place immediately following), the Closing.
For more information on the Transactions, the
agreements described above and other related agreements, please see the Forms 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on December 2, 2021
and the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 in relation to the Transactions, initially filed with the SEC on February 14,
2022 (the “Registration Statement”).
Forward Purchase Contract — In connection
with the Initial Public Offering, the Sponsor committed, pursuant to a forward purchase contract with the Company (the “FPA”),
to purchase, in a private placement for gross proceeds of $ 15,000,000 to occur concurrently with the consummation of an initial Business
Combination, 1,500,000 of the Company’s Units on substantially the same terms as the sale of Units in the Initial Public Offering
at $ 10.00 per Unit, and 375,000 shares of Class A common stock (for no additional consideration) (the securities issuable pursuant to
the FPA, the “FPS”). The funds from the sale of the FPS will be used as part of the consideration to the sellers in the initial
Business Combination; any excess funds from this private placement will be used for working capital in the post-transaction company. This
commitment is independent of the percentage of stockholders electing to redeem their Public Shares and provides the Company with a minimum
funding level for the initial Business Combination.
Failure to Consummate a Business Combination
— The Company has until February 23, 2023, or a later date approved by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with the Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to consummate a Business Combination (the “Combination Period”). If the Company
is unable to complete a Business Combination by the end of the Combination Period, 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 the Company to pay 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 the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), to the Company’s
obligations under Delaware law to provide for claims of creditors and the requirements of other applicable law. There will be no redemption
rights or liquidating distributions with respect to the Company’s warrants, which will expire worthless if the Company fails to
complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The initial stockholders have agreed to waive
their liquidation rights with respect to the Founder Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within the Combination
Period. However, if the initial stockholders acquire Public Shares in or after the Initial Public Offering, they will be entitled to liquidating
distributions from the Trust Account with respect to such Public Shares if the Company fails to complete a Business Combination within
the Combination 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 $ 10.00 per share initially held in the Trust Account. In order to
protect the amounts held in the Trust Account, the Sponsor has agreed to 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 a prospective target business with which the Company has discussed entering
into a transaction agreement, reduce the amount of funds in the Trust Account below $ 10.00 per share. This liability will not apply with
respect to any claims by a third party who executed a waiver of any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or to any monies held
in the Trust Account or to any claims under the Company’s indemnity of the underwriters of the Initial Public Offering against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Moreover, in the event
that an executed waiver is deemed to be unenforceable against a third party, the Sponsor will not be responsible to the extent of any
liability for such third party claims. The Company will seek to reduce the possibility that the Sponsor will have to indemnify the Trust
Account due to claims of creditors by endeavoring to have all vendors, service providers, prospective target businesses or other entities
with which the Company does business, execute agreements with the Company waiving any right, title, interest or claim of any kind in or
to monies held in the Trust Account, except for the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
As of both December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company
had $ 25,000 of cash in its operating account. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had a working capital deficit of approximately
$ 2,516,000 and $ 157,000 , respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2021, approximately $ 23,000 of the interest income earned on
funds held in the Trust Account was available to pay taxes.
The Company’s liquidity needs through December
31, 2021 have been satisfied through a contribution of $ 25,000 from the Sponsor in exchange for the issuance of the Founder Shares, a
loan of approximately $ 151,000 from the Sponsor pursuant to a promissory note (the “Pre-IPO Note”) (see Note 4), the proceeds
from the sale of the Private Placement Units not held in the Trust Account, and the Sponsor Loan (as defined below). The Company fully
repaid the Pre-IPO Note upon completion of the Initial Public Offering. In addition, in order to finance transaction costs in connection
with a Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed up to $ 1,750,000 to be provided to the Company to fund the Company’s expenses
relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital requirements after the Initial Public Offering and
prior to the Company’s initial Business Combination (the “Sponsor Loan”). If the Sponsor Loan is insufficient, the Sponsor
or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of the Company’s officers and directors may, but are not obligated to, provide the Company
with Working Capital Loans (as defined in Note 4). As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there was approximately $ 949,000 and $ 0 outstanding,
respectively, under the Sponsor Loan.
Based on the foregoing, management believes that
the Company will have sufficient working capital and borrowing capacity from the Sponsor or an affiliate of the Sponsor, or certain of
the Company’s officers and directors, to meet its needs through the earlier of the consummation of a 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 target businesses, 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. As of
both December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no amounts outstanding under the Working Capital Loans.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements
are presented in U.S. dollars, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.
GAAP”) for financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements of the Company
include its wholly owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.
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Going Concern
In connection with the Company’s going concern
considerations in accordance with guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification
(“ASC”) 205-40, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern , the Company has until February 23, 2023
to consummate a Business Combination. The Company’s mandatory liquidation date, if a Business Combination is not consummated, raises
substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. These financial statements do not include any adjustments
related to the recovery of the recorded assets or the classification of the liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a
going concern. As discussed in Note 1, in the event of a mandatory liquidation, within ten business days, the Company will 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 the Company to pay taxes (less up to $ 100,000 of interest
to pay dissolution expenses), divided by the number of then outstanding Public Shares.
Emerging Growth Company
The Company is an “emerging
growth company”, as defined in Section 2(a) of 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
auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 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 an emerging growth 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 consolidated financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging growth company nor an
emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences
in accounting standards used.
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial
Statements
Restatement 1
On April 12, 2021, the staff of the SEC (the “SEC
Staff”) issued a public statement entitled “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for warrants issued
by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “SEC Staff Statement”). In the SEC Staff Statement,
the SEC Staff expressed its view that certain terms and conditions common to SPAC warrants may require the warrants to be classified as
liabilities on the SPAC’s balance sheet as opposed to being treated as equity. The Company previously accounted for the warrants
and the FPS as components of equity.
In light of the SEC Staff Statement, the Company reevaluated
the accounting treatment of (i) the 7,500,000 Public Warrants (as defined below) that were included in the Units issued by the Company
in the Initial Public Offering, (ii) the 175,000 Private Placement Warrants (as defined below) that were issued to the Company’s
sponsor in a private placement that closed concurrently with the Initial Public Offering and (iii) the FPS (see Note 2 and Note 9).
Specifically, pursuant to their terms, the exercise
of the Public Warrants, Private Placement Warrants and the warrants included in the FPS may be settled in cash upon the occurrence of
a tender offer or exchange that involves holders of 50 % or more of the Company’s shares of Class A common stock. Because not all
of the Company’s stockholders need to participate in such tender offer or exchange to trigger the potential cash settlement and
the Company does not control the occurrence of such an event, management concluded that the Public Warrants, Private Placement Warrants
and warrants included in the FPS do not meet the conditions of equity classification set forth in ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging
— Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (“ASC 815-40”).
As the Public Warrants, Private Placement Warrants
and the FPS meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”), the Public Warrants,
Private Placement Warrants and the FPS should be recorded as liabilities on the balance sheet and measured at fair value at inception
and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), with any subsequent changes
in fair value recognized in the Company’s statement of operations in the period of change.
Restatement 2
In connection with the change in presentation
for shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption in the Company’s financial statements for the quarter ended September
30, 2021, the Company re-evaluated its accounting of the Public Shares. As a result, the Company determined that at the closing of the
Initial Public Offering, it had improperly valued the Public Shares. The Company has previously determined the Public Shares subject to
possible redemption to be equal to the redemption value of $ 10.00 per share, while also taking into consideration that pursuant to the
Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation, a redemption cannot result in net tangible assets being less than $ 5,000,001 .
Pursuant to the updated analysis, management determined that all Public Shares can be redeemed or become redeemable subject to the occurrence
of future events considered outside the Company’s control. Therefore, management concluded that the redemption value should include
all Public Shares subject to possible redemption, resulting in the shares of Class A common stock subject to possible redemption being
equal to their redemption value, reclassified the remaining Public Shares from permanent equity to temporary equity on the Company’s
balance sheet, and recognized accretion from the initial book value to redemption value at the time
of the Initial Public Offering, with a resulting decrease in Additional paid-in capital
and increase in Accumulated deficit.
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The Company assessed the materiality of both restatements
on its prior period’s financial statement in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletins Topic 1.M, Materiality and Topic
1.A, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements and
the guidance in ASC 250, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections . As a result of this assessment, the Company determined that
the corrections were material to the previously filed financial statement that contained the errors
as initially reported in the Company’s Form 8-K as of February 23, 2021 (the “Affected Period”). Therefore ,
the Company is reporting these restatements to the Affected Period in this Form 10-K.
The table
below presents the effects of the financial statement adjustments related to the restatements of the Company’s previously reported
balance sheet as of February 23, 2021:
As of February 23, 2021
As Previously Reported
Adjustment 1
Adjustment 2
As Restated
Balance Sheet
Warrant liability
$ —
$ 9,536,188
$ —
$ 9,536,188
FPS liability
$ —
$ 3,859,558
$ —
$ 3,589,558
Total liabilities
$ 965,432
$ 13,395,746
$ —
$ 14,361,178
Class A common stock subject to possible redemption
$ 295,447,690
$ ( 13,395,740 )
$ 17,948,050
$ 300,000,000
Class A common stock
$ 116
$ 134
$ ( 180 )
$ 70
Additional paid-in-capital
$ 5,000,437
$ 3,859,421
$ ( 8,859,858 )
$ —
Accumulated deficit
$ ( 1,294 )
$ ( 3,859,560 )
$ ( 9,088,013 )
$ ( 12,948,867 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity/(Deficit)
$ 5,000,009
$ ( 6 )
$ ( 17,948,050 )
$ ( 12,948,047 )
Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements
in conformity with U.S. 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 consolidated financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Making estimates requires management to exercise significant
judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that the estimate of the effect of a condition, situation or set of circumstances that existed
at the date of the consolidated financial statements, which management considered in formulating its estimate, could change in the near
term due to one or more future confirming events. One of the more significant accounting estimates included in these consolidated financial
statements is the determination of the fair value of the warrant liability and FPS liability. Such estimates may be subject to change
as more current information becomes available and, therefore, the actual results could differ significantly 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. The Company had no cash equivalents in its operating
account as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company’s investments held in the Trust Account as of December 31, 2021 were comprised
of cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject
the Company to concentration of credit risk consist of cash accounts in a financial institution which, at times, may exceed the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation maximum coverage limit of $ 250,000 , and cash equivalents held in the Trust Account. For the year ended December
31, 2021 and for the period from April 17, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020, the Company has not experienced losses on these
accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to significant risks on such accounts.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s assets and
liabilities, which qualify as financial instruments under ASC 820, approximates the carrying amounts represented in the consolidated balance
sheets, primarily due to their short-term nature, with the exception of the warrant and FPS liabilities.
Offering Costs Associated with the Initial
Public Offering
Offering costs consisted of legal, accounting,
and other costs incurred in connection with the preparation for the Initial Public Offering. These costs, together with the underwriting
discount, were charged against the carrying value of the shares of Class A common stock upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
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Warrant and FPS Liability
The Company accounts for the warrants and FPS
as either equity-classified or liability-classified instruments based on an assessment of the specific terms of the warrants and FPS using
applicable authoritative guidance in ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815. The assessment
considers whether the warrants and FPS are freestanding financial instruments pursuant to ASC 480, meet the definition of a liability
pursuant to ASC 480, and meet all of the requirements for equity classification under ASC 815, including whether the warrants and FPS
are indexed to the Company’s own shares of common stock and whether the warrant holders could potentially require “net cash
settlement” in a circumstance outside of the Company’s control, among other conditions for equity classification. This assessment,
which requires the use of professional judgment, is conducted at the time of issuance of the warrants and execution of the FPA and as
of each subsequent quarterly period end date while the warrants and FPS are outstanding. For issued or modified warrants and for instruments
to be issued pursuant to the FPA that meet all of the criteria for equity classification, such warrants and instruments are required to
be recorded as a component of additional paid-in capital at the time of issuance. For issued or modified warrants and for the FPA instruments
that do not meet all the criteria for equity classification, such warrants and instruments are required to be recorded at their initial
fair value on the date of issuance, and on each balance sheet date thereafter. Changes in the estimated fair value of liability-classified
warrants and the FPS are recognized on the consolidated statements of operations in the period of the change.
The Company accounts for the warrants and FPS
in accordance with guidance in ASC 815-40, pursuant to which the warrants and FPS do not meet the criteria for equity classification and
must be recorded as liabilities. See Note 7 for further discussion of the pertinent terms of the warrants and Note 9 for further discussion
of the methodology used to determine the fair value of the warrants and FPS.
Class A Common Stock Subject to Possible
Redemption
The Company accounts for its Class A common
stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC 480. Shares of Class A common stock subject to mandatory
redemption (if any) are classified as liability instruments and measured at fair value. Shares of conditionally redeemable Class A
common stock (including shares of Class A common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder
or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within the Company’s control) are classified as temporary
equity. At all other times, shares of Class A common stock are classified as stockholders’ equity. All of the Public Shares
feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of the Company’s control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain
future events. Accordingly, as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, 30,000,000 and 0 shares of Class A common stock subject to possible
redemption, respectively, are presented as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s
consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognizes any subsequent changes in redemption value immediately as they occur and adjusts the
carrying value of redeemable Class A common stock to the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. Immediately upon the closing
of the Initial Public Offering, the Company recognized the accretion from initial book value to redemption amount value of redeemable
Class A common stock. This method would view the end of the reporting period as if it were also the redemption date for the security.
The change in the carrying value of redeemable Class A common stock also resulted in charges against Additional paid-in capital and Accumulated
deficit.
Net Loss Per Share of Common Stock
The Company complies with the accounting and disclosure
requirements of ASC 260, Earnings Per Share . Net loss per share of common stock is computed by dividing net loss applicable to
stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the applicable periods. The Company applies the
two-class method in calculating earnings per share. Accretion associated with the redeemable shares of Class A common stock is excluded
from earnings per share as the redemption value approximates fair value.
The Company has not considered the effect of the
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 7,675,000 shares of Class A common stock sold in the Initial Public Offering and Private Placement
in the calculation of diluted earnings per share, since their inclusion would be anti-dilutive under the treasury stock method. As a result,
diluted earnings per share of common stock is the same as basic earnings per share of common stock for the periods presented.
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The following table reflects the calculation of
basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock:
For the Year Ended December 31, 2021
For the Period from April 17,
2020
(Inception) through December 31, 2020
Class A – Public
shares
Class A – Private placement shares
Class B – Common stock
Class A – Public
shares
Class A – Private placement shares
Class B – Common stock
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock
Numerator:
Allocation of net loss
$ ( 13,610,073 )
$ ( 317,568 )
$ ( 3,980,510 )
$ -
$ -
$ ( 1,294 )
Denominator:
Basic and diluted weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding
25,643,836
598,356
7,500,000
-
-
7,500,000
Basic and diluted net loss per share of common stock
$ ( 0.53 )
$ ( 0.53 )
$ ( 0.53 )
$ -
$ -
$ ( 0.00 )
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Income Taxes
The Company complies
with the accounting and reporting requirements of ASC 740, Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) which requires an asset and liability
approach to financial accounting and reporting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated
future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities
and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and
liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are
established, when necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized.
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 tax
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 as of December 31, 2021 and 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.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standard
Update (“ASU”) No. 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): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity .
The standard is expected to reduce complexity and improve comparability of financial reporting associated with accounting for convertible
instruments and contracts in an entity’s own equity. The ASU also enhances information transparency by making targeted improvements
to the related disclosures guidance. Additionally, the amendments affect the diluted EPS calculation for instruments that may be settled
in cash or shares and for convertible instruments. The new standard will become effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2024, can
be applied using either a modified retrospective or a fully retrospective method of transition and early adoption is permitted. Management
is currently evaluating the impact of the new standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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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 consolidated financial statements.
Note 3—Initial Public Offering
Pursuant to the Initial Public Offering, the Company
sold 30,000,000 Units at a price of $ 10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock, and one-fourth of one
redeemable warrant (each, a “Public Warrant”). Each whole Public Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Class A
common stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment (see Note 6). No fractional warrants will be issued upon separation
of the Units and only whole warrants will trade. On February 23, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 1,125,000 shares of Class B common stock,
due to the underwriters not exercising the overallotment option, such that the initial stockholders would collectively own 20 % of the
Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock after the Initial Public Offering (not including the Private Placement Shares).
Note 4—Related Party Transactions
Founder Shares
In April 2020, the Sponsor purchased 20,125,000
shares (the “Founder Shares”) of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $ 0.0001 (“Class B common stock”)
for an aggregate price of $ 25,000 . In October 2020, the Sponsor returned to the Company, at no cost, an aggregate of 5,750,000 Founder
Shares, which the Company cancelled, and in January 2021, the Sponsor returned to the Company, at no cost, an aggregate of 5,750,000 Founder
Shares, which the Company cancelled. In February 2021, the Sponsor transferred an aggregate of 20,000 Founder Shares to independent directors
of the Company. As a result, the Company recognized approximately $ 161,000 of compensation expense at fair value that was presented in
the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. On February 23, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 1,125,000 shares of Class B common
stock, due to the underwriter not exercising the overallotment option, such that the initial stockholders collectively own 20 % of the
Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock after the Initial Public Offering (not including the Private Placement Shares),
resulting in an aggregate of 7,500,000 Founder Shares outstanding and held by the Sponsor and independent directors of the Company. All
share and per share amounts have been retroactively adjusted. The Founder Shares will automatically convert into shares of Class A common
stock at the time of the consummation of the Business Combination and are subject to certain transfer restrictions.
The initial stockholders have agreed, subject
to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of its Founder Shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the
completion of the initial Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the initial Business Combination, (x) if the last reported sale price
of the Class A 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 initial Business Combination,
or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange or other similar transaction 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.
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Private Placement Units
Simultaneously with the closing of the Initial
Public Offering, the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 700,000 Private Placement Units at a price of $ 10.00 per Private Placement
Unit ($ 7,000,000 in the aggregate). Each Private Placement Unit consists of one share of Class A common stock (the “Private Placement
Shares”) and one-fourth of one warrant (each whole warrant, a “Private Placement Warrant”). Each Private Placement
Warrant is exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at a price of $ 11.50 per share. The proceeds from the Private Placement
Units have been added to the net proceeds from the Initial Public Offering held in the Trust Account. If the Company does not complete
a Business Combination within the Combination Period, the Private Placement Warrants will expire worthless. The Private Placement Warrants
will be non-redeemable and exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees.
The Private Placement Warrants will expire five
years after the completion of the Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Sponsor and the Company’s officers and
directors have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their Private Placement Units until 30 days
after the completion of the initial Business Combination.
Underwriter
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. (“CF&Co.”),
the lead underwriter of the Initial Public Offering, is an affiliate of the Sponsor (see Note 5).
Business Combination Marketing Agreement
The Company has engaged CF&Co. as an advisor
in connection with the Business Combination to assist the Company in holding meetings with its stockholders to discuss any
potential Business Combination and the target business’ attributes, introduce the Company to potential investors that are interested
in purchasing the Company’s securities, and assist the Company with its press releases and public filings in connection with the
Business Combination. The Company will pay CF&Co. a cash fee (the “Marketing Fee”) for such services upon the consummation
of the Business Combination in an amount equal to $ 10,500,000 , which is equal to 3.5 % of the gross proceeds of the Initial Public Offering.
Related Party Loans
The Sponsor made available to the Company, under
the Pre-IPO Note, up to $ 300,000 to be used for a portion of the expenses of the Initial Public Offering. Prior to the closing of the
Initial Public Offering, the amount outstanding under the Pre-IPO Note was approximately $ 151,000 . The Pre-IPO Note was non-interest bearing
and was repaid in full upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering.
In order to finance transaction costs in connection
with an intended initial Business Combination, the Sponsor has committed, pursuant to the Sponsor Loan, up to $ 1,750,000 to be provided
to the Company to fund the Company’s expenses relating to investigating and selecting a target business and other working capital
requirements, including $ 10,000 per month for office space, administrative and shared personnel support services that will be paid to
the Sponsor, for the period commencing upon the consummation of the Initial Public Offering and concluding upon the Company’s initial
Business Combination. For the year ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company paid approximately $ 102,000 and $ 0 , respectively, for
office space and administrative fees. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had borrowed approximately $ 949,000 and $ 0 , respectively,
under the Sponsor Loan.
If the Sponsor Loan is insufficient to cover the
working capital requirements of the Company, 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 (“Working Capital Loans”). If the Company
completes a Business Combination, the Company would repay the Working Capital Loans out of the proceeds of the Trust Account released
to the Company. Otherwise, the Working Capital Loans would be repaid only out of funds held outside the Trust Account. In the event that
a Business Combination does not close, the Company may use a portion of proceeds held outside the Trust Account to repay the Working Capital
Loans but no proceeds held in the Trust Account would be used to repay the Working Capital Loans. Except for the foregoing, the terms
of such Working Capital Loans, if any, have not been determined and no written agreements exist with respect to such loans. As of both
December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were no amounts outstanding under the Working Capital Loans.
The Sponsor pays expenses on the Company’s
behalf. The Company reimburses the Sponsor for such expenses paid on its behalf. The unpaid balance is included in Payables to related
parties on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company had accounts payable outstanding
to the Sponsor for such expenses paid on the Company’s behalf of approximately $ 557,000 and $ 106,000 , respectively.
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Note 5—Commitments and Contingencies
Registration Rights
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement entered
into on February 18, 2021, the holders of Founder Shares and Private Placement Units (and component securities) are entitled to registration
rights (in the case of the Founder Shares, only after conversion of such shares to shares of Class A common stock). These holders are
entitled to certain demand and “piggyback” registration rights. The Company will bear the expenses incurred in connection
with the filing of any such registration statements.
Underwriting Agreement
The Company granted CF&Co. a 45-day option
to purchase up to 4,500,000 additional Units to cover over-allotments at the Initial Public Offering price less the underwriting discounts
and commissions. On February 23, 2021, simultaneously with the closing of the Initial Public Offering, CF&Co. advised the Company
that it would not exercise the over-allotment option.
CF&Co. was paid a cash underwriting discount
of $ 6,000,000 in connection with the Initial Public Offering.
The Company also engaged a qualified independent
underwriter to participate in the preparation of the registration statement and exercise the usual standards of “due diligence”
in respect thereto. The Company paid the independent underwriter a fee of $ 100,000 upon the completion of the Initial Public Offering
in consideration for its services and expenses as the qualified independent underwriter. The qualified independent underwriter received
no other compensation.
Business Combination Marketing Agreement
The Company has engaged CF&Co. as an advisor
in connection with the Company’s Business Combination. (see Note 4).
Risks and Uncertainties
Management continues to evaluate the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic on the industry and has concluded that while it is reasonably possible that the pandemic could have an effect on
the Company’s financial position, results of its operations and/or search for a target company, the specific impact is not readily
determinable as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Note 6 - Stockholders’ Equity
Class A Common Stock – The
Company is authorized to issue 160,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share. As of December 31, 2021, there
were 700,000 shares of Class A common stock issued and outstanding, excluding 30,000,000 shares subject to possible redemption. As of
December 31, 2020, there were no shares of Class A common stock issued or outstanding. The outstanding Class A common stock as of December
31, 2021 includes 700,000 shares included in the Private Placement Units. The shares of Class A common stock included in the Private Placement
Units do not contain the same redemption features contained in the Public Shares.
Class B Common Stock – The
Company is authorized to issue 40,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share. Holders of Class B common stock
are entitled to one vote for each share. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there were 7,500,000 and 8,625,000 shares of Class B common
stock issued and outstanding, respectively. In connection with the underwriter advising the Company that it would not exercise its over-allotment
option, the Sponsor forfeited 1,125,000 shares of Class B common stock, such that the initial stockholders would collectively own 20 %
of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock after the Initial Public Offering (not including the Private Placement
Shares).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Prior to the consummation of the Business Combination,
only holders of Class B common stock have the right to vote on the election of directors. Holders of Class A common stock are not entitled
to vote on the election of directors during such time. Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single
class on all other 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 the Business Combination on a one-for-one basis, subject to 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 Initial Public Offering and related to the closing of the 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 the completion of the Initial Public Offering
plus all shares of Class A common stock and equity-linked securities issued or deemed issued in connection with the Business Combination
(excluding any shares or equity-linked securities issued, or to be issued, to any seller in the Business Combination).
In October 2020, the Sponsor returned to the Company,
at no cost, an aggregate of 5,750,000 Founder Shares, which the Company cancelled, and in January 2021, the Sponsor returned to the Company,
at no cost, an aggregate of 5,750,000 Founder Shares, which the Company cancelled. On February 23, 2021, the Sponsor forfeited 1,125,000
shares of Class B common stock, resulting in an aggregate of 7,500,000 Founder Shares outstanding and held by the Sponsor and independent
directors of the Company. Information contained in the consolidated financial statements have been retroactively adjusted for this split
and cancellation.
Preferred Stock - The Company is
authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $ 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. As of both December 31, 2021 and 2020,
there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.
Note 7 – Warrants
Public Warrants may only be exercised for a whole
number of shares. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Public Warrants. The Public Warrants will become exercisable
30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, provided that the Company has an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act covering the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants and a current prospectus relating to them is available.
The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable,
but in no event later than 15 business days after the closing of a Business Combination, the Company will use its commercially reasonable
best 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 Public Warrants. The Company will use its commercially reasonable best efforts to cause the same to
become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the
expiration of the Public Warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a registration
statement covering the shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants is not effective within a specified
period following the consummation of Business Combination, warrant holders may, until such time as there is an effective registration
statement and during any period when the Company shall have failed to maintain an effective registration statement, exercise warrants
on a cashless basis pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, provided that such exemption is available.
If that exemption, or another exemption, is not available, holders will not be able to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis. The
Public Warrants will expire five years after the completion of a Business Combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to
the Public Warrants, except that the Private Placement Warrants and the Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private
Placement Warrants are not transferable, assignable or salable until 30 days after the completion of a Business Combination, subject to
certain limited exceptions.
Additionally, the Private Placement Warrants will
be exercisable on a cashless basis and be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees.
If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Placement
Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company may redeem the Public Warrants:
●
in whole and not in part;
●
at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
●
at any time during the exercise period;
●
upon a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption;
●
if, and only if, the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20-trading days within a 30-trading day period ending on the third business day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders; and
● if, and only if, there is a current registration statement in effect with respect to the shares of common stock underlying such warrants.
If
the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the
Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement.
The exercise price and number of shares of Class
A common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend,
or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the warrants will not be adjusted for issuance of Class A common
stock at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash settle the warrants. If
the Company is unable to complete a Business Combination within the Combination Period and the Company liquidates the funds held in the
Trust Account, holders of warrants will not receive any of such funds with respect to their warrants, nor will they receive any distribution
from the Company’s assets held outside of the Trust Account with the respect to such warrants. Accordingly, the warrants may expire
worthless.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Note 8—Income Taxes
The Company’s taxable
income primarily consists of interest income on the Trust Account. The Company’s general and administrative expenses are generally
considered start-up costs and are not currently deductible. There was no income tax expense for the year ended December 31, 2021 and for
the period from April 17, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020.
The income tax provision (benefit) consists of
the following for the year ended December 31, 2021 and for the period from April 17, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020:
For the
Year Ended
December 31,
2021
For the
Period
from April
17,
2020
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2020
Current
Federal
$ -
$ -
State
-
-
Deferred
Federal
( 638,081 )
-
State
-
-
Change in valuation allowance
638,081
-
Income tax provision expense
$ -
$ -
The Company’s net deferred tax assets are
as follows as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:
December 31,
2021
2020
Deferred tax asset
Startup/Organizational Costs
$ 566,509
$ -
Deferred Compensation
33,805
Net operating loss carryforwards
37,767
-
Total deferred tax assets
638,081
-
Valuation allowance
( 638,081 )
-
Deferred tax asset, net of allowance
$ -
$ -
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In assessing the realization of deferred tax assets,
management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The
ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary
differences representing net future deductible amounts become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax
assets, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. After consideration of all of the information
available, management believes that significant uncertainty exists with respect to future realization of the deferred tax assets and has
therefore established a full valuation allowance.
There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of
December 31, 2021 and 2020. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties as of December 31, 2021 and 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.
A reconciliation of the statutory federal income
tax rate (benefit) to the Company’s effective tax rate (benefit) is as follows for the year ended December 31, 2021 and for the
period from April 17, 2020 (inception) through December 31, 2020:
For the Year
Ended
December 31,
2021
For the
Period from
April 17,
2020
(Inception)
through
December 31,
2020
Statutory Federal income tax rate
21.0 %
-
%
Change in fair value of warrant liability
( 12.2 )%
-
Change in fair value of FPS liability
( 5.2 )%
-
Change in valuation allowance
( 3.6 )%
-
Income Taxes Benefit
0.0 %
0.0 %
Note 9—Fair Value Measurements on
a Recurring Basis
Fair value is defined
as the price that would be received for sale of an asset or paid for transfer of a liability, in an orderly transaction between market
participants at the measurement date. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation
techniques used in measuring fair value.
The hierarchy gives the
highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest
priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). These three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:
● Level 1 measurements - unadjusted
observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;
● Level 2 measurements - inputs
other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable such as quoted prices for similar instruments
in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and
● Level 3 measurements - unobservable
inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions, such as valuations derived
from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In some circumstances,
the inputs used to measure fair value might be categorized within different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In those instances, the
fair value measurement is categorized in its entirety in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level input that is significant
to the fair value measurement.
The following table presents
information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2021
and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the inputs that the Company utilized to determine such fair value.
December 31, 2021
Description
Quoted Prices
in Active Markets
(Level 1)
Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
Significant Other
Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
Total
Assets:
Assets held in Trust Account U.S. Treasury Securities
$ 300,023,016
$ -
$ -
$ 300,023,016
Liabilities:
Warrant liability
$ 19,499,250
$ 454,982
$ -
$ 19,954,232
FPS liability
-
-
4,452,968
4,452,968
Total Liabilities
$ 19,499,250
$ 454,982
$ 4,452,968
$ 24,407,200
Level 1 assets as of
December 31, 2021 include investments in a money market fund that holds U.S. Treasury securities. The Company uses inputs such as actual
trade data, benchmark yields, quoted market prices from dealers or brokers, and other similar sources to determine the fair value of its
investments.
Warrant Liability
The warrants are accounted for as liabilities
in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liability on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The warrant
liability is measured at fair value at inception and on a recurring basis, with any subsequent changes in fair value presented within
change in fair value of warrant liability in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
Initial Measurement
The Company established the initial fair value
for the warrants on February 23, 2021, the date of the closing of the Initial Public Offering. The Public Warrants and Private Placement
Warrants were measured at fair value on a recurring basis, using an Options Pricing Model (the “OPM”). The Company allocated
the proceeds received from (i) the sale of Units in the Initial Public Offering (which is inclusive of one share of Class A common stock
and one-fourth of one Public Warrant), (ii) the sale of the Private Placement Units (which is inclusive of one share of Class A common
stock and one-fourth of one Private Placement Warrant), and (iii) the issuance of Class B common stock, first to the warrants based on
their fair values as determined at initial measurement, with the remaining proceeds allocated to shares of Class A common stock subject
to possible redemption. The warrants were classified as Level 3 at the initial measurement date due to the use of unobservable inputs.
The Company utilized the OPM to value the warrants
as of February 23, 2021, with any subsequent changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. The estimated
fair value of the warrant liability as of February 23, 2021, was determined using Level 3 inputs. Inherent in the OPM are assumptions
related to expected share-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimated the volatility
of its shares of common stock based on historical volatility that matches the expected remaining life of the warrants. The risk-free interest
rate was based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield curve on the grant date for a maturity similar to the expected remaining life of
the warrants. The expected life of the warrants was assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate was
based on the historical rate, which the Company anticipated to remain at zero. The aforementioned warrant liability is not subject to
qualified hedge accounting.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following table provides quantitative information
about the inputs utilized by the Company in the fair value measurement of the warrants as of February 23, 2021:
February 23,
2021
(initial
measurement)
Risk-free interest rate
0.76 %
Expected term (years)
5
Expected volatility
17.5 %
Exercise price
$ 11.50
Stock price
$ 10.00
Dividend yield
0.0 %
Subsequent Measurement
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the fair
value measurement of the Public Warrants was reclassified from Level 3 to Level 1 due to the use of an observable quoted price in an active
market. As the transfer of Private Placement Warrants to anyone who is not a permitted transferee would result in the Private Placement
Warrants having substantially the same terms as the Public Warrants, the Company determined that the fair value of the Private Placement
Warrants is equivalent to that of the Public Warrants. As such, the Private Placement Warrants were reclassified from Level 3 to Level
2 during the year ended December 31, 2021.
As of December 31, 2021, the aggregate fair values
of the Private Placement Warrants and Public Warrants were approximately $ 0.5 million and $ 19.5 million, respectively.
The following table presents the changes in the fair value of warrant
liability:
Private Placement
Public
Warrant Liability
Fair value as of December 31, 2020
$ —
$ —
$ —
Fair value as of February 23, 2021
217,437
9,318,750
9,536,187
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions (1)
237,545
10,180,500
10,418,045
Fair value as of December 31, 2021 (2)
$ 454,982
$ 19,499,250
$ 19,954,232
(1) Changes in valuation inputs or other assumptions are recognized in Change in fair value of warrant liability in the consolidated statement of operations.
(2) Due to the use of quoted prices in an active market (Level 1) and the use of observable inputs for similar assets or liabilities (Level 2) for Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants, respectively, subsequent to initial measurement, the Company had transfers out of Level 3 totaling $ 7.3 million during the year ended December 31, 2021.
FPS Liability
The liability for the FPS was valued using an
adjusted net assets method, which is considered to be a Level 3 fair value measurement. Under the adjusted net assets method utilized,
the aggregate commitment of $15.0 million pursuant to the FPA is discounted to present value and compared to the fair value of the shares
of common stock and warrants to be issued pursuant to the FPA. The fair value of the shares of common stock and warrants to be issued
under the FPA are based on the public trading price of the Units issued in the Initial Public Offering. The excess (liability) or deficit
(asset) of the fair value of the shares of common stock and warrants to be issued compared to the $15.0 million fixed commitment is then
reduced to account for the probability of consummation of the Business Combination. The primary unobservable input utilized in determining
the fair value of the FPS is the probability of consummation of the Business Combination. As of December 31, 2021, the probability assigned
to the consummation of the Business Combination was 80%, which was determined based on a hybrid approach of both observed success rates
of business combinations for SPACs and affiliates of the Sponsor’s track record for consummating similar transactions.
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CF ACQUISITION CORP. VI
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following table presents a summary of the changes in the fair value
of the FPS liability:
FPS
Liability
Fair value as of February 23, 2021
$ 3,859,558
Change in valuation inputs or other assumptions (1)
593,410
Fair value as of December 31, 2021
$ 4,452,968
(1) Changes in valuation inputs
or other assumptions are recognized in Change in fair value of FPS liability in the consolidated statement of operations.
Note 10—Subsequent Events
The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions
that occurred after the consolidated balance sheet date up to the date that the consolidated financial statements were issued and determined
that there have been no events that have occurred that would require adjustments to the disclosures in the consolidated financial statements
other than as described below.
On February 14, 2022, the Company filed the Registration
Statement with the SEC.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
1.1
Underwriting Agreement, dated February 18, 2021, by and among the Company, CF&Co., as representative of the several underwriters, and the qualified independent underwriter named therein. (2) (2)
1.2
Business Combination Marketing Agreement, dated February 18, 2021, by and between the Company and CF&Co. (2)
2.1
Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2021, by and between the Company and Rumble Inc. (3)
3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. (2)
3.2
Bylaws. (1)
4.1
Specimen Unit Certificate. (1)
4.2
Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate. (1)
4.3
Specimen Warrant Certificate. (1)
4.4
Warrant Agreement, dated February 18, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental, as warrant agent. (2)
4.5
Description of Registered Securities.*
10.1
Letter Agreement, dated February 18, 2021, by and among the Company, the sponsor and each of the directors and executive officers of the Company. (2)
10.2
Investment Management Trust Agreement, dated February 18, 2021, by and between the Company and Continental, as trustee. (2)
10.3
Registration Rights Agreement, dated February 18, 2021, by and among the Company, the sponsor and the holders party thereto. (2)
10.4
Expense Advancement Agreement, dated February 18, 2021, by and between the Company and the sponsor. (2)
10.5
Private Placement Units Purchase Agreement, dated February 18, 2021, by and between the Company and the sponsor. (3)
10.6
Form of Indemnity Agreement. (1)
10.7
Promissory Note, dated October 6, 2020, issued to the sponsor. (1)
10.8
Promissory Note, dated February 18, 2021, issued to the sponsor. (2)
10.9
Administrative Services Agreement, dated February 18, 2021, by and between the Company and the sponsor. (2)
10.10
Forward Purchase Contract, dated February 18, 2021, by and between the Company and the sponsor. (2)
10.11
Form of Subscription Agreement. (3)
10.12
Form of Shareholder Support Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2021, by and among the Company, Rumble Inc. and the Rumble Inc. shareholders party thereto. (3)
10.13
Sponsor Support Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2021, by and among the Company, Rumble Inc. and the Sponsor. (3)
10.14
Share Repurchase Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2021, by and between the Company and Christopher Pavlovski. (3)
10.15
Form of Lock-Up Agreement. (3)
21.1
Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
31.1
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).*
31.2
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a).*
32.1
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350**
32.2
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350**
101.INS
Inline XBRL Instance Document.*
101.SCH
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. *
101.CAL
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. *
101.DEF
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. *
101.LAB
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. *
101.PRE
Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. *
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
* Filed herewith.
** Furnished herewith.
(1) Incorporated by reference to
the Company’s Form S-1/A, filed with the SEC on February 12, 2021.
(2) Incorporated by reference to
the Company’s Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2021.
(3) Incorporated by reference to
the Company’s Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 2, 2021.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
March 24, 2022
CF Acquisition Corp. VI
By:
/s/ Howard W. Lutnick
Name:
Howard W. Lutnick
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Position
Date
/s/
Howard W. Lutnick
Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
March
24, 2022
Howard
W. Lutnick
(Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/
Jane Novak
Chief
Financial Officer
March
24, 2022
Jane
Novak
(Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/
Anshu Jain
President
and Director
March
24, 2022
Anshu
Jain
/s/
Douglas Barnard
Director
March
24, 2022
Douglas
Barnard
/s/
Harry J. Elam, Jr.
Director
March
24, 2022
Harry
J. Elam, Jr.
/s/
Natasha Cornstein
Director
March
24, 2022
Natasha
Cornstein
/s/
Steven Bisgay
Director
March
24, 2022
Steven
Bisgay
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